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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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Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Strong Vehicle Standards: A Win for the Economy & Environment

Dec 08, 2011

Building cleaner vehicles will make the U.S. more competitive in the global economy. The BlueGreen Alliance takes a look at how proposed fuel efficiency standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles will put thousands of Americans to work.

Water Infrastructure

Veto Will Protect Great Lakes

Dec 01, 2011

Mark Schauer, Co-Chair of the BlueGreen Alliance Jobs21! campaign, released a statement, “Governor Snyder has made the right call, and we hope he will continue to support strong protections for our air, land and water.”

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Improving Transportation Infrastructure to Create Jobs, Clean Up Environment

Nov 30, 2011

Former Michigan Congressman and BlueGreen Alliance Jobs21! National Co-Chair Mark Schauer led a roundtable discussion today at the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) to urge Michigan to invest in its transportation systems.

Water Infrastructure

Don’t Weaken Protections on Great Lakes

Nov 21, 2011

Jobs21! Co-Chair Mark Schauer asks Governor Snyder to veto a bill preventing state agencies from having stricter rules than the federal government. “Michigan is surrounded by the Great Lakes… We should not hamper state efforts to protect them.”

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Supports Obama Administration’s Fuel Efficiency Standards

Nov 16, 2011

After the Obama administration took the next step with its plan to increase fuel efficiency standards, BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster said it is the right step to take at the right time to help save consumers money at the gas pump.

Buildings

Congressmen Conyers, Clarke Urge Action to Create Good American Jobs

Nov 09, 2011

Calling the need for action on job creation “urgent,” Congressmen John Conyers and Hansen Clarke and local labor and environmental leaders joined together today at Detroit-based NextEnergy to urge the passage of the President’s jobs plan.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

United Association of Plumbers/Pipefitters Joins BlueGreen Alliance

Oct 26, 2011

The BlueGreen Alliance announced today that the United Association of Plumbers/Pipefitters joined the unique labor-environmental partnership.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Unemployed workers, Monroe residents call on elected officials to invest in infrastructure, create jobs

Oct 20, 2011

With no end in sight to the jobs crisis, unemployed workers and local residents gathered in Monroe, MI today to call on elected officials to invest in infrastructure to create good-paying construction jobs and jumpstart Michigan’s economy.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Congressman Visclosky, Labor-Environmental Partnership Rally to Create and Keep 21st Century Jobs

Oct 19, 2011

Today, Congressman Pete Visclosky and labor and environmental leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance rallied to support investments and policies that will keep and grow jobs in Indiana, such as President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act.

Buildings

21st Century Schools Create Good Jobs and Healthy Learning Environments for California’s Students

Oct 17, 2011

Modernizing and greening California’s schools will create thousands of good jobs and improve the educational environment for students, according to California State Superintendent for Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and Carl Pope.

Buildings

Bemidji Event Showcases How 21st Century Schools Create Good Jobs and Healthy Learning Environments for Minnesota’s Students

Oct 06, 2011

The American Jobs Act will create thousands of sorely-needed jobs and improve the educational environment for students by modernizing schools, according to representatives from BGA, Education Minnesota, LIUNA, and the Minnesota Conservation Federation.

Letters / Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Senator Cardin for Preserving the Clean Water Act

Oct 02, 2011

The BlueGreen Alliance, ahead of a hearing in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Senator Ben Cardin urging him to continue his effort to protect the Clean Water Act.

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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

Strong Vehicle Standards: A Win for the Economy & Environment

Veto Will Protect Great Lakes

Improving Transportation Infrastructure to Create Jobs, Clean Up Environment

Don’t Weaken Protections on Great Lakes

BlueGreen Alliance Supports Obama Administration’s Fuel Efficiency Standards

Congressmen Conyers, Clarke Urge Action to Create Good American Jobs

United Association of Plumbers/Pipefitters Joins BlueGreen Alliance

Unemployed workers, Monroe residents call on elected officials to invest in infrastructure, create jobs

Congressman Visclosky, Labor-Environmental Partnership Rally to Create and Keep 21st Century Jobs

21st Century Schools Create Good Jobs and Healthy Learning Environments for California’s Students

Bemidji Event Showcases How 21st Century Schools Create Good Jobs and Healthy Learning Environments for Minnesota’s Students

BlueGreen Alliance Lauds Senator Cardin for Preserving the Clean Water Act