State of the Union 2023 BINGO!

Feb 07, 2023

Congress and President Biden have passed major landmark legislation that will dramatically address climate change as well as racial and economic inequality. In addition to significant executive action, we expect President Biden to tout three pieces of legislation in his State of the Union address: the CHIPS and Science Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act. These bills will support and create millions of good union jobs, rebuild and modernize our infrastructure, revitalize domestic manufacturing, and make our planet, our workers, and our communities safer and healthier.

Feb 02, 2023

Midwest States Director Bree Halverson sent a letter urging Minnesota State Senators to support for the Senate File 4 (Frentz) / House File 7 (Long)—the 100% Clean Energy Bill. The group said is time for a 100% clean energy law in our state tied to labor and equity standards and highlighted a few impactful measures…

The BlueGreen Alliance Responds to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Request For Information on the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program

Jan 18, 2023

Through the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, and through its programs’ implementation, legislative and agency action can work together to ensure that good jobs and a clean environment also advance critical priorities like economic and climate justice. We appreciate the opportunity to inform/respond to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Request for Information on transportation programs, particularly the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program.

BlueGreen Alliance Testimony to Minnesota State House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee

Jan 10, 2023

Together they will revitalize U.S. manufacturing, grow clean energy, and support and create good union jobs in Minnesota and around the country. They will also significantly reduce climate emissions. The Inflation Reduction Act alone will tackle climate change by reducing emissions up to 42% by 2030.

The BlueGreen Alliance Comments on Draft Wind Energy Areas – Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf

Dec 16, 2022

As BOEM advances offshore wind processes from lease area identification to project development, it should utilize its authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to create a high-road, responsibly developed offshore wind industry. 

New Analysis Finds 30% of Chemical Safety Data Sheets Tested Include Inaccurate Hazard Warnings, Put Workers at Risk

Dec 15, 2022

The preliminary findings of the BlueGreen Alliance/Clearya project indicate that employers who purchase chemical products and the workers who handle those products do not have the information they need to protect themselves. The analysis, entitled Obstructing the Right to Know: A Bluegreen Alliance/Clearya Analysis Of The Chemical Industry’s Health Hazard Warnings On Safety Data Sheets,…

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds First Ever Pacific Offshore Wind Lease Sale

Dec 06, 2022

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today completed the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind rights on the West Coast. The sale represents the first U.S. offshore wind lease sale in the Pacific Ocean and is the first to support the potential for commercial-scale floating offshore wind.

The BlueGreen Alliance Responds to the U.S. EPA’s Request For Information on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Dec 05, 2022

The EPA has a unique opportunity through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to deliver meaningful, lasting benefits in low-income and disadvantaged communities.

Registered Apprenticeships Will Shape Washington’s Clean Economy

Dec 02, 2022

BlueGreen Alliance Washington held their Apprenticeships 101 workshop where members of several prominent environmental and climate advocacy groups, along with representatives of key trade unions, learned about the role of apprenticeships in building Washington’s skilled, clean energy workforce.

BlueGreen Alliance, Worker Power Coalition Call for Increased Funding for NLRB

Nov 30, 2022

The BlueGreen Alliance joined the Worker Power Coalition in sending a letter to Congressional leadership calling for increased funding for the National Labor Relations Board. 

IRS Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Guidance Previews New Era for Clean Energy Tax Credits

Nov 29, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released new guidance for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements included in the Inflation Reduction Act. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in August, includes—for the first time—high-road labor standards that go hand-in-hand with clean energy deployment. Specifically, to receive the full value of the tax credit, developers will have to pay a prevailing wage and utilize a certain percentage of registered apprentices in the projects. The guidance released today provides further details of how those requirements will work.

Tax Credits Included in the Inflation Reduction Act Will Create Good Jobs and Transform Communities

Nov 17, 2022

We are at a groundbreaking moment for this legislation as the Department of Treasury begins work to implement the centerpiece of this law: the new and strengthened clean energy tax credits. These tax credits have the potential to create good jobs for workers and transform communities and the clean economy.