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Hard-Hit Communities Deserve Equitable Federal Investment

ABOUT THE MAP

The map above shows three types of hard-hit communities:

  • Disadvantaged communities identified under the Biden administration’s Justice40 Initiative;
  • Energy communities with recent closures of coal mines or coal-fired power plants; and
  • Deindustrialized communities, as described below.

Use the filter button on the bottom left to select the layers you want displayed and the legend button on the bottom right to open and close the legend. On top left, use the home button and zoom buttons to adjust your view. The search location field on the right lets you see your immediate area (may require you to allow location services on your device). You can hold your mouse over a community to see more information on why it is included. If you’re having trouble viewing the map, click here. 

The map also includes the U.S. industrial base for the clean economy: all known manufacturing facilities making critical components for the growing solar, wind, battery, efficient buildings, and electric grid sectors. The overlap with hard-hit communities reveals the opportunity to use new federal investments in clean manufacturing to help reverse the history of chronic underinvestment that these communities have endured.

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BLUEGREEN VOICES

The Inflation Reduction Act at One Year 

Last year, fueled by a desire to buck the status quo that has chipped away at workers’ health, safety, and rights for too long, the BlueGreen Alliance advocated tirelessly for a historic climate and jobs bill. We called for a bill based on the core tenet that the clean economy should work for working people, while protecting the environment and people’s health. It should also create good-paying, accessible jobs for all. Just one year after being signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act is helping to build a clean economy that does all that. If it is implemented correctly and the jobs created are good, safe, union jobs for all workers.

Five Reasons to Invest Federal Funding into Retrofits for Schools, Hospitals and other Public Buildings

The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)—previously known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—and the Inflation Reduction Act means more federal funding is available to upgrade and retrofit our public-serving institutions. In particular, Municipal, University, School, and Hospital (MUSH) buildings that serve as essential community assets represent a significant opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve health outcomes, build climate resilience, and support and create good, local jobs all while addressing equity and environmental justice. 

The Platform that Boosted Washington State’s Workforce

The Washington BlueGreen Alliance took on its largest, most diverse advocacy effort yet for the 2023 Legislative Session. One of the principal themes in our agenda was the importance of developing the net-zero workforce that Washington will need to meet our state’s clean energy goals. The following bills—all of which passed the State Legislature this year—represent progress towards that goal in one of three ways.

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FEATURED VIDEO

PODCASTS SPOTLIGHTING BGA

Jason Walsh on “GSA Does That?”

Jason Walsh on the “Girl and the Gov” podcast.

Jason Walsh on America’s Workforce Union Podcast.

Reem Rayef talks EVs on EV Hub Live.

Thom Kay talks about fairness for workers and communities in the clean energy transition on America’s Workforce Union Podcast.

Jason Walsh on the “Rick Smith Show.”

BlueGreen Alliance’s Charlotte Brody on the “Living on Earth” podcast.

BlueGreen Alliance’s Charlie Martin talks Buy Clean policies on the Zero podcast.

LATEST REPORTS AND FACT SHEETS

Hard-Hit Communities Deserve Equitable Federal Investments  

Our newest map highlights the opportunity for strong equity and labor standards to equip hard-hit communities to translate the investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act into higher-paying jobs, cleaner air, improved health, and stronger local economies.

Plugging the Leaks 2.0: Protect Workers, Reduce Pollution, and Create Quality Jobs by Reducing Methane Waste in the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry

Reducing methane emissions in the United States is yet another example of how the nation’s environmental challenges can also be economic opportunities. Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) that is many times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) and one of the largest contributors to climate change. Reducing methane emissions can reap economic benefits for…

Making Clean Energy Tax Credits Deliver for the Public: A User Guide for Governments, Schools, and Nonprofits

The Inflation Reduction Act extended and strengthened tax credits for investment in and production of a range of clean energy technologies—including solar, geothermal, wind, heat pumps, clean hydrogen, electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure—and energy storage technology. Critically, tax-exempt entities, such as public schools, non-profit hospitals, and Tribal, local, and state governments can now claim the tax credits in the form of “direct pay.”

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