The BlueGreen Alliance’s Director of Vehicles and Advanced Transportation Zoe Lipman today testified in front of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis during their hearing on manufacturing jobs for America’s workers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal today to roll back regulations that prevent unnecessary methane leaks in the oil and gas industry.

The BlueGreen Alliance alongside its six environmental partners submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) opposing a proposed rulemaking that would leave the door open to Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs) in the construction industry. The group urged the DOL to permanently exempt the use of IRAPs from the industry.

To succeed in creating a new economy that values American workers, families, and our environment, we must ensure that nobody falls through the cracks. To do so we must build a globally competitive social safety net and reject the false narrative pushed by those intent on stifling the growth of the clean economy.

In a detailed analysis released today of the impact of the administration’s proposal to rollback the nation’s leading fuel economy and vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) standards, the BlueGreen Alliance found that the U.S. stands to miss out on thousands of future manufacturing jobs in a variety of sectors within the auto industry.

The BlueGreen Alliance today announced that Jason Walsh would be joining the organization as its new Executive Director on August 1.

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Following the bill’s passage, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Interim Co-Executive Director Mike Williams:

Groups Say Platform Will Create Good-Paying Jobs, Address Income Inequality and the Climate Crisis

The offshore wind industry holds great potential for creating quality, family-sustaining jobs while producing clean, renewable energy. As more wind farms spring up off America’s coasts, demand for the highly skilled workers needed to complete these innovative projects will grow as well. We need our workers to be ready to embrace this opportunity.

Yesterday, Senate Democrats, led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tom Carper (D-Del), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the International Climate Accountability Act, which would ensure the United States remains a party to the Paris Agreement and works to meet its commitments under the agreement. The bill is a companion to H.R. 9, which passed the House of Representative in early May.

Yesterday, Reps. Bill Keating (D-Md.), Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.), Alan Lowenthal (D-Cali.), Donald McEachin (D-Va.), and Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) reintroduced the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act. The bill creates a federal grant program to assist colleges, universities, state and local governments, unions, and nonprofits in the development of programs to prepare workers for jobs in the nation’s offshore wind industry.

The Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019 is set to become law in Maryland on Friday after passing the General Assembly in April. The law sets a renewable energy target of 50 percent by 2030 and is expected to grow the state’s offshore wind capacity to over 1,500 megawatts by 2030.