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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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Letters / Chemical Safety

Letter Opposing Senate Joint Resolution 28

Apr 25, 2017

In a letter to members of Congress, over 40 national and 30 state-based organizations sent a letter to Congress calling on members to protect first responders, industrial workers, communities and our nation’s infrastructure by vigorously opposing the CRA resolution and any other similar efforts to weaken national protections from chemical disasters.

Letters / Chemical Safety

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Senate to Oppose the REINS Act and the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017

Mar 14, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance sent a letter to Senators calling on them to opposes these bills that are dangerous proposals for public health, workers, and the environment and would do nothing to help to the American people.

Letters / Chemical Safety

Labor, Environmental Groups Oppose Scott Pruitt’s Nomination as EPA Administrator

Jan 17, 2017

Members of the BlueGreen Alliance urged Senators to reject Scott Pruitt’s nomination as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Letters / Chemical Safety

Members of BlueGreen Alliance Oppose Andrew Puzder’s Nomination as Labor Secretary

Jan 13, 2017

America has a significant opportunity to create and maintain quality jobs, drive U.S. manufacturing growth, and secure American competitiveness, while reducing toxic exposure and pollution and protecting our climate and environment. Our U.S. Labor Secretary should see the value that innovating, building, and installing the clean economy can create across the country.

Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Jan 13, 2016

Members of the Michigan BlueGreen Alliance sent a letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder urging for the State Plan to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan carbon emissions reductions in a way that will bolster the state’s economy.

Letters / International Climate Agreements

Labor, Environmental Leaders Call for Just Transition Language in Paris Climate Agreement

Nov 03, 2015

Labor and environmental leaders wrote to U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern to thank him for supporting inclusion of Just Transition language in negotiating text for the eventual Paris agreement.

Letters / Trade

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission

Oct 19, 2015

The BlueGreen Alliance weighs in on the effort to expand items included in the Environmental Goods Agreement being negotiated by the U.S. Trade Representative.

Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Calls on Congress to Oppose Crude Oil Exports

Sep 15, 2015

The BlueGreen Alliance urges Congress to oppose H.R. 702, a bill that would lift the long-standing ban on crude oil exports.

Letters / International Climate Agreements

Thank you Leader Pelosi for standing up for workers on Fast Track

Jun 16, 2015

The BlueGreen Alliance thanks Leader Pelosi for standing up for workers and the environment by voting against fast track and supporting efforts to implement fair deals that will not lead our country on a race to the bottom.

Letters / Chemical Safety

BlueGreen Alliance on Senate TSCA Reform, S. 697

May 13, 2015

As Congress confronts reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and America’s chemical safety policies in both the House and Senate, the BlueGreen Alliance releases its policy statement on the Senate’s proposal, S. 697.

Letters / Chemical Safety

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Apr 27, 2015

We applaud the latest effort at finding a bi-partisan solution to the antiquated and health-damaging current federal law regulating chemicals, we do not support S. 697 because it will not protect workers, families and children from toxic chemicals.

Letters / International Climate Agreements

BlueGreen Alliance Urges President to take advantage of Lima opportunities

Dec 05, 2014

The BlueGreen Alliance urged President Obama to continue his leadership on addressing climate change and to take advantage of the opportunities presented to us in moving to a cleaner economy.

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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

Letter Opposing Senate Joint Resolution 28

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Senate to Oppose the REINS Act and the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017

Labor, Environmental Groups Oppose Scott Pruitt’s Nomination as EPA Administrator

Members of BlueGreen Alliance Oppose Andrew Puzder’s Nomination as Labor Secretary

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Labor, Environmental Leaders Call for Just Transition Language in Paris Climate Agreement

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission

BlueGreen Alliance Calls on Congress to Oppose Crude Oil Exports

Thank you Leader Pelosi for standing up for workers on Fast Track

BlueGreen Alliance on Senate TSCA Reform, S. 697

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

BlueGreen Alliance Urges President to take advantage of Lima opportunities