Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Leaders from Western Wisconsin’s labor movement came together with the BlueGreen Alliance for a virtual press conference to highlight the impacts of Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s (R-WI) performance in Congress on Wisconsin.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
New BlueGreen Alliance research has found that because of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”—which Rep. Derrick Van Orden (D-WI-03) proudly voted for—manufacturing, energy, and industrial sites across the state are facing a more difficult economic landscape.
Press Releases & Statements / Other
The expert research behind the BlueGreen Alliance’s (BGA) most impactful work has a new home on the coalition’s website. In honor of the 20th anniversary of BGA’s formation, the organization launched a new Research Hub to host the organization’s robust suite of data, analyses, reports, platforms, and more.
Blog / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
Manufacturing has been a focus from our beginning as it is crucial to global competitiveness, innovation, and energy security and has historically been a key pathway into the middle class, especially for workers of color. Our manufacturing work now spans clean energy and advanced technology manufacturing, industrial transformation, supply chain development, and trade.
Testimony & Comments / Racial and Economic Equity and Environmental Justice
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed rule to remove several reporting requirements. The BlueGreen Alliance opposes the proposed rescission.
Press Releases & Statements / Economic Development
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Additionally, May and June numbers were revised down by 103,000 jobs combined. Not only have jobs declined lower than expected, but wage growth has hit a 12-month rate of 3.2%—the lowest in five years.
Policy Priorities / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance has released list of principles to advance proactive and timely permitting and siting solutions at the federal level that strengthen grid reliability, meet rising clean energy and industrial demand, protect long-term affordability for ratepayers, and accelerate the deployment of clean manufacturing and energy, while maintaining strong environmental protections.
Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
Trump administration officials admitted to terminating funding for nearly 300 clean energy projects based solely on their location in states that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. This finding comes after a year of administration leaders claiming that politics were not involved in the making of this decision.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
President Donald Trump spoke at the General Motors (GM) test plant in Milford, MI. The president talked on the economy and made bold claims about his impact on the state. Recent data out by the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) shows that due to Trump administration policies and the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), several clean energy, manufacturing, and industrial projects have been canceled or stalled in the state and many others face a more difficult financial landscape.
Press Releases & Statements / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee passed a bill that would stop the U.S. Department of Labor from finalizing worker protections against extreme heat now or in the future. Recent research out of Harvard University found that a nationwide heat standard could prevent up to 1,500 worker deaths annually.