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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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Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Truck Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards Can Continue American Auto and Manufacturing Resurgence

Jun 19, 2015

Our statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed phase 2 standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that will increase fuel efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Trade

Fast Track Approval is a Step Backward

Jun 18, 2015

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve Fast Track trade authority. After the bill passed with a vote of 218-208 BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas issued the following statement

International Climate Agreements

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Calls for Leaders to Take Action at Paris Climate Meetings

Jun 18, 2015

Pope Francis released an encyclical on climate change that focuses on the need to address the issue to protect both people and our planet.

Letters / International Climate Agreements

Thank you Leader Pelosi for standing up for workers on Fast Track

Jun 16, 2015

The BlueGreen Alliance thanks Leader Pelosi for standing up for workers and the environment by voting against fast track and supporting efforts to implement fair deals that will not lead our country on a race to the bottom.

Trade

House Rejects Fast Track Trade Authority

Jun 12, 2015

Today’s vote against Trade Adjustment Assistance by the U.S. House of Representatives has blocked progress on Fast Track authority. BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas issued the following statement.

Trade

Labor, Environmental Leaders Call on House Members to Reject Fast Track

Jun 11, 2015

Before the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Trade Promotion Authority—also known as Fast Track—the BlueGreen Alliance urged members of the House to reject the proposal because it removes critically important checks and balances.

International Climate Agreements

House Rules Committee Vote Undercuts U.S. Ability to Address Climate Change

Jun 11, 2015

A provision added into the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 effectively removes the ability of the United States to include obligations in free trade agreements to address climate change in trade deals.

Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Reinvest in America’s aging, overburdened transportation infrastructure

May 14, 2015

The opinion piece, “Let our Cities Move,” in Wednesday’s New York Times by Mayors DeBlasio of New York City and Cornett of Oklahoma City underscores the critical importance of reinvesting in America’s transportation infrastructure.

Trade

Senate Democrats Do the Right Thing on Fast Track

May 12, 2015

BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Kim Glas responds to the Senate’s failure to pass a procedural vote in order to move forward with consideration of the bill on fast-track trade authority.

Trade

National Labor, Environmental Leaders Spotlight Long-Term Consequences of Fast Track Passage

Apr 23, 2015

As the House Ways and Means Committee considers Fast Track Trade authority and several new international trade agreements, national labor and environmental leaders offered another view of what Fast Track would mean for the American people.

Trade

Fast Track is Bad for the Environment and Working Families

Apr 16, 2015

Trade Promotion Authority—also known as Fast Track legislation—was introduced in Congress. BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas released the following statement.

Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Cars are getting greener and driving job growth

Apr 01, 2015

Investments in clean energy technologies for cars are creating jobs. Most recently, Alcoa—with the assistance of a loan from the Department of Energy—is expanding a Tennessee aluminum manufacturing facility and adding 200 jobs.

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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

Truck Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards Can Continue American Auto and Manufacturing Resurgence

Fast Track Approval is a Step Backward

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Calls for Leaders to Take Action at Paris Climate Meetings

Thank you Leader Pelosi for standing up for workers on Fast Track

House Rejects Fast Track Trade Authority

Labor, Environmental Leaders Call on House Members to Reject Fast Track

House Rules Committee Vote Undercuts U.S. Ability to Address Climate Change

Reinvest in America’s aging, overburdened transportation infrastructure

Senate Democrats Do the Right Thing on Fast Track

National Labor, Environmental Leaders Spotlight Long-Term Consequences of Fast Track Passage

Fast Track is Bad for the Environment and Working Families

Cars are getting greener and driving job growth