The United States Senate today voted to utilize the Congressional Review Act to reinstate regulations preventing unnecessary methane leaks in the oil and gas industry, which were rolled back by the Trump administration. In response the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.

In April, the BlueGreen Alliance submitted these comments to inform the preparation by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) of an environmental assessment (EA) for the nearly 800,000 acres identified as Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the New York Bight.

Walsh talked about how the Senate Finance Committee and U.S. tax code can play a critical role in addressing the climate crisis, creating good jobs, and injecting equity into our society as we work to rebuild our economy and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. He concluded saying, “Through federal tax policy, we can make strategic…

The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization today publicly released its first report to President Joe Biden laying out ways in which the administration can support the revitalization of communities impacted by energy transition.

Brenda Mallory today was confirmed as the next Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).

President Joe Biden will shortly unveil his American Jobs Plan to boost the economy. In advance of the announcement, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh: “We came into the COVID-19 pandemic with three intersecting crises: climate change, income inequality, and racial injustice. To address any one of these crises…

This case study focuses on the passage of first-of-its-kind just transition legislation in Colorado, which provides valuable lessons to advocates for coal communities and workers in other states and a glimpse into the challenges that lie ahead.

Brenda Mallory is the right person for this job. And she can bring her leadership and experience to CEQ to do this critical work in ways that lifts up communities and workers and prioritizes investments in workers and communities that need it most.

Janet McCabe is the right person to take this vision forward at the EPA, with extensive knowledge of environmental law and decades of experience working on critical issues such as air quality, climate change, and children’s environmental health.

U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland (D-NM) today was confirmed as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Secretary Haaland is the first Native American to hold a position in the U.S. Cabinet. In response, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.

Michael Regan today was confirmed as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In response, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) today introduced the RECLAIM Act and a bill to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Lands reclamation fee. The RECLAIM Act would commit existing funds to clean up abandoned coal mines and spur economic development and diversification in impacted communities. In response to the bill introduction, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh: