Testimony & Comments / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
These tax credits present a once-in-a-generation opportunity to dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions, as well as toxic air, water, and land pollution, while providing good union jobs in the clean economy and driving growth in U.S. manufacturing.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The Biden-Harris administration announced the allocation of $140.75 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to fund the reclamation of abandoned mine land (AML) in West Virginia. Under the BIL, the funding must be prioritized for projects that employ dislocated coal industry workers.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The Biden-Harris administration announced the allocation of nearly $22.8 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to fund the reclamation of abandoned mine land (AML) in Virginia. Under the BIL, the funding must be prioritized for projects that employ dislocated coal industry workers.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The Biden-Harris administration announced the allocation of nearly $46.5 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to fund the reclamation of abandoned mine land (AML) in Ohio. Under BIL, the funding must be prioritized for projects that employ dislocated coal industry workers.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and U.S. Rep Cindy Axne (D-IA) joined local labor and environmental leaders this week at Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 33 Training Center in Des Moines for a tour of the facility and a roundtable discussion focused on growing Iowa’s clean energy economy with good jobs and strong labor standards.
Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Offshore wind energy presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance this mission if developed in an environmentally responsible manner, with high road labor standards and attention to environmental justice. We thank BOEM for its diligent efforts to advance offshore wind in a manner that lifts up the working class with family-sustaining union jobs, delivers benefits for communities that are hardest hit by climate change and economic inequality, and protects wildlife, critical habitat, and our nation’s natural resources.
Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Offshore wind energy presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance this mission if developed in an environmentally responsible manner, with high road labor standards and attention to environmental justice. We thank BOEM for its diligent efforts to advance offshore wind in the U.S. and attention to doing it right, in a way that lifts up the working class with family-sustaining union jobs, delivers benefits for communities that are hardest hit by climate change and economic inequality, and protects wildlife, critical habitat, and our nation’s natural resources.
Press Releases & Statements / International Climate Agreements
The U.S. Senate yesterday voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment Montreal Protocol. The amendment phases down production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—powerful climate pollutants and is expected to avoid up to 0.5℃ of warming by 2100.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance today announced the United Auto Workers (UAW) will join its growing national labor-environmental partnership and its fight for a clean, prosperous, and equitable economy. The announcement comes at a vital time in the domestic auto industry. The industry is at a crossroads, with the United States poised to be a global leader in clean vehicle and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing—helping to bring back high-skill, high-wage, union jobs.
Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance along with the Utility Workers of Union of America (UWUA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) submitted comments to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding the impacts and process of decommissioning currently operating nuclear reactors across the United States.
Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Offshore wind energy presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance this mission if developed in an environmentally responsible manner, with high road labor standards and attention to environmental justice. Robust NEPA analysis plays an integral role in guiding offshore wind development and ensuring the industry realizes its transformative potential as a solution to the intersecting environmental, health, and economic crises of our time.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
U.S. Representative Elaine Luria (VA-02) joined labor, environmental, and civic leaders for a facility tour of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 110 (UA Local 110) School in Chesapeake. A press conference preceded the tour and featured Rep. Luria and speakers from organized labor and environmental organizations in Virginia.