What do Boston, New York, Indianapolis and Syracuse all have in common? They’re all cities part of the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) methane leaks interactive data map of where the methane leaks are located in a given city.

The opinion piece, “Let our Cities Move,” in Wednesday’s New York Times by Mayors DeBlasio of New York City and Cornett of Oklahoma City underscores the critical importance of reinvesting in America’s transportation infrastructure.

As Congress confronts reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and America’s chemical safety policies in both the House and Senate, the BlueGreen Alliance releases its policy statement on the Senate’s proposal, S. 697.

BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Kim Glas responds to the Senate’s failure to pass a procedural vote in order to move forward with consideration of the bill on fast-track trade authority.

We applaud the latest effort at finding a bi-partisan solution to the antiquated and health-damaging current federal law regulating chemicals, we do not support S. 697 because it will not protect workers, families and children from toxic chemicals.

As the House Ways and Means Committee considers Fast Track Trade authority and several new international trade agreements, national labor and environmental leaders offered another view of what Fast Track would mean for the American people.

The Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) outlines strategies to strengthen our nation’s energy infrastructure, to include modernizing our electric grid and natural gas distribution pipelines to make them more resilient and reduce climate change pollution.

Trade Promotion Authority—also known as Fast Track legislation—was introduced in Congress. BlueGreen Alliance’s Executive Director Kim Glas released the following statement.

Members of IBEW Local 275 worked through the winter on this solar facility in Western Michigan.

Investments in clean energy technologies for cars are creating jobs. Most recently, Alcoa—with the assistance of a loan from the Department of Energy—is expanding a Tennessee aluminum manufacturing facility and adding 200 jobs.

The U.S. formally submitted its pledge to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 percent below 2005 levels. The BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement.

The Obama administration announced details of the POWER Initiative that allocates a range of federal resources and programs to coal communities and workers impacted by America’s energy transition.