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Feb 12, 2023

When buildings are designed, built, and maintained to protect the health of people and the environment—and if the manufacturing of building products and materials create good-paying union jobs in the U.S.—then the wellbeing of people and communities will improve, especially for people of color. Building Clean works to increase the use of building products that are more efficient, less toxic, and manufactured in the U.S. We aim to improve the physical, environmental, and economic health of communities and promote a more equitable future for all.

Policy Priorities / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

Jul 25, 2019

Manufacturing towns dot the nation, and advanced manufacturing helps provide the foundation for the economy in major regions of the United States. Industries like the steel and automotive industries supported good-paying jobs, middle-class families, and prosperous communities for decades, while also spurring American leadership in innovation and technology. That’s still true in some areas. But in many others, factories have closed or new industries offer jobs that all too often are poorly paid, insecure, or unsafe.

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Blog / Chemical Safety

Why We Need to End Lead Poisoning, Now More Than Ever

Dec 16, 2016

Lead poisoning is entirely preventable, yet 535,000 children under the age of six are poisoned by lead in the United States each year. Lead was banned from gasoline starting in 1975, and laws that removed lead from interior house paint and from pipes and solder were enacted in 1978 and 1986 respectively. So, why are we still fighting this battle?

Blog / Chemical Safety

The Fight to Toughen California’s Refinery Safety Rules

Oct 25, 2016

The turning point in the effort to ensure safe workplaces for refinery workers happened four years ago in Richmond, California. A pipe carrying fuel oil ruptured and released flammable vapors that ignited into a massive fireball. By sheer luck alone, 18 workers lived to tell the tale.

Blog / Chemical Safety

Looking Past the Label: The Importance of Disclosing Cleaning Product Ingredients

Oct 11, 2016

Unlisted chemicals in our cleaning products have been linked to various health problems including eye and skin irritation, asthma, birth defects, and cancer. Stronger regulations are needed to protect consumers and workers from these dangerous health risks.

Chemical Safety

Climate Change Has Dramatic Impact on Worker Health, Safety

Apr 28, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Kim Glas reacts to a new report from the United Nations Development Programme that showed the dangers climate change poses to workers

Chemical Safety

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Release of Silica Rule

Mar 24, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance lauded today’s announcement of a finalized silica rule to improve protections for workers exposed to silica dust.

Chemical Safety

International Organization of Reproductive Health Physicians Calls For Action on Toxic Chemicals

Oct 01, 2015

A new opinion by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics highlights how exposure to toxic chemicals before and during pregnancy can lead to severe health problems.

Chemical Safety

More Work Needed on TSCA Bill to Protect Workers, Communities and the Environment

Jun 03, 2015

Our Vice President of Health Initiatives says the House’s TSCA Modernization Act is improved over previous versions, there are still too many significant flaws that need to be fixed.

Letters / Chemical Safety

BlueGreen Alliance on Senate TSCA Reform, S. 697

May 13, 2015

As Congress confronts reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and America’s chemical safety policies in both the House and Senate, the BlueGreen Alliance releases its policy statement on the Senate’s proposal, S. 697.

Letters / Chemical Safety

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Apr 27, 2015

We applaud the latest effort at finding a bi-partisan solution to the antiquated and health-damaging current federal law regulating chemicals, we do not support S. 697 because it will not protect workers, families and children from toxic chemicals.

Chemical Safety

Coalition Asks EPA to Limit Secrecy for Critical Public Health Information

Aug 21, 2014

A broad coalition of health, labor and environmental groups filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting that the agency establish time limits for confidentiality claims for chemical information.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Chemical Safety

Fact sheet on the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014

Jul 09, 2014

The Ban Poisonous Additives (BPA) Act of 2014, introduced by Sen. Edward Markey, D‐Mass., and Reps. Lois Capps, D-Calif. and Grace Meng, D-N.Y., will remove BPA from food packaging, label food packaging that still contains BPA.

Letters / Chemical Safety

Letters of Support for the Ban Poisonous Additives Act

Jul 09, 2014

View our letters of support for the Ban Poisonous Additives Act that would remove bisphenol a (BPA) from food packaging and encourage manufacturers to replace this hazardous chemical with alternatives that are safer for workers and consumers.

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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

All Updates & Resources

Why We Need to End Lead Poisoning, Now More Than Ever

The Fight to Toughen California’s Refinery Safety Rules

Looking Past the Label: The Importance of Disclosing Cleaning Product Ingredients

Climate Change Has Dramatic Impact on Worker Health, Safety

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Release of Silica Rule

International Organization of Reproductive Health Physicians Calls For Action on Toxic Chemicals

More Work Needed on TSCA Bill to Protect Workers, Communities and the Environment

BlueGreen Alliance on Senate TSCA Reform, S. 697

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Coalition Asks EPA to Limit Secrecy for Critical Public Health Information

Fact sheet on the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014

Letters of Support for the Ban Poisonous Additives Act