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BlueGreen Alliance Praises Biden Administration for Protecting Workers

President Joe Biden today took executive action directing the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to begin consideration of issuing an emergency temporary standard to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, President Biden issued an executive order taking the first steps toward invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to ensure that the nation has access to the personal protective equipment needed during the pandemic. In response, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

Biden Covid-19 Relief Plan Offers Much Needed Aid for Working Families, Protections for Workers

President-elect Joe Biden today released his American Rescue Plan, a Covid-19 relief plan that includes among other provisions $1,400 stimulus payments, an extension of boosted unemployment insurance, funding for vaccine distribution and delivery, funding for cities, states, schools, child care, and would require the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health and Administration (OSHA) to issue enforceable rules to protect workers during the crisis.

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

Biden’s Climate Team Will Help Move America to Clean, Fair, Thriving Economy

President-elect Joe Biden has announced his climate nominees and appointees. The team includes Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM) as Secretary of the Interior; former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of Energy; Michael Regan as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator; Brenda Mallory as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Gina McCarthy as National Climate Advisor; and Ali Zaidi as Deputy National Climate Advisor.

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