High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
President Obama will visit the Metro Transit Light Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility and Union Depot in St. Paul, MN to unveil a new $302 billion proposal to invest in America’s infrastructure like crumbling roads and bridges.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The BlueGreen Alliance reacts to the Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiling the December employment situation, showing the economy added 74,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate was lowered to 6.7 percent, a five-year low.
Research / Clean Infrastructure
Repairing Minnesota will create good jobs, make our systems more efficient and less polluting, and safeguard communities from the impact of climate change, like severe weather such as floods and droughts.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Duluth Mayor Don Ness joined labor and environmental leaders as they released a new report showing an estimated 114,000 jobs could be created across the state’s economy by making much-needed investments in the basic systems we rely on everyday.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Today in Lansing, labor and environmental leaders released a new report showing an estimated 119,300 jobs could be created by making much-needed investments in roads and bridges, water, wastewater, transit, energy, and communication systems.
Research / Clean Infrastructure
Repairing Michigan will create good jobs, make our systems more efficient and less polluting, and safeguard communities from the impact of climate change, like severe weather such as floods and droughts.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
The July unemployment statistics show the economy gained 162,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent. This is progress toward building a more prosperous economy and lays the track work for solid economic growth over the next year.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Congresswoman DeLauro along with BlueGreen Alliance leaders Leo W. Gerard of the United Steelworkers and Mike Langford of the Utility Workers Union of America, came together today to introduce the National Infrastructure Bank Development Act.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
The Senate voted 100-0 to approve Anthony Foxx’s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. The following is a statement from BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Local and national union, environmental and partner organizations called for action to Repair America. Fixing America’s infrastructure will better prepare communities for the effects of climate change, and fix our roads and bridges and much more.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Reacting to President Obama’s decision to nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to replace Ray LaHood as the next Secretary of Transportation, BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster released the following statement.