Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Overnight, Republicans on the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means and the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to approve proposed bill text for the Congressional reconciliation process.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
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 / EV Charging and Infrastructure
The White House, alongside the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Energy (DOE), today released information regarding the nation’s strategy for electrifying freight corridors. Federally funded electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure is required to meet Buy America requirements, supporting domestic manufacturing of charging and other alternative fueling technology.
Press Releases & Statements / EV Charging and Infrastructure
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure to overturn a recently finalized and temporary U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) waiver of Buy America policies for electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
Blog / EV Charging and Infrastructure
Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), which would overturn a recently finalized U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) waiver of Buy America policies for electric vehicle (EV) chargers. To unpack why this CRA is so threatening to U.S. manufacturing, BlueGreen Alliance Senior Policy Advisor Reem Rayef breaks down what Buy America policies do, why they are important, and how waivers can be strategically used to maximize the impact of such policies.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The Colorado BlueGreen Alliance Coalition secured high road labor protections for a variety of clean energy solutions including landmark legislation to ensure that all large energy-sector projects will include labor standards in line with eligibility requirements outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act’s enhanced tax credits.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience
This guide supports states seeking to maximize the employment and economic benefits that can accompany EV charging infrastructure provisions in the BIL and Inflation Reduction Act.
EV Charging and Infrastructure
The Biden administration today opened the first application round of funding for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. The program is a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) investment supporting state and local governments and public entities to build electric vehicle (EV) charging and other alternative fuel infrastructure in their communities.
Press Releases & Statements / Infrastructure and Community Resilience
he U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and White House today made a series of announcements that will shape the future of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the United States. Prominent among them is FHWA’s publishing of final minimum standards for agency-funded EV charging infrastructure, which will set the baseline for how states implement the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI).
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance today announced the United Auto Workers (UAW) will join its growing national labor-environmental partnership and its fight for a clean, prosperous, and equitable economy. The announcement comes at a vital time in the domestic auto industry. The industry is at a crossroads, with the United States poised to be a global leader in clean vehicle and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing—helping to bring back high-skill, high-wage, union jobs.
EV Charging and Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) laying out standards for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations built using federal funding authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which passed last year.