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BlueGreen Alliance 2026 Federal Policy Playbook

Sep 14, 2026

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

Jul 25, 2019

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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IBEW Local 275 Powering Michigan’s Future

Apr 06, 2016

See how members of IBEW Local 275 in Michigan are powering the state’s energy future.

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Ohio Women Leaders Call for State Blueprint to Meet EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Jan 28, 2016

Prominent civic, labor and community women leaders today spoke out in favor of Gov. Kasich taking action to implement a state blueprint to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan that will create and sustain quality jobs.

Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Jan 13, 2016

Members of the Michigan BlueGreen Alliance sent a letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder urging for the State Plan to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan carbon emissions reductions in a way that will bolster the state’s economy.

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Time for States to Move Forward to Meet Clean Power Plan

Oct 23, 2015

After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan was officially published in the Federal Register, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Kim Glas

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Michigan’s Move to Meet Clean Power Plan Emissions Limits is the Right Thing for Economy, Environment

Sep 02, 2015

The State of Michigan recently announced its plans to craft and introduce a State Carbon Implementation Plan (SCIP) to reduce emissions from existing power plants.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

IBEW Local 275: Powering Michigan’s Future

Apr 08, 2015

Members of IBEW Local 275 worked through the winter on this solar facility in Western Michigan.

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Rep. Pocan, Labor, Environmental Leaders Raise Concerns on Fast Track Trade Deals

Jan 27, 2015

Rep. Pocan and members of the BlueGreen Alliance today urged Members of Congress to ask tough questions of U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman about the administration’s support of Trade Promotion Authority, also known as fast track.

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Michigan Should Lead the Way on Infrastructure Repairs, Addressing Climate Change

Sep 17, 2014

Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell called for action to better prepare Michigan’s infrastructure for the impact of a changing climate in a way that will also create and maintain good jobs for American workers.

Press Releases & Statements / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Repair America Panel Discussion in Grand Rapids, MI

Sep 08, 2014

All communities are facing more extreme weather. We must do more to prepare our infrastructure and make the right investments that also create good jobs in order to help us face this new reality.

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BlueGreen Alliance Representatives from Ohio, Pennsylvania to Testify at EPA Hearing on Clean Power Plan

Jul 31, 2014

Three representatives of the BlueGreen Alliance will testify today during the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s hearing on the Clean Power Plan—a proposal to put the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

River Rouge, MI Mayor Michael D. Bowdler Calls City to Shore Up Infrastructure Investments, Create Jobs

Jul 31, 2014

Mayor Michael D. Bowdler signed a resolution supporting city-wide efforts to repair crumbling infrastructure systems in River Rouge and surrounding communities.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Repair Ohio: Creating Good Jobs While Preparing Our Infrastructure for Climate Change

Jun 18, 2014

Ohio’s infrastructure systems are in urgent need of significant repair and making the necessary repairs will create good jobs, make our systems more efficient and less polluting, and safeguard communities from the impact of climate change.

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BlueGreen Alliance 2026 Federal Policy Playbook

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

All Updates & Resources

IBEW Local 275 Powering Michigan’s Future

Ohio Women Leaders Call for State Blueprint to Meet EPA’s Clean Power Plan

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Time for States to Move Forward to Meet Clean Power Plan

Michigan’s Move to Meet Clean Power Plan Emissions Limits is the Right Thing for Economy, Environment

IBEW Local 275: Powering Michigan’s Future

Rep. Pocan, Labor, Environmental Leaders Raise Concerns on Fast Track Trade Deals

Michigan Should Lead the Way on Infrastructure Repairs, Addressing Climate Change

Repair America Panel Discussion in Grand Rapids, MI

BlueGreen Alliance Representatives from Ohio, Pennsylvania to Testify at EPA Hearing on Clean Power Plan

River Rouge, MI Mayor Michael D. Bowdler Calls City to Shore Up Infrastructure Investments, Create Jobs

Repair Ohio: Creating Good Jobs While Preparing Our Infrastructure for Climate Change