Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
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.”
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the nation’s tenth commercial scale offshore wind project. US Wind Maryland marks more than 15 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy projects that have been approved in the United States, with the potential to power 5.25 million homes after project completion.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
President Biden traveled to Westby, Wisconsin today to announce an award from the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. At the event, the president highlighted a New ERA investment funded by the Inflation Reduction Act that Dairyland Power Cooperative will use to grow solar and wind energy to supply power to utilities. New ERA is designed to help member-owned rural energy cooperatives transition to clean, affordable, and reliable energy—creating good jobs for local workers and ensuring workers and communities aren’t left behind in the transition to cleaner, cheaper energy.
Press Releases & Statements / Industrial Transformation
Since announcing Nippon Steel Corporation’s bid to buy U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have waged an aggressive persuasion, advertising, and lobbying blitz to influence elected officials to approve their takeover.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
President Biden will travel to Westby, Wisconsin today to announce an award from the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. At the event, the president is expected to highlight a New ERA investment funded by the Inflation Reduction Act that Dairyland Power Cooperative will use to grow solar energy efforts to supply power to utilities in a four-state area. New ERA is designed to help member-owned rural energy cooperatives transition to clean, affordable, and reliable energy—creating good jobs for local workers and ensuring workers and communities aren’t left behind in the transition to cleaner, cheaper energy.
Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
Today marks two years since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law—a historic investment in clean energy and manufacturing. The law is working across the nation to create good-paying, union jobs in clean energy and manufacturing for the workers and communities that need them the most, while reducing the emissions driving climate change.
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior auctioned off the two Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas. These areas are near the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia and can harness enough wind energy to power 2.2 million homes.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program helps rural Americans transition to clean, affordable, and reliable energy. A completed Community Benefits Plan (CBP) is required for any New ERA award allocation. This is a fact sheet that focuses on what BGA a New ERA CBP should include.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) enthusiastically endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for vice president today.
Testimony & Comments / Offshore Clean Energy
On behalf of the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA), our partners, and the millions of members and supporters they represent, we thank the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the opportunity to comment on the draft environmental assessment (EA) for the Gulf of Maine. In the following document, we make several recommendations for preparing the final EA. To summarize, we strongly urge BOEM to provide details related to creating high-quality union jobs; training and employment benefits; domestic supply chains; ensuring environmental justice; and environmental protection.
Press Releases & Statements / Buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced $4.3 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CRPG) program. The 25 selected applications announced by the EPA include 13 states, 11 local municipalities, and one Tribal government.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, represents a $27 billion federal investment into the clean energy economy. In order to create good clean energy jobs with this financing, recipients and subrecipients of GGRF funds should utilize high-road labor standards in addition to adhering to the prevailing wage and…