The U.S. Senate today voted 51-49 against a procedural motion to advance S.J. Res. 11, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval blocking efforts to curb the waste of methane in natural gas production on federal and Tribal lands, also known as the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane Rule.

Over 100 organizations wrote key members of the House and Senate to urge them to guarantee that the critical contribution this agency makes to the people of the United States continues by ensuring that the agency receives requested funding in the FY18 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Thank you for your consideration.

Thousands of Minnesotans are employed at more than 70 facilities across the state supplying parts, supplying parts, remanufacturing existing products and manufacturing and assembling transit vehicles and infrastructure in our state and around the country.

Thousands of Minnesotans are employed at more than 70 facilities across the state supplying parts, supplying parts, remanufacturing existing products and manufacturing and assembling transit vehicles and infrastructure in our state and around the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2017) – Union members from around the country will be taking part in the March for Climate, Jobs, and Justice in Washington, D.C. on President Trump’s 100th day in office, April 29, and in solidarity marches and events in other towns and cities.Ahead of the events, labor leaders spoke out on why…

The Regulatory Accountability Act was introduced today in the U.S. Senate and BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director released a statement urging Senators to focus on creating quality jobs for American workers instead of more attacks on worker and environmental protections.

In a letter to members of Congress, over 40 national and 30 state-based organizations sent a letter to Congress calling on members to protect first responders, industrial workers, communities and our nation’s infrastructure by vigorously opposing the CRA resolution and any other similar efforts to weaken national protections from chemical disasters.

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Senior Policy Advisory Jessica Eckdish provided testimony during a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing in support of changes to the EPA’s Risk Management Program designed to better protect first responders, workers and the communities around industrial facilities.

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas responds to EPA Administrator Pruitt’s call to exit the Paris Climate Agreement by saying it would be a “huge mistake.”

In his recent Executive Order, President Trump ordered the EPA to re-evaluate common sense standards finalized by them ast year that would limit methane emissions from new and modified sources in the oil and gas industry. Our Kim Glas responded.

Coal-dependent communities around the country are struggling and the RECLAIM Act could inject much needed investment in economic development—if done right.

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Kim Glas responds to President Trump’s Executive Order rolling back worker and environmental protections.