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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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Advanced Clean Technology

Ohio Leaders Tout Benefits of New Standards to Reduce Methane in State’s Oil and Gas Industry

May 13, 2016

Methane Standards for New Sources will reduce pollution, protect workers and communities, and grow and sustain jobs.

Blog / Advanced Clean Technology

Advocates to Sen. Brown: Reduce Methane Leaks to Create Jobs, Protect Workers and Environment

Apr 19, 2016

On April 8, labor and environmental advocates hosted Senator Brown and local union members and elected officials for a roundtable discussion about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new methane standards for the oil and gas industry.

Advanced Clean Technology

BlueGreen Alliance Praises Obama Administration for Commitment to Limit Methane Emissions from Existing Oil and Gas Operations

Mar 10, 2016

The BlueGreen Alliance praised today the Obama administration for its commitment to limit methane emissions from existing oil and gas operations.

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.

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.

Advanced Clean Technology

Methane Partnership is a Step Forward on Reducing Emissions

Jul 23, 2015

The EPA announced the Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program, a voluntary partnership that will encourage energy companies to adopt technologies and best practices to improve efficiency and reduce emissions of methane.

Advanced Clean Technology

BlueGreen Alliance Praises Administration’s Goal to Reduce Methane Emissions

Jan 14, 2015

The Obama administration announced an ambitious goal of reducing methane emissions up to 45 percent by 2025. Achieving the administration’s goal could save the natural gas equivalent to 33 million tons of carbon pollution per year.

Advanced Clean Technology

BlueGreen Alliance Presses Obama Administration to Act on Methane Emissions

Dec 10, 2014

The BlueGreen Alliance urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate methane emissions from the oil and gas industry with a full-page ad in the Washington Post.

Letters / Advanced Clean Technology

BlueGreen Alliance Urges the Administration to Adopt a National Methane Reduction Strategy

Oct 09, 2014

The BlueGreen Alliance urged President Obama to adopt a strong methane reduction strategy in order to advance the U.S. Climate Action Plan and meet the administration’s target of reducing the nation’s global warming pollution 17 percent by 2020.

Advanced Clean Technology

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Administration to Adopt a National Methane Reduction Strategy

Oct 04, 2014

The BlueGreen Alliance today urged President Obama to adopt a strong methane reduction strategy in order to advance the U.S. Climate Action Plan and meet the administration’s target of reducing the nation’s global warming pollution 17 percent by 2020.

Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure

Gov. Brown Signs Bill to Repair California’s Natural Gas Leaks

Sep 23, 2014

A group of labor and environmental leaders today lauded Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of a bill that will require utilities to address the growing issue of natural gas leaks in distribution pipelines.

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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

All Updates & Resources

Ohio Leaders Tout Benefits of New Standards to Reduce Methane in State’s Oil and Gas Industry

Advocates to Sen. Brown: Reduce Methane Leaks to Create Jobs, Protect Workers and Environment

BlueGreen Alliance Praises Obama Administration for Commitment to Limit Methane Emissions from Existing Oil and Gas Operations

Strong Methane Standards Win for Economy, Environment

Strong Methane Standards a Win for Economy, Environment

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

Methane Partnership is a Step Forward on Reducing Emissions

BlueGreen Alliance Praises Administration’s Goal to Reduce Methane Emissions

BlueGreen Alliance Presses Obama Administration to Act on Methane Emissions

BlueGreen Alliance Urges the Administration to Adopt a National Methane Reduction Strategy

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Administration to Adopt a National Methane Reduction Strategy

Gov. Brown Signs Bill to Repair California’s Natural Gas Leaks