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Policy Priorities / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance 2026 Federal Policy Playbook

This playbook is intended to guide federal policymakers in the development of legislation to build a worker and community-centered clean economy. It first lays out high-road recommendations that should be applied across legislation, then lays out specific policy recommendations for seven areas:

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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Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Rep. Tom Barrett’s Support of Trump Administration Policies Risks Tens of Thousands of Michigan Jobs

New BlueGreen Alliance research has found that because of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA)—which Rep. Tom Barrett (R-7) proudly voted for—and other Trump administration policies supported by Barrett, projects at sites across the state have been delayed, canceled, or are facing a more difficult economic landscape. This is in part because that bill made changes to existing clean energy and manufacturing tax incentives—which developers were planning on—making them harder to receive.

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Trump’s Pitch to Michigan is Just Another Desperate Distraction from the Harm of the OBBBA 

 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 / Water Infrastructure

Progress Being Made on Lead Pipe Replacement Across Midwest Cities, but Work Remains

Water utility leaders from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit today highlighted the progress being made in lead service line replacement in their cities and examined what is needed to accelerate the pace of this critical work. Speaking during a webinar hosted by the BlueGreen Alliance, the leaders shared lessons learned and emphasized the public health impacts of lead service line replacement. 

Press Releases & Statements / Onshore Clean Energy

USDA New ERA Awards to Invest in Clean Power Across Nine States

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announcedinvestments from the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act to lower energy costs and grow clean power across nine states. The $3 billion funding from the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program will go to rural energy cooperatives in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Minnesota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. 

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Federal Awards Will Restart Michigan Nuclear Plant, Securing Union Jobs and Promoting Clean Energy

The U.S. Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture (USDA) announced today funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to help finance the repowering of the Holtec Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township, Michigan, and reduce energy costs for Michiganders. This includes a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to restore the nuclear plant and an additional $1.3 billion for…

Reports & Fact Sheets / Transmission

FACT SHEET: Midwest Energy Transmission Project Set to Deliver Jobs, Clean Energy

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) coordinates, controls, and monitors the sale and use of our electric transmission system across 15 states.2 In July 2022—after the largest and most complex study process to date—MISO approved Tranche 1 of Long-Range Transmission Planning (LRTP). Read our fact sheet to see the thousands of jobs that MISO LRTP-1 can deliver.

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Executive Order Focused on Worker Freedoms During Event in Michigan

A newly signed Executive Order by President Biden will create a task force led by the National Economic Council and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to ensure the administration is doing all it can under current law and going further to specify, “a clear list of labor standards that all federal agencies should look to prioritize.”

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