Updates & Resources

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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Reports & Fact Sheets / Advanced Clean Technology

TAKING STOCK: Opportunities and Challenges in California’s Natural Gas Distribution System

Dec 22, 2016

Methane is the primary component of natural gas and it is much more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Natural gas distribution systems around the country are leaking methane. Repairing those leaks will create quality jobs for workers, while addressing climate change. Taking Stock: Opportunities and Challenges in California’s Natural Gas Distribution System reveals best practices for repairing and replacing leak-prone natural gas pipes in the state.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Preview of Supplying Ingenuity II

Dec 21, 2016

This issue brief provides a preview of research from the upcoming report Supplying Ingenuity II: U.S. Suppliers of Key Clean, Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technologies due out in 2017.

Blog / Chemical Safety

Why We Need to End Lead Poisoning, Now More Than Ever

Dec 16, 2016

Lead poisoning is entirely preventable, yet 535,000 children under the age of six are poisoned by lead in the United States each year. Lead was banned from gasoline starting in 1975, and laws that removed lead from interior house paint and from pipes and solder were enacted in 1978 and 1986 respectively. So, why are we still fighting this battle?

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on U.S. Senate Introduction of RECLAIM Act

Dec 15, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Kim Glas reacts to U.S. Senate introduction of the RECLAIM Act.

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on the Nomination of Andy Puzder for Labor Secretary

Dec 09, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas speaks out on the nomination of Andy Puzder as U.S. Labor Secretary.

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Nomination of Scott Pruitt as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator

Dec 08, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas reacts to nomination of Scott Pruitt as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Illinois Labor, Environmental Leaders Applaud Signing of Future Energy Jobs Bill

Dec 07, 2016

The Future Energy Jobs Bill was signed into law in Illinois and it will move the state forward in its efforts to grow clean energy and energy efficiency, while protecting the jobs of workers around the state.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes EPA’s Proposed Determination Reaffirming Light-Duty Vehicle Standards for 2022-2025

Nov 30, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas reacts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed determination on light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards for 2022-2025 .

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Labor, Environmental Organization Backs Future Energy Job Bill Passage

Nov 29, 2016

Illinois Regional Program Manager Dick Breckenridge calls for the state’s General Assembly to pass the Future Energy Jobs Bill to ensure that Illinois keeps pace with other states in the Midwest who are leading the charge to a cleaner energy future for the region.

Blog / International Climate Agreements

Will He or Won’t He? Donald Trump and the Paris Agreement

Nov 28, 2016

Donald Trump has given mixed signals when it comes to whether or not the U.S. will stay in the Paris Agreement designed to address climate change at an international level.

International Climate Agreements

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Obama Administration’s Mid-Century Climate Strategy

Nov 16, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Kim Glas responds to the Obama administration’s newest efforts to combat climate change.

International Climate Agreements

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Paris Agreement

Nov 04, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Kim Glas on the Paris Climate Agreement’s entry into force. The historic agreement entered into force today, three days ahead of the start of the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) in Marrakech, Morocco.

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