Infrastructure and Community Resilience
Today in Lansing, labor and environmental leaders released a new report showing an estimated 119,300 jobs could be created by making much-needed investments in roads and bridges, water, wastewater, transit, energy, and communication systems.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience
Repairing Michigan 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.
Infrastructure and Community Resilience
The July unemployment statistics show the economy gained 162,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent. This is progress toward building a more prosperous economy and lays the track work for solid economic growth over the next year.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Buildings
Public schools have long been a neglected part of our infrastructure system. It’s time to lift them up as of the clean, green, resilient environments we need at the heart of our efforts to rebuild a nation that is better able to address climate change.
Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
General Motors (GM) today reaffirmed its commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability by joining the Corporate Advisory Council of the BlueGreen Alliance, a diverse coalition of business leaders, environmental organizations and labor unions.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Water Infrastructure
When you add up all the problems with America’s water infrastructure, it equals a real need to Repair America.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure
America has 2 million miles of pipeline — much of which was built during the Eisenhower administration. No wonder they’re in desperate need for repair.
Infrastructure and Community Resilience
Congresswoman DeLauro along with BlueGreen Alliance leaders Leo W. Gerard of the United Steelworkers and Mike Langford of the Utility Workers Union of America, came together today to introduce the National Infrastructure Bank Development Act.
Infrastructure and Community Resilience
The Senate voted 100-0 to approve Anthony Foxx’s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. The following is a statement from BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster.