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.
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced the approval of a new offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey. The project—dubbed the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South project—is the ninth offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration and will generate up to 2.8 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power nearly 1 million homes.
Testimony & Comments / Offshore Clean Energy
On behalf of the BlueGreen Alliance, our partners, and the millions of members and supporters they represent, we thank the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Sale Notice for commercial leasing for offshore wind power development in the Gulf of Maine. Our recommendations can be read in this comment letter.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a state budget that includes several key funding proposals impacting labor unions and the environment. A topline win secured in the budget is maintaining funding for the California Workforce Development Board’s High Road Training Partnerships program.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
The Supreme Court today overturned a long-held doctrine established 40 years ago in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. The doctrine allowed federal agencies to create regulations that are reasonable interpretations of statutes passed by Congress. This ruling will have far-reaching impacts on health, safety, and the environment.
Press Releases & Statements / Offshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the final sale notice for the Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Additionally, DOI set an official auction date of August 14. The wind energy areas have the potential to power up to 2.2 million homes.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Workers' Rights
The strengthened and newly established tax credits for clean energy in the Inflation Reduction Act will not only drive the deployment of clean energy technologies and dramatically reduce pollution, but also provide high-quality jobs in the clean economy. This document will offer answers to some of the most common questions on these rules.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
In our previous May 2023 analysis—Best Practices for Implementation: How the Lessons from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Can Ensure the Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Good Jobs and Community Benefits—BGA identified opportunities for agencies to achieve the Biden administration’s goal of ensuring workers and communities see the benefits of BIL investments while creating good union jobs. This report will revisit some of these BIL programs to measure progress against the Good Jobs Principles and metrics from our 2023 report. Additionally, this updated report reviews more recent guidance and funding opportunities for CHIPS and Inflation Reduction Act programs released over the past year.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
New analysis commissioned by National Skills Coalition (NSC) and the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA), shows that combined historic investments in clean energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure from three new federal laws—the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the CHIPS and Science Act—will create more than 190,000 jobs per year combined in Ohio, Michigan, Colorado, and Oregon over the next decade.