Updates & Resources

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

The EPA’s FY19 Budget Request Betrays Agency’s Mission

Apr 26, 2018

If the EPA does not have the funding the carry out its critical duties, the clean air we breathe would be at risk; harmful chemicals in everyday products and the safety of industrial facilities could go unregulated; toxic dumps could go unmitigated; and bad actors who ignore health and environmental risks could be allowed to continue to pollute our air, land, and water without consequence.

Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs

More Than 40 Groups Call on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to Fill Vacant OSHA Positions

Apr 24, 2018

The BlueGreen Alliance and more than 40 other groups sent a letter to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta calling on him to fill vacant OSHA positions.

Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Testimony Before Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee on Commercial PACE Bill

Apr 18, 2018

The BlueGreen Alliance testified in front of the Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee in favor of SB 234.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Funding of Critical Programs in FY19 Appropriations

Apr 11, 2018

In advance of several hearings this week during which Congress will have the opportunity to question cabinet heads about the president’s FY19 budget request, the BlueGreen Alliance today sent a letter to congressional appropriators raising concerns about a number of deep funding cuts proposed by the administration.

Chemical Safety

Another Year of Preventable Chemical Disasters for America

Apr 05, 2018

Delay of the Chemical Disaster Rule Places Millions of American Families and Workers at Risk.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Labor-Environmental Partnership Concerned that Weakening Fuel Economy Standards Could Hurt Michigans’s Workers, Economy

Apr 03, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will rewrite the nation’s future fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks. A labor-environmental partnership in the state is worried that weakening the standards could impact Michigan workers in the auto industry.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Fuel Economy Standards Midterm Review Decision

Apr 02, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today announced the agency’s decision to rewrite the nation’s landmark fuel economy standards.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Fuel Economy Standards Drive Investment, Manufacturing, and Jobs in Michigan

Mar 30, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under Administrator Pruitt, is expected shortly to announce the conclusion of its midterm review of the nation’s landmark fuel economy standards.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Fuel Economy Standards Drive Investment, Manufacturing, and Jobs in Ohio

Mar 30, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under Administrator Pruitt, is expected shortly to announce the conclusion of its midterm review of the nation’s landmark fuel economy standards.

Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Cutting Clean Energy Funding Puts American Competitiveness at Risk

Mar 19, 2018

As the appropriations process for the FY19 budget starts moving, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will have to defend the administration’s budget request before committees in both chambers of Congress.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act Will Create Jobs, Boost Renewable Energy

Mar 14, 2018

America’s offshore wind industry is growing, creating quality, family-sustaining jobs and helping to drive the nation’s clean energy future. The BlueGreen Alliance said today the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act introduced by Reps. Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Bill Keating (D-MA), and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) will ensure that workers have access to the skills training they need to take advantage of this emerging industry.

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

RECLAIM Act Would Reinvigorate Coal-Dependent Communities

Mar 08, 2018

America would look very different today if it weren’t for the hard work and sacrifices of those in coal country. For more than a century the nation was powered by coal, much of which was mined by those in Appalachia. The coal industry supported communities in the area, providing stable employment for generations. During that time America was propelled forward by innovation, becoming a world technological leader.

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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

The EPA’s FY19 Budget Request Betrays Agency’s Mission

More Than 40 Groups Call on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to Fill Vacant OSHA Positions

BlueGreen Alliance Testimony Before Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee on Commercial PACE Bill

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Funding of Critical Programs in FY19 Appropriations

Another Year of Preventable Chemical Disasters for America

Labor-Environmental Partnership Concerned that Weakening Fuel Economy Standards Could Hurt Michigans’s Workers, Economy

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Fuel Economy Standards Midterm Review Decision

Fuel Economy Standards Drive Investment, Manufacturing, and Jobs in Michigan

Fuel Economy Standards Drive Investment, Manufacturing, and Jobs in Ohio

Cutting Clean Energy Funding Puts American Competitiveness at Risk

Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act Will Create Jobs, Boost Renewable Energy

RECLAIM Act Would Reinvigorate Coal-Dependent Communities