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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Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance and Members Release Infrastructure Priorities

May 15, 2019

The priorities are intended to help Congress craft a comprehensive package that will repair and modernize the nation’s infrastructure in a way that will support the creation of high-quality jobs, reduce the emissions driving climate change, and make our communities more resilient.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Investing in America’s Infrastructure to Create High-Quality Jobs and Protect the Environment

May 15, 2019

As a coalition of the nation’s largest labor unions and environmental groups, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, we write to urge you to swiftly move forward an ambitious plan to rebuild and transform America’s infrastructure. If done right, such a plan will boost our economy and create millions of jobs, while simultaneously reducing pollution, combating climate change, and strengthening our communities.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Calls for Comprehensive Infrastructure Package

Apr 30, 2019

Democratic congressional leaders today announced an agreement with President Trump to develop a $2 trillion infrastructure plan.

Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Creating Good Jobs as California Transitions to Electric Buses

Apr 25, 2019

The transition to a clean, equitable economy that works for everyone starts in California, as recent efforts across the state show.

Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Supports Clean Water Rule in Comment to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Apr 15, 2019

We need to put the health of our residents and our economy first. The EPA should keep the Clean Water Rule in place to protect bodies of water that help drive our local economies and supply our children and families with clean, safe drinking water.

Blog / Buildings

4 Ways Your School Building Impacts Your Child’s Future and 1 Way Congress Can Help

Apr 03, 2019

A school is a lot things. It’s where your children learn math, science, English, and history. It’s where they make friends and meet mentors. It’s where they star in school plays and score the game-winning basket. What happens in school shapes a child’s future.

Blog / Buildings

Healthy Schools Grow Smarter Students

Apr 02, 2019

By the time they graduate from high school the average student will have spent 15,000 hours in a school building. These 15,000 hours are comprised of critical intellectual development and psychological, social, and physical growth. The buildings they go to every school day are instrumental in shaping student health and educational performance.

Letters / Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Leadership in Support of the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019

Mar 12, 2019

The BlueGreen Alliance urged the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to pass the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019.

Testimony & Comments / Buy Clean

Testimony of BlueGreen Alliance Before House Committee on Energy & Commerce

Feb 06, 2019

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Deputy Director Michael Williams today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change at a hearing entitled, “Time for Action: Addressing the Environmental and Economic Effects of Climate Change.”

Testimony & Comments / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Testimony of Michael Williams to House Committee on Energy & Commerce

Feb 06, 2019

Mike Williams, Deputy Director of the BlueGreen Alliance, testified at a House Committee on Energy & Commerce focused on how climate change is impacting our environment and economy.

Blog / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Congress Kicks Off First Hearings on Two Critical and Interrelated Issues: Climate and Infrastructure

Feb 05, 2019

Addressing both – the right way – can tackle our environmental challenges, make our communities more resilient and equitable, and create millions of quality, family-sustaining jobs.

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

California Public Utility Commission agrees: A skilled, trained, and diverse workforce is the key to achieving efficiency goals

Jan 11, 2019

California requires everyone from hair stylists and food handlers to doctors and lawyers to hold occupational credentials to work in California. But when it comes to the complex work of revamping homes and buildings to reduce wasted energy, anything goes… at least until a month ago.

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