Following the release of President Obama’s proposed budget, which includes a $1 billion “Climate Resilience Fund,” leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statements.

President Obama will visit the Metro Transit Light Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility and Union Depot in St. Paul, MN to unveil a new $302 billion proposal to invest in America’s infrastructure like crumbling roads and bridges.

Today, BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster released the following statement on Congressman John Dingell’s (MI) announcement that he will retire at the end of his current term

Today Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and one of President Obama’s longest serving advisors, leaves her position at the White House.

Labor, environmental, business, non-profit and civic leaders gathered this week in Washington, D.C. for the 2014 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference to focus on finding solutions to create family-sustaining jobs, address climate change, and more.

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiled the January employment situation, showing the economy added 113,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 6.6 percent.

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).

Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, the BlueGreen Alliance touted its Repair America campaign as a way to accomplish some of the goals the president laid out to address climate change and create good jobs.

The BlueGreen Alliance reacts to the Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiling the December employment situation, showing the economy added 74,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate was lowered to 6.7 percent, a five-year low.

Lawmakers introduced a bill granting President Obama the power to move a trade agreement quickly through Congress, called “fast track” trade authority. BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster reacts to the legislation.

The BlueGreen Alliance urges Congress to provide support to key tax provisions consistently and with longevity. A 21st century clean energy economy creates good American jobs, mitigates carbon pollution and ensures the U.S. remains secure and competitive.