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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 Economy Union Jobs

While Congress Fails to Act on Climate, President Obama’s Climate Action Plan Boosts Vulnerable Communities

Jul 16, 2014

President Obama unveiled several initiatives that will support state, local, and tribal leaders in preparing their communities for the impacts of climate change. The BlueGreen Alliance’s Kim Glas released a statement applauding the effort.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Town Hall Meeting Focused on Repairing America’s Infrastructure, Deploying Renewables and Energy Efficiency, and Addressing Climate Change

Jul 15, 2014

Local labor and environmental activists today attended a town hall meeting focused on the U.S. Climate Action Plan.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Chemical Safety

Fact sheet on the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014

Jul 09, 2014

The Ban Poisonous Additives (BPA) Act of 2014, introduced by Sen. Edward Markey, D‐Mass., and Reps. Lois Capps, D-Calif. and Grace Meng, D-N.Y., will remove BPA from food packaging, label food packaging that still contains BPA.

Letters / Chemical Safety

Letters of Support for the Ban Poisonous Additives Act

Jul 09, 2014

View our letters of support for the Ban Poisonous Additives Act that would remove bisphenol a (BPA) from food packaging and encourage manufacturers to replace this hazardous chemical with alternatives that are safer for workers and consumers.

Chemical Safety

Ban Poisonous Additives Act Includes Strong Worker Focus

Jul 09, 2014

Leaders from the United Steelworkers (USW), United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) and the BlueGreen Alliance lauded the introduction of the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Don’t Let the Highway Trust Fund Go Bankrupt

Jul 03, 2014

The U.S. economy gained 288,000 jobs in June, but Congressional inaction on a transportation bill may jeopardize thousands of jobs.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Congress Must Encourage Growth by Passing Long-Term, Fully-Funded Infrastructure Investments

Jul 01, 2014

President Obama visited the Key Bridge in Washington, D.C., where he urged Congress to take action to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and make long-term investments like those in the GROW AMERICA Act.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Competing to Win: Spurring Industrial Energy Efficiency in Minnesota

Jun 24, 2014

A diverse group of Minnesota business, environmental, labor and government stakeholders gathered recently to provide recommendations to spur industrial energy efficiency in the state.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

$100 Million in State Bonding Money Available to Local Manufacturers, Health Care Facilities and Other Businesses for Improvements to Save Energy

Jun 24, 2014

A provision in the supplemental budget bill passed this year will allow the Minnesota Department of Commerce to work with manufacturers, health care facilities, and other businesses to help fund energy efficiency projects with low-interest financing.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

STATEMENT: Risky Business Report a Wake-Up Call to Economic Costs of Climate Change

Jun 24, 2014

A new report released today by former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and climate advocate Tom Steyer examines existing data on the current and potential impacts of climate change.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Repair Ohio: Creating Good Jobs While Preparing Our Infrastructure for Climate Change

Jun 18, 2014

Ohio’s infrastructure systems are in urgent need of significant repair and making the necessary repairs will create good jobs, make our systems more efficient and less polluting, and safeguard communities from the impact of climate change.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Report Shows Ohio Stands to Gain, Sustain 167,700 Jobs by Repairing and Upgrading Infrastructure

Jun 18, 2014

In Canton, Ohio labor and environmental leaders released a new report showing an estimated 167,700 jobs could be created or sustained across the state’s economy by making much-needed investments in the basic systems we rely on every day.

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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

While Congress Fails to Act on Climate, President Obama’s Climate Action Plan Boosts Vulnerable Communities

Town Hall Meeting Focused on Repairing America’s Infrastructure, Deploying Renewables and Energy Efficiency, and Addressing Climate Change

Fact sheet on the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014

Letters of Support for the Ban Poisonous Additives Act

Ban Poisonous Additives Act Includes Strong Worker Focus

Don’t Let the Highway Trust Fund Go Bankrupt

Congress Must Encourage Growth by Passing Long-Term, Fully-Funded Infrastructure Investments

Competing to Win: Spurring Industrial Energy Efficiency in Minnesota

$100 Million in State Bonding Money Available to Local Manufacturers, Health Care Facilities and Other Businesses for Improvements to Save Energy

STATEMENT: Risky Business Report a Wake-Up Call to Economic Costs of Climate Change

Repair Ohio: Creating Good Jobs While Preparing Our Infrastructure for Climate Change

BlueGreen Alliance Report Shows Ohio Stands to Gain, Sustain 167,700 Jobs by Repairing and Upgrading Infrastructure