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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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Testimony & Comments / Buy Clean

Testimony of BlueGreen Alliance Before House Committee on Energy & Commerce

Feb 06, 2019

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Deputy Director Michael Williams today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change at a hearing entitled, “Time for Action: Addressing the Environmental and Economic Effects of Climate Change.”

Testimony & Comments / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Testimony of Michael Williams to House Committee on Energy & Commerce

Feb 06, 2019

Mike Williams, Deputy Director of the BlueGreen Alliance, testified at a House Committee on Energy & Commerce focused on how climate change is impacting our environment and economy.

Blog / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Congress Kicks Off First Hearings on Two Critical and Interrelated Issues: Climate and Infrastructure

Feb 05, 2019

Addressing both – the right way – can tackle our environmental challenges, make our communities more resilient and equitable, and create millions of quality, family-sustaining jobs.

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

California Public Utility Commission agrees: A skilled, trained, and diverse workforce is the key to achieving efficiency goals

Jan 11, 2019

California requires everyone from hair stylists and food handlers to doctors and lawyers to hold occupational credentials to work in California. But when it comes to the complex work of revamping homes and buildings to reduce wasted energy, anything goes… at least until a month ago.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

State Labor, Environmental Leaders Announce BlueGreen Alliance State Chapter in Colorado

Dec 20, 2018

Leaders from the Colorado AFL-CIO, Conservation Colorado, Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council, and Western Resource Advocates today announced the formation of a Colorado chapter of the BlueGreen Alliance.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

New Organizing Drive Puts Workers Front and Center in Move to Cleaner Economy

Dec 15, 2018

The United Steelworkers (USW) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have announced a campaign to organize workers at a Tesla solar facility in Buffalo, New York. In response to this effort, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Kim Glas:

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

CARB Commits to Zero Emission Buses and Job Creation in New Rule

Dec 14, 2018

The California Air Resources Board voted today to mandate that all transit agencies in California operate 100 percent zero emission transit buses by 2040, and to use this transition to invest in workforce development training programs in manufacturing, infrastructure installation, and maintenance.

Blog / International Climate Agreements

COP24: Two Days Left and Many Unresolved Issues

Dec 13, 2018

Two days remain at the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Katowice, Poland. Much remains to be done to ensure that efforts to address climate change meet the current challenge and create and secure quality jobs and economic opportunities worldwide.

Water Infrastructure

EPA Proposal Endangers Drinking Water for Millions of Americans

Dec 11, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed changes to significantly weaken the Clean Water Rule. In response, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Kim Glas

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on GM Announcement

Nov 26, 2018

General Motors (GM) today announced its intention to cease production at several U.S. plants, a move that will cut jobs for thousands of American workers. Today’s announcement is the latest in a growing trend of announced automaker disinvestment in the United States.

Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Americans Make Their Voices Heard: Don’t Kill Jobs by Rolling Back Fuel Economy Standards

Nov 13, 2018

Thousands of Americans have voiced their opposition to the rollback of the fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards. Their concerns are wide ranging and speak to the alarming potential impacts of the rollback for the environment, national security, public health, and more. The BlueGreen Alliance joined this chorus to express our dismay at the proposed changes to the rule, and to examine the potentially damaging impacts to American manufacturing and jobs.

Testimony & Comments / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Bluegreen Alliance Submits Written Comments on Proposed Rollback of Clean Vehicle Standards

Oct 26, 2018

On October 26, 2018, the BlueGreen Alliance submitted written comments on a proposed rollback of the nation’s vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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