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Clean Economy Act Will Put Workers Front and Center in the Fight Against Climate Change

Feb 11, 2020

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and 32 cosponsors today introduced the Clean Economy Act. The bill sets a national goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050—an objective the BlueGreen Alliance also calls for in its platform Solidarity for Climate Action, which was released in June 2019. Additionally, the bill includes measures to improve economic competitiveness, increase investments in infrastructure, ensure equitable access to worker training programs in innovative clean energy fields, and strengthen labor standards.

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

President’s Budget is a Travesty for Workers, Environment

Feb 10, 2020

President Donald Trump today released his Fiscal Year 2021 budget request. The request makes deep cuts in funding for a number of programs including several aimed at protecting the environment, ensuring worker safety, investing in innovation and boosting American competitiveness, and helping workers and communities impacted by the shift to cleaner, cheaper forms of energy.

Good Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Partners Applaud House Passage of PRO Act

Feb 06, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The PRO Act is designed to ensure workers can band together to negotiate better wages and safer working conditions.

High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds House Action on Infrastructure

Jan 29, 2020

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and other leaders of the House democratic caucus today unveiled an infrastructure framework.

Water Infrastructure

EPA’s Clean Water Rule Replacement is Indefensible

Jan 23, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a rule gutting the Obama administration’s Clean Water Rule. The Obama rule was repealed last year and will be replaced by the rule finalized today. The new rule removes environmental protections from many of the wetlands and waterways protected under the Clean Water Act.

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

Labor Standards Integral Part of Clean Energy Initiatives in Oregon

Jan 17, 2020

After a ruling from a judge in Marion County that will force the Oregon Secretary of State to allow two clean energy ballot measures to continue, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Oregon State Policy Coordinator Ranfis Villatoro:

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

House Natural Resources Committee Passes Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

Jan 15, 2020

The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today reported out the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act. The bill will establish an offshore wind career training grant program.

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

House Natural Resources Committee Passes Abandoned Mine Land Bill

Jan 15, 2020

The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today reported out the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019, which reauthorizes the Abandoned Mine Land Program. The bill will help coal communities adapt to changing economics, while reclaiming their natural landscape.

Good Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Introduction of Bill to Extend Black Lung Excise Tax

Jan 14, 2020

Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Doug Jones (D-AL), Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Bob Casey (D-PA) Friday introduced the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2020, a bill to extend the black lung excise tax through the end of 2030. The tax provides revenue to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which helps coal miners with black lung get the medical care they need.

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

Clean Energy and Good Jobs Must Go Hand in Hand

Dec 20, 2019

The Oregon Secretary of State’s office has rejected the text of Initiative Petitions 2020-048 and 2020-049—ballot proposals that would boost clean energy and clean up Oregon’s air—for including language to ensure the jobs created by the initiatives were good-paying jobs.

Safe Chemicals, Safe Jobs

Trump Administration Strips Away Basic Industrial Protections For Workers, Communities, and Emergency Responders

Nov 21, 2019

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule dramatically weakening the Risk Management Program (RMP) for industrial facilities that handle dangerous chemicals.

Global Climate Change

Paris Agreement Withdrawal is Both Stupid and Shameful

Nov 04, 2019

The Trump administration today began the formal process to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. The BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:

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Clean Economy Act Will Put Workers Front and Center in the Fight Against Climate Change

President’s Budget is a Travesty for Workers, Environment

BlueGreen Alliance Partners Applaud House Passage of PRO Act

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds House Action on Infrastructure

EPA’s Clean Water Rule Replacement is Indefensible

Labor Standards Integral Part of Clean Energy Initiatives in Oregon

House Natural Resources Committee Passes Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

House Natural Resources Committee Passes Abandoned Mine Land Bill

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Introduction of Bill to Extend Black Lung Excise Tax

Clean Energy and Good Jobs Must Go Hand in Hand

Trump Administration Strips Away Basic Industrial Protections For Workers, Communities, and Emergency Responders

Paris Agreement Withdrawal is Both Stupid and Shameful