Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the latest step forward to aid workers and families. Following the vote, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The U.S. Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a legislative package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that includes added accountability for taxpayer funds that would go to companies; bolsters unemployment compensation; and directs urgently needed help to hospitals, schools, and millions of Americans, among other provisions.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
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 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.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
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
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
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.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
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.