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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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Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Report Shows Washington Stands to Gain, Sustain 77,900 Jobs by Repairing, Upgrading Infrastructure

Apr 23, 2014

A new report shows Washington State could create or sustain 77,900 jobs by repairing and updating the state’s infrastructure.

Letters / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Pittsburgh Repair America Resolution

Apr 22, 2014

Pittsburgh City Councilman Dan Gilman on Earth Day introduced a Will of Council in support of shoring up infrastructure investments to protect communities from the worsening effects of climate change.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Councilman Gilman on Earth Day Introduces Resolution Calling City to Shore Up Infrastructure Investments, Create Jobs

Apr 22, 2014

Councilman Dan Gilman joined labor and environmental leaders today—on Earth Day—to call for swift passage of a resolution introduced supporting efforts to repair Pittsburgh’s crumbling infrastructure systems.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Department of Energy’s Announcement of $16 Billion in Loan Guarantees

Apr 02, 2014

The Department of Energy today announced that $16 billion in loan authority is available to automakers and suppliers through the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan (ATVM) program.

Advanced Clean Technology

BlueGreen Alliance Praises Administration’s Strategy to Curb Methane Emissions

Mar 28, 2014

The Obama administration today released its Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions—a part of the president’s Climate Action Plan.

Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Proposed Clean Water Act Rule for Expanding Environmental Protections

Mar 25, 2014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers recently proposed an important rule that restores Clean Water Act protections for many streams, wetlands, and other waters of the U.S.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Tier 3 Implementation is a Win for Public Health, Clean Air, and Good Jobs

Mar 03, 2014

The White House finalized “Tier 3 Standards” for cleaner gasoline. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates the standards could prevent between 820 and 2,400 premature deaths annually and prevent 1.8 million lost school or work days.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Praises President’s Proposal to Repair America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

Feb 26, 2014

President Obama will visit the Metro Transit Light Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility and Union Depot in St. Paul, MN to unveil a new $302 billion proposal to invest in America’s infrastructure like crumbling roads and bridges.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Bolster the Recovery by Repairing America

Jan 10, 2014

The BlueGreen Alliance reacts to the Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiling the December employment situation, showing the economy added 74,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate was lowered to 6.7 percent, a five-year low.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Repair Minnesota: Creating Good Jobs While Preparing Our Systems for Climate Change

Dec 11, 2013

Repairing Minnesota will create good jobs, make our systems more efficient and less polluting, and safeguard communities from the impact of climate change, like severe weather such as floods and droughts.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Report Shows Minnesota Stands to Gain, Sustain 114,000 Jobs By Repairing, Upgrading Infrastructure

Dec 11, 2013

Duluth Mayor Don Ness joined labor and environmental leaders as they released a new report showing an estimated 114,000 jobs could be created across the state’s economy by making much-needed investments in the basic systems we rely on everyday.

Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Senator Ed Markey’s Legislation to Fix America’s Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines

Nov 21, 2013

In the BlueGreen Alliance came out in support of two initiatives introduced by Senator Ed Markey (MA) to fix America’s natural gas distribution pipelines.

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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

BlueGreen Alliance Report Shows Washington Stands to Gain, Sustain 77,900 Jobs by Repairing, Upgrading Infrastructure

Pittsburgh Repair America Resolution

Councilman Gilman on Earth Day Introduces Resolution Calling City to Shore Up Infrastructure Investments, Create Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Department of Energy’s Announcement of $16 Billion in Loan Guarantees

BlueGreen Alliance Praises Administration’s Strategy to Curb Methane Emissions

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Proposed Clean Water Act Rule for Expanding Environmental Protections

Tier 3 Implementation is a Win for Public Health, Clean Air, and Good Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Praises President’s Proposal to Repair America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

Bolster the Recovery by Repairing America

Repair Minnesota: Creating Good Jobs While Preparing Our Systems for Climate Change

BlueGreen Alliance Report Shows Minnesota Stands to Gain, Sustain 114,000 Jobs By Repairing, Upgrading Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Senator Ed Markey’s Legislation to Fix America’s Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines