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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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Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Minnesota Leaders Set Stage for 21st Century Transportation in Central Minnesota

Jul 27, 2011

The BlueGreen Alliance held a roundtable discussion in St. Cloud to address how rebuilding the state’s transportation infrastructure can revitalize central Minnesota’s economy, create jobs and help the state compete effectively in a 21st century economy.

Workers' Rights

Citizens Speak Out Against Legislation Threatening Workplace, Environmental Protections

Jul 27, 2011

Labor unions and environmental organizations spoke out against legislation to prohibit state agencies from rules more stringent than federal standards, saying that this would wipe out important environmental, consumer and worker protections.

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Michigan, Wisconsin Women of Steel Support EPA’s Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jul 22, 2011

The Michigan and Wisconsin Women of Steel recently passed a resolution declaring their support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Jul 08, 2011

In the wake of the government shutdown, local labor and environmental leaders called for a Minnesota budget that secures current jobs, protects the environment, creates new economic opportunities and ensures the state’s competitiveness.

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Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Jul 07, 2011

Local Labor and Environmental Leaders Visit St. Cloud to Call for Balanced Budget That Ensures Minnesota Competes for the Jobs and Industries of the Future

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Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Jul 07, 2011

Local Labor and Environmental Leaders Visit Duluth to Call for Balanced Budget That Ensures Minnesota Competes for the Jobs and Industries of the Future

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Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Jul 06, 2011

Local Labor and Environmental Leaders Visit Mankato to Call for Balanced Budget That Ensures Minnesota Competes for the Jobs and Industries of the Future

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Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Jul 06, 2011

Local Labor and Environmental Leaders Visit Rochester to Call for Balanced Budget That Ensures Minnesota Competes for the Jobs and Industries of the Future

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BlueGreen Alliance, Sierra Club Urge Voters in Michigan’s Seventh to Choose Clean Energy Jobs over Tim Walberg

Oct 19, 2010

The BlueGreen Alliance and Sierra Club today announced a targeted mail campaign urging voters in Michigan’s Seventh District to vote for Congressman Mark Schauer.

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New Ad Exposes Tim Walberg’s Record of Failure on Clean Energy Jobs

Oct 08, 2010

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and BlueGreen Alliance ran a joint television ad – hitting the Michigan airwaves on Saturday – to highlight former Congressman Tim Walberg’s record of failure on clean energy jobs in Michigan.

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“The Job’s Not Done” Bus Tour Visits Minneapolis, MN

Aug 26, 2010

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak met up with a nationwide bus tour today in Minneapolis aimed at highlighting the potential to create good American jobs by passing comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation.

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“The Job’s Not Done” Bus Tour Visits Duluth, MN

Aug 26, 2010

A bus tour that highlights the potential to create good American jobs by passing comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation in the U.S. Senate stopped in Duluth today.

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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

Minnesota Leaders Set Stage for 21st Century Transportation in Central Minnesota

Citizens Speak Out Against Legislation Threatening Workplace, Environmental Protections

Michigan, Wisconsin Women of Steel Support EPA’s Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

Minnesota’s Budget Should Focus on Creating and Maintaining Good Jobs in the 21st Century

BlueGreen Alliance, Sierra Club Urge Voters in Michigan’s Seventh to Choose Clean Energy Jobs over Tim Walberg

New Ad Exposes Tim Walberg’s Record of Failure on Clean Energy Jobs

“The Job’s Not Done” Bus Tour Visits Minneapolis, MN

“The Job’s Not Done” Bus Tour Visits Duluth, MN