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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 / Buy Clean

Buy Clean, Buy Fair Act Signed by Gov. Inslee Will Spur Unprecedented Transparency, Reduce Pollution, and Increase Responsible Corporate Competition for Washington’s Building Materials

On Thursday, March 28, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed the Buy Clean, Buy Fair Act into law. The law will put in place environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation materials. The’s bill signing builds on previous legislation that created a tracking system intended to ensure public dollars are spent wisely and…

Press Releases & Statements / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Responds to Release of EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicles Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its greenhouse gas emissions for heavy-duty vehicles beginning in model year 2027. The updated performance-based standard will create a net carbon dioxide reduction of 1 billion metric tons between 2027 and 2055. Following the announcement, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement.

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Urges the California Workforce Development Board to Adopt Stronger State Standards for Federal Infrastructure and Manufacturing Funds

Today, the California Workforce Development Board held a hearing on the implementation of Senate Bill 150—current law. This legislation directs state agencies to develop workforce standards when public dollars from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act are used for projects in the construction and manufacturing industry.  

Press Releases & Statements / Industrial Transformation

The U.S. Department of Energy Awards More Than $6 Billion for Industrial Transformation

Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $6 billion in awards to 33 projects across more than 20 states through its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations’ Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). This funding—made possible by initiatives championed by President Biden and Democrats in Congress and passed into law—will help strengthen local economies across the nation and create and sustain tens of thousands of good-paying, high-quality jobs—particularly those that support worker organizing and collective bargaining.

Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

The U.S. Department of Energy Awards $500 Million for Potential New Aluminum Facility in Kentucky

Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $500 million to fund a new Century Aluminum facility. The funding is provided by DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations’ Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). The project is expected to create roughly 1,000 permanent high-wage union jobs and 5,500 construction jobs. Century Aluminum will work with job training…

Press Releases & Statements / Industrial Transformation

The U.S. Department of Energy Awards $500 Million for Middletown Works Steel Plant

Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $500 million to fund and industrial transformation project at Cleveland Cliffs’ Middletown Works facility in Ohio. The funding is provided by DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations’ Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). The project is expected to create 170 permanent jobs and 1,200 temporary union construction jobs, while…

Press Releases & Statements / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities

BlueGreen Alliance Helps State and Community Leaders Navigate Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Process

As community leaders and elected officials work to unlock billions in federal funding to reduce climate pollution, the BlueGreen Alliance has released a new user guide. Job Quality and Community Benefits in the Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants: A User Guide breaks down the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), offering information on how to meet application criteria and how to create high-quality jobs, engage communities, and develop community benefits. 

Press Releases & Statements / EV Charging and Infrastructure

Biden Administration’s Freight Corridors EV Charging Investments Critical to Getting Cleaner Trucks

The White House, alongside the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Energy (DOE), today released information regarding the nation’s strategy for electrifying freight corridors. Federally funded electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure is required to meet Buy America requirements, supporting domestic manufacturing of charging and other alternative fueling technology. 

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