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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

When buildings are designed, built, and maintained to protect the health of people and the environment—and if the manufacturing of building products and materials create good-paying union jobs in the U.S.—then the wellbeing of people and communities will improve, especially for people of color. Building Clean works to increase the use of building products that are more efficient, less toxic, and manufactured in the U.S. We aim to improve the physical, environmental, and economic health of communities and promote a more equitable future for all.

Policy Priorities / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

Manufacturing towns dot the nation, and advanced manufacturing helps provide the foundation for the economy in major regions of the United States. Industries like the steel and automotive industries supported good-paying jobs, middle-class families, and prosperous communities for decades, while also spurring American leadership in innovation and technology. That’s still true in some areas. But in many others, factories have closed or new industries offer jobs that all too often are poorly paid, insecure, or unsafe.

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Testimony & Comments / Offshore Clean Energy

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York

In these comments, BGA writes a notice of intent to BOEM to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic project offshore New York. On behalf of the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA), our partners, and the millions of members and supporters they represent, we thank you for the opportunity to comment on the notice…

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

New Data Reveals Broad Support Across the Political Spectrum for Unions and Workers’ Right to Organize

A new survey of 1,189 likely voters across the country by Data for Progress and the BlueGreen Alliance found that bipartisan majorities of participants believe union neutrality agreements improve workplaces and they prefer companies that commit to such agreements. A bipartisan majority of voters (63%) support union neutrality agreements—a commitment made by a company to…

Press Releases & Statements / Chemical Safety

Congress’s Short-Sighted Repeal of the Methane Waste Emissions Charge Will Harm Communities

Congress passed Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation yesterday, repealing the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Waste Emissions Charge (WEC).  WEC—a rule established under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Methane Emissions Reduction Program—reinforced the immediate need for methane mitigation to curb climate change and protect communities and workers from harmful pollution. Together with the $1.5 billion in…

Testimony & Comments / Offshore Clean Energy

Comments on Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for California Offshore Wind

We thank the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the opportunity to comment on the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for California offshore wind. We appreciate BOEM’s draft PEIS analyzing the potential impacts of offshore wind energy development in the five lease areas off California’s coast. The final sale notice for these areas included lease stipulations designed to promote the development of a robust domestic supply chain, advance flexibility in transmission planning, and create good paying, union jobs. BGA urges BOEM to include more robust stipulations and bidding credits in its future leases and consider our recommendations in this letter.

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Russell Vought’s Confirmation is a Disaster for Workers and the Environment

The U.S. Senate confirmed Russell Vought as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) yesterday. While he was still the unconfirmed OMB nominee, Vought orchestrated a sweeping freeze on federal grant and loan payments. This funding freeze halted investments authorized by Congress, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the CHIPS and Science Act. The pause also impacted public service programs that the country depends on. 

Letters / Building Clean

BlueGreen Alliance Letter of Opposition to Russel Vought’s Nomination to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

While we rarely weigh in on nominations, we oppose the nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and encourage you to vote “no” on his confirmation. Vought’s hostility toward career public servants and desire to consolidate executive power are incompatible with the principles of a fair and balanced…

Testimony & Comments / Fairness for Workers and Communities

BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING: HEAT INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION IN OUTDOOR AND INDOOR WORK SETTINGS

In these comments, BGA provides a list of recommendations for improving OSHA’s Proposed Heat Standard. January 29, 2025 BGA applauds the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in its progress towards establishing a first-ever federal protective heat standard for reducing heat-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the workplace. With global temperatures rising— and 2024…

Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE PUTS JOBS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND WORKER SAFETY AT RISK

January 28, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration ordered a freeze on all federal grant and loan payments late last night, except for funding paid directly to individuals. An announcement of the pause was released from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) late in the evening.  The sweeping interruption to funding includes payouts from the…

Press Releases & Statements / Supply Chain Development

Navigating the Build America, Buy America Act

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation (BGAF) and Ecomedes today hosted a webinar exploring the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. BABA—part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)—strengthens and expands “Buy America” requirements for federally financed infrastructure projects. This new policy has significantly increased the need for U.S. manufacturers to identify their products as BABA compliant. The webinar highlighted and built upon the BlueGreen Alliance’s “Making BABA Work for American Manufacturers” guide, released in December.  

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