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 / Clean Economy Union Jobs

America’s Energy Transition: A Case Study in the Past and Present of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Power Sector

Sep 30, 2015

America’s Energy Transition: A Case Study in the Past and Present of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Power Sector looks back at the Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell Power Stations shutdowns in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Managing the Employment Impact of Energy Transition in Pennsylvania Coal Country

Sep 30, 2015

Managing the Employment Impact of Energy Transition in Pennsylvania Coal Country examines the broader southwest Pennsylvania region and looks at four scenarios on how our energy mix will change over time.

Advanced Clean Technology

Strong Methane Standards Win for Economy, Environment

Sep 29, 2015

Members of the BlueGreen Alliance today testified during the EPA’s Pittsburgh hearing, and afterwards held a labor roundtable on proposed standards to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector.

Testimony & Comments / Advanced Clean Technology

Strong Methane Standards a Win for Economy, Environment

Sep 29, 2015

At a hearing in Pittsburgh, PA, the BlueGreen Alliance’s Regional Program Manger for Pennsylvania Khari Mosley testified in favor of proposed standards to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Congress Should Heed Pope’s Message on Climate Change, Economic Justice

Sep 24, 2015

The labor and environmental leaders of the BlueGreen Alliance urged Members of Congress to heed the Pope’s message for action on climate change and to help address income inequality in the U.S. and across the world.

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

In Construction Sector, Green is Growing

Sep 23, 2015

Green buildings and more efficient building practices and materials have taken the construction sector in the U.S. by storm and a new study shows that a third of the U.S. construction market could be green by 2018.

Blog / Other

Keep the Crude Oil Export Ban to Protect Jobs, Environment

Sep 16, 2015

It’s time for Congress, instead, to get to work to improve safety for U.S. oil industry workers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This bill is bad for our economy and the environment and Congress should reject it.

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.

Blog / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

A Victory in California to Grow Jobs, Reduce Methane Leaks

Sep 12, 2015

In California, the BlueGreen Alliance worked with labor unions and environmental organizations to help enact SB 1371, which compels the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) to improve leak identification, repair, and avoidance, as well as better account for the climate change impact of natural gas leaks in the state’s natural gas distribution systems.

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Smarter Cities Will Help Fight Climate Change

Sep 08, 2015

U.S. cities are struggling with aging infrastructure. Ahead of the Paris climate talks, a new report calls on cities worldwide to develop urban development strategies focused on building efficiency, public transit, waste management, & renewable energy.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Michigan’s Move to Meet Clean Power Plan Emissions Limits is the Right Thing for Economy, Environment

Sep 02, 2015

The State of Michigan recently announced its plans to craft and introduce a State Carbon Implementation Plan (SCIP) to reduce emissions from existing power plants.

Advanced Clean Technology

Labor, Environmental Leaders Applaud Administration’s National Methane Reduction Plan

Aug 18, 2015

Leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance applauded a newly announced EPA proposal to reduce methane emissions. The proposed standards are part of the larger vision to reduce methane pollution economy-wide by up to 45 percent through 2025.

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