Updates & Resources

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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Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Passenger Rail & Transit Rail Manufacturing in the U.S.

Jan 30, 2015

Passenger Rail & Transit Rail Manufacturing in the U.S. from the Environment Law and Policy Center and the BlueGreen Alliance shows transit and passenger rail systems support extensive manufacturing businesses and jobs across the country.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

President’s Call for Bipartisan Infrastructure Fixes is the Right Remedy for Middle Class

Jan 20, 2015

In reaction to the president’s State of the Union speech, the BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas released the following statement.

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.

Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

The missing piece of the U.S. auto industry’s resurgence

Jan 08, 2015

President Obama kicked off a three-day trip with a visit to a Ford plant in Detroit yesterday.The lede that has been buried about this comeback is that we’re making landmark steps forward on the environment and energy security.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Gov. Brown’s Ambitious Infrastructure and Climate Change Agenda

Jan 05, 2015

The BlueGreen Alliance’s California Director JB Tengco applauded California Governor Jerry Brown’s call to come together and tackle California’s longstanding infrastructure challenges in the State of the State address.

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.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Making the Grade: How Investments in America’s Infrastructure Benefit Our Economy and Environment

Oct 24, 2014

This innovative report shows that repairing America’s infrastructure could create 2.7 million jobs, increase the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $377 billion,and reduce carbon pollution and other greenhouse gas emissions.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Repairing America’s Infrastructure Can Create 2.7 Million Jobs, Increase GDP by $377 Billion, and Reduce Emissions

Oct 24, 2014

An innovative report shows that repairing America’s infrastructure could create million jobs across the economy, grow the economy and reduce carbon pollution and other greenhouse gas emissions.

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

Minnesota Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Project

Sep 30, 2014

In September 2014, the BlueGreen Alliance profiled the natural gas distribution system of Minnesota and examined efforts to repair leak-prone pipes within the system.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure

Minnesota Natural Gas Distribution Profile

Sep 28, 2014

In September 2014, the BlueGreen Alliance profiled the natural gas distribution system of Minnesota and examined efforts to repair leak-prone pipes within the system.

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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

Passenger Rail & Transit Rail Manufacturing in the U.S.

President’s Call for Bipartisan Infrastructure Fixes is the Right Remedy for Middle Class

BlueGreen Alliance Praises Administration’s Goal to Reduce Methane Emissions

The missing piece of the U.S. auto industry’s resurgence

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Gov. Brown’s Ambitious Infrastructure and Climate Change Agenda

BlueGreen Alliance Presses Obama Administration to Act on Methane Emissions

Making the Grade: How Investments in America’s Infrastructure Benefit Our Economy and Environment

Repairing America’s Infrastructure Can Create 2.7 Million Jobs, Increase GDP by $377 Billion, and Reduce Emissions

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

BlueGreen Alliance Urges Administration to Adopt a National Methane Reduction Strategy

Minnesota Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Project

Minnesota Natural Gas Distribution Profile