Press Releases & Statements / Buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced $4.3 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CRPG) program. The 25 selected applications announced by the EPA include 13 states, 11 local municipalities, and one Tribal government.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, represents a $27 billion federal investment into the clean energy economy. In order to create good clean energy jobs with this financing, recipients and subrecipients of GGRF funds should utilize high-road labor standards in addition to adhering to the prevailing wage and…
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced the approval of a new offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey. The project—dubbed the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South project—is the ninth offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration and will generate up to 2.8 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power nearly 1 million homes.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a state budget that includes several key funding proposals impacting labor unions and the environment. A topline win secured in the budget is maintaining funding for the California Workforce Development Board’s High Road Training Partnerships program.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
The Supreme Court today overturned a long-held doctrine established 40 years ago in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. The doctrine allowed federal agencies to create regulations that are reasonable interpretations of statutes passed by Congress. This ruling will have far-reaching impacts on health, safety, and the environment.
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the final sale notice for the Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Additionally, DOI set an official auction date of August 14. The wind energy areas have the potential to power up to 2.2 million homes.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Workers' Rights
The strengthened and newly established tax credits for clean energy in the Inflation Reduction Act will not only drive the deployment of clean energy technologies and dramatically reduce pollution, but also provide high-quality jobs in the clean economy. This document will offer answers to some of the most common questions on these rules.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
New analysis commissioned by National Skills Coalition (NSC) and the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA), shows that combined historic investments in clean energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure from three new federal laws—the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the CHIPS and Science Act—will create more than 190,000 jobs per year combined in Ohio, Michigan, Colorado, and Oregon over the next decade.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today published final rules on the Inflation Reduction Act’s prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements. In response to the release of the final rules, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.
Press Releases & Statements / Industrial Transformation
Companies and economic development agencies around the country today tuned into a webinar series from the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Evergreen Action, and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) designed to help companies create competitive applications for the final round of funding from the 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit.
Press Releases & Statements / Endorsements
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) enthusiastically endorsed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for re-election during a virtual press conference today. This is the second presidential endorsement in the organization’s 18-year history.
Press Releases & Statements / Supply Chain Development
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz today signed into law an omnibus environment bill that will establish a Critical Materials Recovery Advisory Task Force in the state to help bring recycling infrastructure and jobs to Minnesota.