America must have a national dialogue on climate change that includes a strategic plan for rebuilding America’s infrastructure – including energy, water, communications, and transportation systems – that can mitigate the worst impacts of extreme weather and create good jobs for the American people.
The Senate voted to approve Dr. Ernest Moniz’s nomination to lead the Department of Energy. The following is a statement from BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance Gina McCarthy’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency today. Her nomination will now go to the Senate floor for consideration.
Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change
The BlueGreen Alliance released its Statement on Immigration Reform, which encouraged a commonsense, bipartisan approach that creates an equitable path to citizenship.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April employment numbers, showing the economy added 165,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.5 percent. The following is a statement from BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster.
Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change
On April 29, 2013 Tom Conway provided testimony in Chicago, IL in support of proposed Tier 3 vehicle standards.
Clean Energy, Auto
On March 21, 2013, Yvette Pena Lopes, the BlueGreen Alliance's Deputy Director, testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives on manufacturing.
Trade/Make it in America
The BlueGreen Alliance is asking Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to tak action to prevent occupational and environmental causes of breast cancer.
Work, Environment and Public Health