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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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Blog / American Jobs Plan Blog Series

WONK WEDNESDAY: Investing in Natural Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Jun 16, 2021

Healthy ecosystems are a key component in building resilient communities that can adapt to the impacts of climate change. Coastal ecosystems and healthy dunes, wetlands, and forests shield people and property from sea-level rise and severe storms and flooding and provide benefits for wildlife and water quality.

Workers' Rights

Limited Scope of OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Leaves too Many Workers in Danger

Jun 10, 2021

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today released an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ETS applies only to healthcare workers and was released alongside updated general industry guidance.

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WONK WEDNESDAY: Let’s Go Big on American Transportation

Jun 09, 2021

Our country deserves world-class transportation options, and such investment will pay dividends in jobs, access to opportunity, economic growth, and savings of time to be with our loved ones. We need an infrastructure bill that will match the scope of our aspirations and needs as a country, so that we will not continue to fall behind. We can choose to build top-flight transportation systems, and the AJP is a strong blueprint to do so.

Building Clean

Nation Needs Robust Domestic Supply Chain to Lead in Producing Critical Clean Technology

Jun 08, 2021

The White House today released its report and recommendations following the 100-day supply chain review called for in President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains. The review assessed the domestic supply chains for advanced batteries, critical minerals, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals.

Advanced Clean Technology

Effort to Reduce Methane Leaks in the Pipeline Industry Needed to Grow Jobs, Clean Up Air

Jun 07, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced action and called for the pipeline industry to update their inspection and maintenance plans to reduce leaks of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—in natural gas distribution pipes in communities across the country.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

May Jobs Report Shows Why We Need the American Jobs Plan

Jun 04, 2021

The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released its monthly employment report, which showed the U.S. economy gained 559,000 jobs in the month of May. The report also indicated that the nation has lost over 700,000 jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors since February 2020.

Blog / American Jobs Plan Blog Series

Wonk Wednesday: Social Infrastructure – Rebuilding the Public Sector and Public Services is Critical for Economic Recovery

Jun 02, 2021

To achieve true economic recovery, we need to rebuild stronger, more resilient communities while investing in our health care systems, public health agencies, education, community-based services, essential utilities (i.e. water), and the workers that operate these services.

Chemical Safety

Investments in PFAS cleanup will Create Jobs, Improve Public Health

May 27, 2021

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today took part in a roundtable discussion on the need to support federal level efforts to set public health standards around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and sufficiently fund efforts to help communities deal with existing contamination issues.

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

For the Sake of Working Families, Pass the Full American Jobs Plan Right Now

May 27, 2021

What we’ve seen from the GOP in negotiations with the administration on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan is ‘rope-a-dope’ not compromise. The GOP is simply not interested in matching the administration’s efforts at a good faith negotiation, a reality that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) made clear earlier this month when he stated that “100% of our focus is on stopping this new administration.”

Clean Energy for America Act Includes Powerful New Provisions to Ensure Clean Energy Tax Credits Create Good-Paying Jobs and Help Grow the Manufacturing Supply Chain in the United States

May 27, 2021

The Senate Finance Committee yesterday met to markup Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) Clean Energy for America Act.

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WONK WEDNESDAY: Energy Transition – Fairness for Workers and Communities

May 26, 2021

As we work to rebuild our economy we must prioritize equitable rebuilding and investments in those workers and communities most in need, including those impacted by changes in our nation’s energy system. America’s energy transition is well underway. But a transition that is fair for workers and communities isn’t something that will happen organically.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Voters across Six Key States Support Investments in Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, and Care Economy to Rebuild Economy

May 21, 2021

Survey Commissioned by BlueGreen Alliance Shows Voters in Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin Support Investments in Rebuilding Economy that Bring Good-Paying Jobs Back to the United States

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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

WONK WEDNESDAY: Investing in Natural Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Limited Scope of OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Leaves too Many Workers in Danger

WONK WEDNESDAY: Let’s Go Big on American Transportation

Nation Needs Robust Domestic Supply Chain to Lead in Producing Critical Clean Technology

Effort to Reduce Methane Leaks in the Pipeline Industry Needed to Grow Jobs, Clean Up Air

May Jobs Report Shows Why We Need the American Jobs Plan

Wonk Wednesday: Social Infrastructure – Rebuilding the Public Sector and Public Services is Critical for Economic Recovery

Investments in PFAS cleanup will Create Jobs, Improve Public Health

For the Sake of Working Families, Pass the Full American Jobs Plan Right Now

Clean Energy for America Act Includes Powerful New Provisions to Ensure Clean Energy Tax Credits Create Good-Paying Jobs and Help Grow the Manufacturing Supply Chain in the United States

WONK WEDNESDAY: Energy Transition – Fairness for Workers and Communities

Voters across Six Key States Support Investments in Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, and Care Economy to Rebuild Economy