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

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

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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Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Passage of the Maryland POWER Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 6, 2023, the Maryland General Assembly Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee heard testimony regarding the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources (POWER) Act. If passed, the POWER Act would increase Maryland’s offshore wind (OSW) goal to 8.5 gigawatts by 2031 and establish high-road labor standards across OSW manufacturing, installation, and…

Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Testimony to the Maryland General Assembly Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee

BlueGreen Alliance Regional Field Organizer Dan Taylor submitted testimony to the Maryland General Assembly Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee in support of the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources (POWER) Act. If passed, the POWER Act would increase Maryland’s offshore wind (OSW) goals to 8.5 gigawatts by 2031; establish high-road labor standards across OSW manufacturing,…

Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

Tariff on Imports of Russian Aluminum Underscores Need to Revitalize U.S. Aluminum Manufacturing

On February 24, 2023 the White House announced a 200% tariff on aluminum imports from Russia in response to its war in Ukraine. Currently, the U.S. imports more than 6 million tons of aluminum per year. The domestic industry has been on the decline for over a decade and currently only five aluminum smelters are operational within the country. 

Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs

The BlueGreen Alliance Writes Letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury Requesting Clear Eligibility Guidance For Residents of Puerto Rico to Fully Benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act

The incentives contained in the IRA could represent a great opportunity for Puerto Rico as it takes on the challenge of building its economy of the future. Puerto Rico’s tax status as an unincorporated territory with residents that do not pay federal income taxes, however, requires the U.S. Department of the Treasury to provide clear eligibility guidance for residents of Puerto Rico to fully benefit from IRA. 

Testimony & Comments / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Responds to Request for Information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Use of Demand-Side Support for Clean Energy Technologies

As DOE develops its demand-side strategy, it should view it as part of a holistic industrial strategy. Awards should reflect the value-added role of demand-side support for target sectors and technologies as part of a comprehensive strategy. We urge DOE—and other relevant agencies and offices—to publicly outline such a strategy after incorporating stakeholder input, building on DOE’s Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap.

Testimony & Comments / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

The BlueGreen Alliance Responds to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s Request for Comments on Elective Payments of Applicable Credits and Transfer of Certain Clean Energy Tax Credits Included in the Inflation Reduction Act

Public schools, state colleges, public universities, public hospitals, and public power utilities are very interested in reducing carbon emissions through the utilization of clean energy tax credits. Further, many state universities and other instrumentalities produce their own power and could benefit greatly from the investment or production tax credits. It is critical to ensure these entities can benefit from direct-pay subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Press Releases & Statements / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

BlueGreen Alliance Celebrates Finalization of NEVI Rules

he U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and White House today made a series of announcements that will shape the future of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the United States. Prominent among them is FHWA’s publishing of final minimum standards for agency-funded EV charging infrastructure, which will set the baseline for how states implement the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI).

Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

New Treasury Guidance Lays Foundation for Revitalizating US Industry and Manufacturing

The U.S. Treasury Department yesterday released guidance for $10 billion of credits for the advanced energy projects 48C(e) program. The department outlined the goals of the program, including expanding U.S. manufacturing capacity and quality jobs for clean energy technologies; reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. industrial sector; securing domestic supply chains for critical materials that serve as inputs for clean energy technology production; and driving investments into energy communities.

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Building Wisconsin’s Infrastructure Workforce Webinar

On Monday, February 13 the BlueGreen Alliance and WRTP | BIG STEP hosted a webinar presentation and panel discussion with labor leaders and contractors, researchers, and other workforce development leaders to discuss how to prepare Wisconsin’s workforce for implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. The webinar explored best practices to ensure quality standards are applied to infrastructure and clean energy projects and what support is still needed to maximize the impact of these two laws for workers and communities. 

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