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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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Buy Clean

Buy Clean California Act Clamps Down on Imported Carbon Emissions

Oct 16, 2017

State Infrastructure Projects to be Subject to New, Low-Carbon Product Standards

Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Making the Grade 2.0: Investing in America’s Infrastructure to Create Quality Jobs and Protect the Environment.

Sep 07, 2017

Infrastructure Improvements Could Create 14.5 Million Job-Years, Increase GDP By 1.66 Trillion, Reduce Emissions Over Next Decade

Testimony & Comments / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Leaders Urge EPA to Keep Strong Fuel Economy Standards

Sep 06, 2017

At an EPA hearing on fuel economy standards, United Steelworker members and the BlueGreen Alliance urged the agency to keep strong standards for model year 2022-2025 light-duty cars, trucks, and SUVs.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Congressman Ryan Joined USW Leaders in Akron to Discuss their Upcoming Testimony in Washington DC on Keeping Fuel Economy Standards and Ohio Manufacturing Strong

Sep 05, 2017

The day before an EPA hearing where they will be testifying in support of strong fuel economy standards, United Steelworkers Local 2 President Jack Hefner and United Steelworkers Local 979 President Dan Boone were joined by Congressman Tim Ryan at an event in Akron.

Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Electric Buses = More Good, Union Jobs for Low-Income Californians

Aug 01, 2017

California is on the cutting edge of the clean economy thanks to our leadership in addressing climate change.

Testimony & Comments / Advanced Clean Technology

Testimony of Lee Geisse at EPA Hearing on Methane Standards

Jul 10, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance’s Lee Geisse testified at an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing on July 10, 2017 to oppose an effort to delay standards for new and modified sources of methane in the oil and gas industry and to urge the administration to move forward with these and other common-sense efforts to reduce methane emissions.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Committee Passage of RECLAIM Act Important Step to Help Beleaguered Coal Communities

Jun 27, 2017

The House Committee on Natural Resources today passed the RECLAIM Act, an important step toward revitalizing coal communities.

Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance, Dozens of Organizations Call on House Committee on Natural Resource to Pass Strong Version of RECLAIM ACT

Jun 26, 2017

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will be voting on the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2017. The key to it’s success, however, is staying true to the original bill’s intent and guarding against efforts to water it down or kill it to appease special interests and Washington insiders.

Trade

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio Leaders Discuss Transforming America’s Trade Policy

Jun 05, 2017

At an event in Cleveland, Sen. Sherrod Brown and panelists answered questions from the moderator and offered their perspective on how America can achieve fair trade deals now and in the future.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Supplying Ingenuity II: U.S. Suppliers Of Key Clean, Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technologies

May 23, 2017

Over the past decade, the U.S. automotive industry has demonstrated that we can bring back American jobs and manufacturing and enhance industry competitiveness and profitability. American workers are building world-leading, popular vehicles that save consumers billions at the pump, enhance energy security, and cut pollution.

Chemical Safety

After Five-Year Effort, California Adopts the Nation’s Strongest Refinery Safety Regulations

May 18, 2017

A state board unanimously approved new refinery safety rules in California that will make a real difference for tens of thousands of California workers and residents.

Advanced Clean Technology

Rolling Back Methane Standards Endangers Workers, Communities and Job Growth

Mar 28, 2017

In his recent Executive Order, President Trump ordered the EPA to re-evaluate common sense standards finalized by them ast year that would limit methane emissions from new and modified sources in the oil and gas industry. Our Kim Glas responded.

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