Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) released an updated map of the clean economy supply chain in the United States. The map features 1,156 U.S.-based facilities engaged in the production of the final clean energy products or the manufacturing of critical components for each supply chain.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Supply Chain Development
The clean technology supply chain analysis below can help federal and state policymakers, advocates, developers, journalists, and others trying to break down the complexity of domestic supply chains for clean energy. The map and spreadsheet below show how we can use new investments in the Inflation Reduction Act to bridge supply chain gaps and build a stronger, cleaner, and fairer industrial base for the clean economy in the U.S.
Racial and Economic Equity and Environmental Justice
The BlueGreen Alliance joined dozens of organizations in a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget calling for the agency to maximize the benefits of federal dollars for local communities and workers. The organizations represent and serve a variety of constituencies that are working hard to rebuild and recover from the devastating impacts…
Press Releases & Statements / EV Charging and Infrastructure
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure to overturn a recently finalized and temporary U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) waiver of Buy America policies for electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced more than $1 billion in grant awards to replace 2,700 existing school buses in school districts around the country with zero-emission and clean buses.
Press Releases & Statements / Industrial Transformation
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released new guidance for Section 45X of the U.S. Federal Tax Code, an uncapped production tax credit meant to grow domestic manufacturing for solar, wind, batteries, and critical materials such as aluminum.
Press Releases & Statements / Building Clean
A new analysis released today from Building Clean—an initiative of the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation—has identified a decline in domestic manufacturing of energy efficiency products. In 2007, 84% of energy-efficient products used in the United States were manufactured domestically. The data found that today the U.S.-made percentage has fallen to 79%. The new report, Energy Efficiency Should…
Reports & Fact Sheets / Building Clean
A new analysis released today from the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation has identified a decline in domestic manufacturing of energy efficiency products. In 2007, 84% of energy-efficient products used in the U.S. were manufactured domestically. The data found that today the U.S.-made percentage has fallen to 79%.
Press Releases & Statements / Industrial Transformation
Today Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Ami Bera (D-CA) introduced bicameral versions of the Clean Competition Act. The bill would impose a border fee on imports from carbon-intensive industries such as steel, aluminum, cement, and iron. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced a similar bill, the Foreign Pollution Fee Act, on November 3, 2023.
Blog / EV Charging and Infrastructure
Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), which would overturn a recently finalized U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) waiver of Buy America policies for electric vehicle (EV) chargers. To unpack why this CRA is so threatening to U.S. manufacturing, BlueGreen Alliance Senior Policy Advisor Reem Rayef breaks down what Buy America policies do, why they are important, and how waivers can be strategically used to maximize the impact of such policies.