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Better Buildings Approach
Our Better Buildings Approach is a framework built to optimize the climate, health, equity, and job creation potential that the buildings sector represents.
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Press Releases / Clean Infrastructure
Gov. Kotek Signs Landmark Bill for Oregon’s Labor and Environmental Future Into Law
Oregon State Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 3332 into law at an event today, reinforcing Oregon’s commitment to local industries and cleaner infrastructure by championing domestically-produced iron and steel in public projects. The new law includes a grant initiative to support small businesses as they work to meet Oregon’s strong domestic production benchmarks.
Press Releases / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Experts Discuss How the Inflation Reduction Act Changes the Game for Clean Manufacturing
Today the BlueGreen Alliance hosted a webinar called “Game Changer: The Inflation Reduction Act and Clean Manufacturing.” Government officials, union representatives, environmental experts, industry representatives, and others across the U.S. heard leading climate and labor experts discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and its promise to revitalize industrial manufacturing.
Blog / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Labor Standards Set the Stage for a Union Clean Economy
Our Appalachian Regional Organizer, Dan Taylor, and our Senior Policy Advisor, Brennen Cain, penned a blog for Reimagine Appalachia on how the clean energy tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act are setting the stage for a unionized clean economy.
Press Releases / Clean Vehicles and Fuels
New Research Finds Federal Clean Energy, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure Investments Will Support Three Million Jobs Per Year
New analysis by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst commissioned by the BlueGreen Alliance and National Skills Coalition estimates that the combined investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS) will support nearly 3 million jobs per year over the life span of the laws.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Good Jobs
Executive Summary of PERI Report: Employment Impacts of New U.S. Clean Energy, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure Laws
The new report from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst estimates that the combined investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS) will support nearly 3 million jobs per year and 19 million job-years over their lifetime.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Green Schools
Back to School: Federal Investments for Energy-Efficient, Healthy, and Climate Resilient Schools
This factsheet lists the broad range of programs now available to K-12 public schools, school districts as well as state, local and Tribal governments—and guides them on how to maximize the social and economic impact of these dollars.
Press Releases / Clean Vehicles and Fuels
BlueGreen Alliance Stands in Solidarity with UAW workers
Union contracts for nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis expired on Thursday, September 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Those workers are now on strike or working without a contract. UAW is pushing for, among other items, fair and equal pay, safer workplaces—particularly in electric vehicle (EV) battery plants—and job security in the transition to EVs.