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:

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced a final environmental review of the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project. The project, an 800-megawatt offshore wind farm, will be built off the cost of southern Massachusetts.

The BlueGreen Alliance today announced The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) has joined its national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations. The announcement comes at a vital time as the Biden administration and Congress are focusing on how investments in infrastructure will fuel America’s economic recovery, fight economic and racial injustice, and reduce the emissions driving climate change.

U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chair Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), and Energy Subcommittee Chair Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) today released the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act of 2021. The bill includes a target of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across our economy by 2050 and language requiring strong labor standards in the clean economy, assistance for communities impacted by the changing energy mix and deindustrialization, and funding for clean technology manufacturing. In response to the introduction of the bill, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.

BlueGreen Alliance, Labor and Environmental Partners, and Key Congressional Leaders Urge Strong Focus on Good Jobs and Environmental Benefits in Infrastructure and Manufacturing Investments

Jennifer Granholm today was confirmed as the next U.S. Secretary of Energy. In response, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.

As a coalition of labor unions and environmental groups, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, the BlueGreen Alliance writes in support of the nomination of the Honorable Debra A. Haaland as the next Secretary of the Interior.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) today introduced the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act, a bill to extend and expand federal tax incentives to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act was today introduced in the U.S. House by Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and U.S. Senate by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). “If we’re going to tackle systematic racial and economic injustice and build a clean, thriving, and equitable economy for all workers, we need strong unions. The PRO Act ensures workers have a fair shot to band together and collectively bargain for better wages and benefits, safer workplaces, a cleaner environment, and a better future,” said BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh.