A landmark policy EPA policy will engage employees and their union representatives during environmental inspections of the nation’s most dangerous industrial facilities.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman today announced the launch of Thinc.GreenMSP, an unprecedented economic-development partnership between the two cities to retain, grow and attract green-manufacturing businesses and jobs.

“Manufacturing Better Business” is a strategic plan to create good, green manufacturing jobs in Minneapolis Saint Paul.

A group of graduates of the Wisconsin IBEW/NECA Advanced PV for Journeyman Electricians class recently took part in a 14 KW photovoltaic system installation at Options for Independent Living in Green Bay.

The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) were on hand to discuss a new report from the BlueGreen Alliance and Economic Policy Institute on the job-creating possibilities of expanding America’s rail network.

Following President Barack Obama’s address from the Oval Office, the BlueGreen Alliance urged Congress to move forward on comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation and reform of our nation’s chemical laws.

The American Wind Energy Association and the United Steelworkers released a joint “Framework Agreement” to create a “Partnership for Progress” in accelerating the development and deployment of wind energy production in the United States.

The campus at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan, got greener recently they added instruction on wind and solar technologies thanks to a federal grant.

The BlueGreen Alliance sent a letter to Senator Majority Leader Reid expressing eagerness to work with the Senate “to strengthen and pass comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation…”

Following May unemployment news, and recent indications that the Senate will move comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation in July, the BlueGreen Alliance said today that passing this legislation will create millions of clean energy jobs.

Members of the Ironworkers are literally building the framework for a cleaner energy future in Minnesota at the St. John’s Solar Farm near Collegeville, Minnesota.

After President Obama visited the Gulf Coast on May 28, BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster said the disaster should sound as a clarion call to Congress that it is time to embrace the clean energy economy.