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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.

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

Stopping Efforts on Climate Change Bad for Workers, Environment

Mar 28, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Kim Glas responds to President Trump’s Executive Order rolling back worker and environmental protections.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Putting Workers, Communities in Danger Won’t Make America Great Again

Mar 16, 2017

After the release of President Trump’s budget blueprint, the BlueGreen Alliance called out deep cuts to the EPA and Department of Labor that will cripple the agencies’ ability to protect people and the environment.

Chemical Safety

EPA Stay of Rule Endangers Workers, First Responders and Communities

Mar 14, 2017

Leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance react to a 90-day stay of safety rules designed to protect workers, first responders and residents around industrial facilities from fires, chemical releases, explosions, and other disasters.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Research Shows Clean Vehicle and Fuel Economy Standards Creating and Sustaining Good Jobs Across Michigan and America Today

Mar 14, 2017

Ahead of President Trump’s visit to Michigan, the BlueGreen Alliance released new data showing that clean vehicles and fuel economy standards are creating and sustaining thousands of jobs in the state.

Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Executive Order to Roll Back the Clean Water Rule

Feb 28, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas reacts to Executive Order rolling back the Clean Water Rule.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

U.S. Rep. Kaptur, Business, Labor, and Conservation Leaders Highlight How Innovation Across Auto Industry is Creating Jobs in Ohio

Feb 24, 2017

Across Ohio and across America the thousands of manufacturers and millions of workers that make up the auto sector are proving that America can build competitive, cutting edge cars and trucks; save consumers money, cut pollution, and bring back thousands of manufacturing jobs at the same time.

Workers' Rights

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Andrew Puzder

Feb 15, 2017

A labor secretary needs to value the work of working people, strive to support the creation of quality, family-sustaining jobs, and advance and defend strong workplace healthy and safety protections.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Keeping Auto Industry Job Growth Depends on Continuing Fuel Economy Standards

Feb 13, 2017

Fuel economy standards are sustaining and growing America’s manufacturing sector. Keeping this job growth going depends on continuing to lead on fuel economy.

Supply Chain Development

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on U.S. House Introduction of the Buy American Improvement Act

Feb 07, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas reacts to U.S. House introduction of the Buy American Improvement Act.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Study Shows Reducing Energy Use in Minnesota’s Hospitals, Universities, Schools and Health Care Sector By 20 Percent Could Create 15,000 Jobs by 2030

Feb 07, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance today released a new analysis that showed 15,000 direct jobs could be created or sustained by 2030 by reducing energy used in the state’s hospitals, universities, schools, and health care (M.U.S.H.) sector by 20 percent.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Senate Democrats Blueprint to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure

Jan 24, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas responds to Senate Democrats blueprint to rebuild America’s infrastructure.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Introduction of the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act

Jan 17, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas speaks out on the introduction of the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act in the House.

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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

Stopping Efforts on Climate Change Bad for Workers, Environment

Putting Workers, Communities in Danger Won’t Make America Great Again

EPA Stay of Rule Endangers Workers, First Responders and Communities

Research Shows Clean Vehicle and Fuel Economy Standards Creating and Sustaining Good Jobs Across Michigan and America Today

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Executive Order to Roll Back the Clean Water Rule

U.S. Rep. Kaptur, Business, Labor, and Conservation Leaders Highlight How Innovation Across Auto Industry is Creating Jobs in Ohio

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Andrew Puzder

Keeping Auto Industry Job Growth Depends on Continuing Fuel Economy Standards

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on U.S. House Introduction of the Buy American Improvement Act

Study Shows Reducing Energy Use in Minnesota’s Hospitals, Universities, Schools and Health Care Sector By 20 Percent Could Create 15,000 Jobs by 2030

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Senate Democrats Blueprint to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Introduction of the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act