The White House finalized cleaner car standards that will increase fuel efficiency to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025. The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director David Foster released a statement lauding the standards.

Now, we’ve seen plans for America’s energy future from the Republican Governors Association and from Governor Romney. Both those plans have a lot of smoke but not much fire and neither has shown a past commitment to a clean energy future.

Just today Clipper Wind Power announced layoffs for 174 out of 550 of its wind industry workers across the country. We call on Congress to announce a vote on this important measure to prevent thousands more layoffs.

At least 20,000 jobs will be created by 2030 in Michigan as a direct result of vehicle fuel economy standards proposed by the Obama administration, according to a new study released by the BlueGreen Alliance.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released July unemployment statistics, showing the economy gained 163,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate went up to 8.3 percent, demanding fast action on clean energy job creation measures.

The U.S. International Trade Commission revoked existing countervailing duty and antidumping orders against Indonesia, clearing the way for Indonesian paper manufacturers to re-enter this business.

The BlueGreen Alliance is ramping up a campaign urging Congress to support renewing three important job-creating policies — the Production Tax Credit (PTC), the 48C Advanced Energy Project Credit and the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for offshore wind.

Adapting our country — and the world — to our changing climate and taking meaningful steps to reduce our impact on it will provide California and America with an incredible opportunity to create and secure good jobs.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday it’s providing $950,000 to help 17 communities across the country expand the use of green infrastructure to improve water quality, prevent water damage and create jobs.

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee approved the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. Reforming TSCA can drive towards greener, safer chemicals, spurring innovation and revitalizing the U.S. chemicals industry.

A groundbreaking new report from the AFL-CIO and the BlueGreen Alliance released today shows the economic and environmental benefits of accelerating the timeline for repairing leak-prone sections of our nation’s natural gas pipeline distribution system.

Statement from BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director calls for utility to end lockout immediately and concentrate on solving climate change.