Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The EPA recently finalized the Clean Power Plan that will limit carbon pollution from existing power plants. Under it each state must create a blueprint for their state to meet it called a State Implementation Plan (SIP) over the next two to three years.
Testimony & Comments / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
These standards will increase fuel efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions from long-haul trucks—along with full size pick-ups, other trucks, buses, and vocational vehicles and can also continue America’s auto and manufacturing resurgence.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
President Obama, along with 13 of the country’s largest companies, announced a number of impactful measures that represent forward progress on climate action. The business pledges reinforce our commitment to climate change and to facing it head on.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
This week, the Senate Finance Committee approved legislation that would revive some very important clean energy tax credits. Approval by the Finance Committee is just the beginning though.
Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Our statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed phase 2 standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that will increase fuel efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
International Climate Agreements
Pope Francis released an encyclical on climate change that focuses on the need to address the issue to protect both people and our planet.
Letters / International Climate Agreements
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.