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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

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.

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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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BlueGreen Alliance supports the nomination of the Honorable Martin J. Walsh to be the next Secretary of Labor

Feb 11, 2021

As a coalition of labor unions and environmental groups, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, the BlueGreen Alliance writes in full support of the nomination of the Honorable Martin J. Walsh to be the next Secretary of Labor.

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BGA Letter of Support to Congress to Confirm Regan for US EPA Administrator

Feb 03, 2021

As a coalition of the nation’s largest labor unions and environmental groups, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, the BlueGreen Alliance writes in full support of the nomination of Michael Regan to be the next Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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BGA Sends Letter of Support to Congress to Confirm Granholm for DOE Secretary

Feb 03, 2021

As a coalition of the nation’s largest labor unions and environmental groups, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, the BlueGreen Alliance writes in full support of the nomination of the Honorable Jennifer Granholm to be the next Secretary of Energy.�

Blog / Racial and Economic Equity and Environmental Justice

7 Things President Biden Can do to Deliver a Clean, Thriving, and Equitable Economy

Jan 20, 2021

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are inheriting a nation in crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic has touched every corner of our society and its impacts have exacerbated the ongoing and devastating crises of climate change, economic inequality, and racial inequality. The actions that this administration take now will determine the course of our recovery from this overwhelming chapter of American history.

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Congress Must Keep Momentum to Fund Government, Pass COVID-19 Relief by Year’s End

Dec 11, 2020

The United States Senate today passed a continuing resolution, funding the government for one week until a final appropriations bill and other year-end items can be agreed upon. In response, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.

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Deese the Right Choice for National Economic Council

Dec 03, 2020

President-elect Biden announced today Brian Deese as his choice to lead the National Economic Council. The BlueGreen Alliance has released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:

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BlueGreen Alliance Endorses Prop. 15 to Close Corporate Tax Loopholes, Put Schools and Communities First

Oct 05, 2020

The BlueGreen Alliance today announced its support for Proposition 15, which will close corporate property tax loopholes to generate billions in investments for California’s schools and local communities—all while protecting homeowners and renters, small businesses, and agriculture.

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.”

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BlueGreen Alliance Calls for Justice, Equity, and Fairness in America Now

May 29, 2020

In response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police in recent days, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.

Blog / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

Another Trump Budget, More Broken Promises

Mar 04, 2020

The president’s 2021 budget cuts efforts to ensure worker and community health and safety, spur U.S. manufacturing and innovation, invest in the communities hardest hit by America’s transition to cleaner, cheaper energy, and protect our environment for future generations. The proposed cuts would make workplaces more dangerous, mean more pollution in our air and water,…

Testimony & Comments / Reclamation and Remediation

Testimony of Jason Walsh to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the House Committee on Natural Resources

Nov 14, 2019

BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh today testified in front of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the House Committee on Natural Resources at its legislative hearing on H.R. 4248 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019.

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BlueGreen Alliance Letter to House Committee on Education and Labor Leadership in Support of the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019

Mar 12, 2019

The BlueGreen Alliance urged the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor to pass the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019.

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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

BlueGreen Alliance supports the nomination of the Honorable Martin J. Walsh to be the next Secretary of Labor

BGA Letter of Support to Congress to Confirm Regan for US EPA Administrator

BGA Sends Letter of Support to Congress to Confirm Granholm for DOE Secretary

7 Things President Biden Can do to Deliver a Clean, Thriving, and Equitable Economy

Congress Must Keep Momentum to Fund Government, Pass COVID-19 Relief by Year’s End

Deese the Right Choice for National Economic Council

BlueGreen Alliance Endorses Prop. 15 to Close Corporate Tax Loopholes, Put Schools and Communities First

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

BlueGreen Alliance Calls for Justice, Equity, and Fairness in America Now

Another Trump Budget, More Broken Promises

Testimony of Jason Walsh to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the House Committee on Natural Resources

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to House Committee on Education and Labor Leadership in Support of the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019