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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

When buildings are designed, built, and maintained to protect the health of people and the environment—and if the manufacturing of building products and materials create good-paying union jobs in the U.S.—then the wellbeing of people and communities will improve, especially for people of color. Building Clean works to increase the use of building products that are more efficient, less toxic, and manufactured in the U.S. We aim to improve the physical, environmental, and economic health of communities and promote a more equitable future for all.

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 / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

One Year of Trump Administration and Congressional Attacks on Clean Energy Jobs and Innovation

The clean economy stands at a critical turning point. Global investments in next-generation technologies are surging, and the Biden administration put the United States in a position to lead. Since 2021, Congress has enacted three landmark laws—the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS), and the Inflation Reduction Act—to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and invest in emerging sectors that create good-paying jobs.

Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Russell Vought’s Confirmation is a Disaster for Workers and the Environment

The U.S. Senate confirmed Russell Vought as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) yesterday. While he was still the unconfirmed OMB nominee, Vought orchestrated a sweeping freeze on federal grant and loan payments. This funding freeze halted investments authorized by Congress, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the CHIPS and Science Act. The pause also impacted public service programs that the country depends on. 

Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE PUTS JOBS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND WORKER SAFETY AT RISK

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration ordered a freeze on all federal grant and loan payments late last night, except for funding paid directly to individuals. An announcement of the pause was released from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) late in the evening.  The sweeping interruption to funding includes payouts from the Inflation Reduction Act,…

Press Releases & Statements / Buildings

Bill to Secure School HVAC Improvements Passes the Colorado Legislature

A bill passed yesterday by the Colorado legislature, the HVAC Improvements for Public Schools bill, will create pathways for Colorado public schools to receive federal funding for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and air quality improvements. This legislation will also help school districts secure matching funds through the state and satisfy new federal funding requirements put in place to ensure that work is done by qualified workers and that jobs created by federal investment are good-paying jobs

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