Ohio’s infrastructure systems are in urgent need of significant repair and making the necessary repairs will create good jobs, make our systems more efficient and less polluting, and safeguard communities from the impact of climate change.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Tuesday charged Akron-based FirstEnergy with unfair labor practices related to the closing of two power plants in Pennsylvania.

Rebuilding and upgrading Washington’s infrastructure gives us a great opportunity to create tens of thousands of family wage union jobs, reduce income inequality, make our economy more efficient and productive, reduce climate-­‐disrupting pollution, and protect our communities from severe weather effects caused by climate change. In this report, the BlueGreen Alliance identifies needed investment—some of…

Climate change is changing the way we live—and the way we work. With greater temperature and precipitation extremes, more severe storms, and changing weather patterns, we are encountering new challenges—and more serious hazards—in the workplace.

BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster released the following statement on the retirement of Congressman Henry Waxman (CA).

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.

United States Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) joined leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance, the Institute for America’s Future, and the Center for American Progress to release a new report that offers a bold strategy to lead a green industrial transformation.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiled the November employment situation, showing the economy added 203,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to a five-year low of 7 percent.

The transition to a clean economy will involve significant economic shifts in how we consume electrical power. This transition can either be a tool that helps to rebuild America, or it can be a disruptive force.

In support of workers locked out by FirstEnergy at the Penelec utility in Pennsylvania, the BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director David Foster released a statement.

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.

The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) presents an opportunity for the international community to collectively discuss and address the global threat of climate change. Read the full BlueGreen Alliance Position Statement for COP 19.