Letters / Clean Infrastructure
We need immediate action that will build a more just, equitable, clean, and more prosperous American economy.
Blog / High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) releases a Report Card grading the nation’s infrastructure from “A” to “F.” In 2017, the Infrastructure Report Card remained stagnant at a “D+”— the same grade the United States received in 2013. The current year’s report incrementally improved to a “C- ” scorecard— five categories increased and just one category decreased in their benchmarks. This improvement, however marginal, is the first time the metric has risen out of the D range in 20 years. Nonetheless, the report once again plainly demonstrates that America’s infrastructure is falling apart at the seams and we are not making long-term strides to fix the basic systems we rely on for clean water, energy, to communicate with each other, or to get from place to place.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) today introduced the RECLAIM Act and a bill to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Lands reclamation fee. The RECLAIM Act would commit existing funds to clean up abandoned coal mines and spur economic development and diversification in impacted communities. In response to the bill introduction, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
With the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris just weeks away, the BlueGreen Alliance released a new policy document calling for “social infrastructure” investments in the public sector and public services.
Research / High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Americans face three ongoing interconnected crises: economic inequality, racial inequality, and climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic cast a harsh spotlight on the severely disproportionate impacts of these crises. It also exposed the decades-long disinvestment in our public sector and public services. Social infrastructure—the services required to promote the health and economic, cultural, and social well-being of the community—has too long been neglected and underfunded.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R.2, the Moving Forward Act, a comprehensive package that makes significant investments in rebuilding and modernizing the nation’s infrastructure with strong labor and procurement standards to ensure that American tax dollars support American manufacturing and good jobs.
High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure
Leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives today unveiled new, economic-recovery focused legislation to rebuild America’s infrastructure and boost American manufacturing called the Moving Forward Act.