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Blog / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

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

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

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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Infrastructure and Community Resilience

President Biden Announced Efforts to Ensure All Have Access to Safe, Clean Water at Milwaukee Event

President Biden traveled to Milwaukee today to announce the finalization of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s improvements to the nation’s Lead and Copper Rule. The new rule will build on the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to replace lead pipes around the country, including a $15 billion investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed in 2021.  

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Colorado BGA 2024 Legislative Wrap Up

The Colorado BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) is dedicated to improving Colorado’s communities by supporting and creating good jobs, growing Colorado’s clean energy economy, and protecting Colorado’s environment on behalf of generations to come. The Colorado coalition advocated fiercely for legislation that improves the lives of workers, families, and school children. We secured significant wins during the 2024 Legislative Session, especially in the transportation and affordable housing space.

Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Biden’s Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat  

 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a proposed rule designed to protect workers from extreme heat. Heat is the leading cause of death among all weather conditions in the United States. The proposed standard would ensure workers have water and shade breaks. It will apply to all employers conducting outdoor and indoor work in all general industry, construction, maritime, and agriculture sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction. 

Reports & Fact Sheets / Workers' Rights

Inflation Reduction Act FAQs: Clean Energy Tax Credit Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) Requirements

The strengthened and newly established tax credits for clean energy in the Inflation Reduction Act will not only drive the deployment of clean energy technologies and dramatically reduce pollution, but also provide high-quality jobs in the clean economy. This document will offer answers to some of the most common questions on these rules.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities

Then and Now: Worker Safety Under the Trump and Biden-Harris Administrations

In September 2020, The BlueGreen Alliance released Misled: The Impact of the Trump Administration’s Agenda on Working Families and the Environment, an analysis of a range of policy actions made by the Trump administration. Now, four years later, we can compare these policies alongside those of the Biden administration and clearly illustrate the impact of an administration’s prioritization of worker health and safety.

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