Press Releases & Statements / Endorsements
This Labor Day the BlueGreen Alliance, a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations, announced that the organization has endorsed Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for reelection to the U.S. Senate.
Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
Today marks two years since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law—a historic investment in clean energy and manufacturing. The law is working across the nation to create good-paying, union jobs in clean energy and manufacturing for the workers and communities that need them the most, while reducing the emissions driving climate change.
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior auctioned off the two Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas. These areas are near the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia and can harness enough wind energy to power 2.2 million homes.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) enthusiastically endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for vice president today.
Press Releases & Statements / Buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced $4.3 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CRPG) program. The 25 selected applications announced by the EPA include 13 states, 11 local municipalities, and one Tribal government.
Press Releases & Statements / Buy Clean
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $160 million in grants to spur the production of environmental product declarations (EPDs). As a critical element of the Biden-Harris administration’s Federal Buy Clean Initiative and the Inflation Reduction Act, EPDs help provide transparency around the embodied emissions associated with the production of infrastructure materials such as steel, concrete, asphalt, and flat glass.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
During an event in Lansing, MI, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced the award of $500 million under the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program to fund the retooling of General Motors’s (GM) Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the first ever award recipients of its Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. The Inflation Reduction Act-funded program is a first-of-its-kind effort to provide direct grants to recently closed or at-risk facilities and funds the retooling efforts needed to transform production lines that were building internal combustion engine vehicles and parts into production lines building electric vehicles (EVs) and parts.
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced the approval of a new offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey. The project—dubbed the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South project—is the ninth offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration and will generate up to 2.8 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power nearly 1 million homes.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a proposed rule designed to protect workers from extreme heat. Heat is the leading cause of death among all weather conditions in the United States. The proposed standard would ensure workers have water and shade breaks. It will apply to all employers conducting outdoor and indoor work in all general industry, construction, maritime, and agriculture sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a state budget that includes several key funding proposals impacting labor unions and the environment. A topline win secured in the budget is maintaining funding for the California Workforce Development Board’s High Road Training Partnerships program.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
The Supreme Court today overturned a long-held doctrine established 40 years ago in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. The doctrine allowed federal agencies to create regulations that are reasonable interpretations of statutes passed by Congress. This ruling will have far-reaching impacts on health, safety, and the environment.