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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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Growing Michigan’s Economy Means Growing 21st Century Clean Energy Jobs

Jul 29, 2011

Roundtable at GVSU’s Michigan Alternative & Renewable Energy Center Focused on Growing Clean Energy Jobs in Michigan, Making America Competitive in 21st Century Economy

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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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California Voters Choose Clean Energy by Defeating Proposition 23

Nov 03, 2010

After California voters defeated Proposition 23 on Election Day, the BlueGreen Alliance said that this was a clear victory for clean energy.

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Latino Labor and Environmental Leaders Urge Californians to Vote No on Proposition 23

Oct 28, 2010

Citing the state’s high unemployment rate and the urgent need to make the environment cleaner and safer, Latino labor and environmental leaders today held a press teleconference to call on voters in California to vote no on Proposition 23.

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Latino Leaders Urge Californians to Vote No on Proposition 23

Oct 27, 2010

In the lead up to the state’s vote on Proposition 23, Latino leaders held a press tele-conference call to urge opposition to measure, which would repeal landmark clean energy jobs and clean air legislation.

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BlueGreen Alliance: September Job Numbers Confirm California Can’t Afford Proposition 23

Oct 22, 2010

After the release of the California unemployment statistics for September, BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster said the state could not afford to turn away the good clean energy jobs AB32 will create.

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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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Unions, Venture Capitalists, Solar Industry Urge Californians to Vote No on Prop 23

Oct 14, 2010

Citing California’s leadership in clean energy investments and the need to solve the state’s job crisis, union leaders, solar energy industry officials, and leading venture capitalists today came together to urge Californians to vote no on Prop 23.

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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.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

California Apollo Program

Aug 28, 2010

The California Apollo Program is a comprehensive strategy that details how to continue creating good clean energy jobs in California and move the state toward broadly shared economic prosperity, energy security and climate stability.

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“The Job’s Not Done” Bus Tour Visits Lansing, MI

Aug 24, 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 Lansing.

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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

Growing Michigan’s Economy Means Growing 21st Century Clean Energy Jobs

Citizens Speak Out Against Legislation Threatening Workplace, Environmental Protections

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

California Voters Choose Clean Energy by Defeating Proposition 23

Latino Labor and Environmental Leaders Urge Californians to Vote No on Proposition 23

Latino Leaders Urge Californians to Vote No on Proposition 23

BlueGreen Alliance: September Job Numbers Confirm California Can’t Afford Proposition 23

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

Unions, Venture Capitalists, Solar Industry Urge Californians to Vote No on Prop 23

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

California Apollo Program

“The Job’s Not Done” Bus Tour Visits Lansing, MI