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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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Chemical Safety

Maine Environmental Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Striking Bath Iron Works Workers

Jul 31, 2020

The following is a statement from the BlueGreen Alliance, Conservation Law Foundation, Environmental Health Strategy Center, Maine Conservation Voters, Maine People’s Alliance, Natural Resources Council of Maine, and Sierra Club Maine, who are standing in solidarity with the workers on strike at Bath Iron Works:

Chemical Safety

U.S. Sen. Duckworth Joins Labor, Environmental Leaders to Call for Senate Action to Establish an Enforceable Workplace Standard to Protect Workers

Jul 29, 2020

As Senate Republicans focus on legislation that would shield companies from legal accountability for endangering workers on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to take up a COVID-19 relief bill that establishes an enforceable temporary Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard to protect working people on the job during this pandemic.

Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Passage of Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization

Jul 29, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act. The bill includes substantial funding for and support of natural infrastructure solutions for climate resiliency as well as affordability provisions for vulnerable communities.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Chemical Safety

Less Exposure and More Protection: What We Can Do Now to Protect More Black and Brown Workers’ Lives

Jul 29, 2020

This new paper looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has upended lives. The enormity of this pain, however, has not been borne equally. Latinx and Black Americans are three times as likely to become infected as their white neighbors and nearly twice as likely to die from the virus as white people.

Testimony & Comments / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

Testimony of Jason Walsh to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Jul 28, 2020

BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh today testified at a virtual hearing of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis titled “Solving the Climate Crisis: Building a Vibrant and Just Clean Energy Economy.”

Chemical Safety

McConnell and Senate Republicans Side Against Workers with COVID-19 Package

Jul 27, 2020

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans today unveiled the broad strokes of a COVID-19 relief package, which would shield corporations from liability if their employees contract COVID-19 on the job, among other provisions.

U.S. House Provides Critical Funding to Protecting Workers and Communities

Jul 24, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the first “minibus” spending bill for fiscal year 2021. The package includes funding for a number of departments and programs including the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Toolkit / Clean Economy Union Jobs

State-Based Policies To Build A Cleaner, Safer, More Equitable Economy – A Policy Toolkit

Jul 24, 2020

This Policy Toolkit provides information to decisionmakers on a series of policies and measures, including Project Labor Agreements (PLAs), Prevailing Wage and Worker Benefits, Local Hire and Targeted Hire measures, and Organizing Rights and Negative Determination that can be used to ensure the creation of good, union jobs in the clean economy.

Toolkit / Chemical Safety

Crafting State Policy That Protects Workers From Infectious Diseases – A Policy Toolkit

Jul 24, 2020

This toolkit is intended to represent policy responses to COVID-19 that can help workers affected by the coronavirus, using examples drawn from state executive orders and legislation.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Introduction of U.S. Sen. Duckworth’s Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act

Jul 23, 2020

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill) today introduced a bill aimed at supporting communities and workers impacted by the nation’s transition to cleaner cheaper fuels. The bill, entitled “the Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act,” will provide healthcare for coal workers, establish a plan to stabilize coal communities’ economies when a plant or mine closes, and provides access to free higher education to coal workers and their families.

Chemical Safety

Virginia Takes Action to Protect Workers

Jul 15, 2020

The Commonwealth of Virginia’s Safety and Health Code Board today adopted an emergency temporary standard to address COVID-19 hazards for all employees and employers under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) program.

Biden Climate Plan is Pathway to Cleaner, Fairer Future for All Americans

Jul 14, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden today released a sweeping plan to address climate change, create and sustain good, union jobs for workers, and invest in disadvantaged communities and workers. Following the announcement, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:

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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

Maine Environmental Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Striking Bath Iron Works Workers

U.S. Sen. Duckworth Joins Labor, Environmental Leaders to Call for Senate Action to Establish an Enforceable Workplace Standard to Protect Workers

BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Passage of Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization

Less Exposure and More Protection: What We Can Do Now to Protect More Black and Brown Workers’ Lives

Testimony of Jason Walsh to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

McConnell and Senate Republicans Side Against Workers with COVID-19 Package

U.S. House Provides Critical Funding to Protecting Workers and Communities

State-Based Policies To Build A Cleaner, Safer, More Equitable Economy – A Policy Toolkit

Crafting State Policy That Protects Workers From Infectious Diseases – A Policy Toolkit

BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Introduction of U.S. Sen. Duckworth’s Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act

Virginia Takes Action to Protect Workers

Biden Climate Plan is Pathway to Cleaner, Fairer Future for All Americans