Press Releases & Statements / Chemical Safety
The Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters published new data today that highlights over 829 hazardous chemical incidents, including fires, explosions, and harmful chemical releases that have occurred since the beginning of 2021, with 270 incidents occurring this year alone.
Press Releases & Statements / Supply Chain Development
Today the BlueGreen Alliance hosted a webinar called Forging Ahead: Investing in Domestic Clean Aluminum in partnership with the Sustainable Aluminum Network. Government officials, union representatives, environmental experts, and industry representatives across the United States heard leading industrial manufacturing experts discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and its transformative power to restore the aluminum supply chain…
Press Releases & Statements / Buy Clean
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today released its plan to invest $2 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act on substantially lower embodied carbon in some common construction materials.
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
Ørsted, a Denmark-based leader in the offshore wind industry, announced Tuesday that it has backed out of two projects planned off the coast of New Jersey. The projects, Ocean Wind 1 and 2, would have been the first such projects in New Jersey.
Press Releases & Statements / Buy Clean
Oregon State Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 3332 into law at an event today, reinforcing Oregon’s commitment to local industries and cleaner infrastructure by championing domestically-produced iron and steel in public projects. The new law includes a grant initiative to support small businesses as they work to meet Oregon’s strong domestic production benchmarks.
Press Releases & Statements / Buy Clean
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $100 million in grants to help manufacturers track and disclose the emissions associated with the production of materials and products used in infrastructure projects. This will help private and public sector purchasers know which materials are made in the most climate-friendly way.
Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
Today the BlueGreen Alliance hosted a webinar called “Game Changer: The Inflation Reduction Act and Clean Manufacturing.” Government officials, union representatives, environmental experts, industry representatives, and others across the U.S. heard leading climate and labor experts discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and its promise to revitalize industrial manufacturing.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
One-term President Donald Trump is traveling to Detroit to feed his own ego while striking United Auto Worker (UAW) members are fighting for fair wages, an end to the inequitable tier system, and a union-built electric vehicle (EV) future. In a clear display of Trump’s lack of respect for the striking workers, he will be speaking at a non-union facility. In advance of Trump’s trip, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
In response to an invitation from United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain, President Joe Biden today joined striking auto workers on the picket line outside Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, MI. This is believed to be the first time a sitting president has joined striking workers on a picket line, providing major credence…
Press Releases & Statements / Other
Following the announcement that United Steelworkers (USW) International President and BlueGreen Alliance Co-Chair Tom Conway has passed away, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
New analysis by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst commissioned by the BlueGreen Alliance and National Skills Coalition estimates that the combined investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS) will support nearly 3 million jobs per year over the life span of the laws.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
Union contracts for nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis expired on Thursday, September 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Those workers are now on strike or working without a contract. UAW is pushing for, among other items, fair and equal pay, safer workplaces—particularly in electric vehicle (EV) battery plants—and job security in the transition to EVs.