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Building Clean: Buy Local, Buy Healthy

Sep 12, 2016

The Energy Efficiency Products Database is supported by the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and it highlights a broad range of energy efficiency housing products and forms part of a larger national initiative to accelerate the retrofit of multifamily, low-income facilities.

Good Jobs

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

Jul 25, 2019

Manufacturing towns dot the nation, and advanced manufacturing helps provide the foundation for the economy in major regions of the United States. Industries like the steel and automotive industries supported good-paying jobs, middle-class families, and prosperous communities for decades, while also spurring American leadership in innovation and technology. That’s still true in some areas. But in many others, factories have closed or new industries offer jobs that all too often are poorly paid, insecure, or unsafe.

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Blog / American Jobs Plan Blog Series

Wonk Wednesday: Jumping into Water Infrastructure

May 05, 2021

Our nation’s drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure is vital to the protection, treatment, and distribution of clean water. However, age, strain from population growth, lack of investment, the pervasiveness of lead pipes, and emerging threats from climate change have increased the burden on the current water infrastructure system and health risks to communities.

Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Senate Passage of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021

Apr 29, 2021

The U.S. Senate today voted to pass the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. The bill authorizes funds for replacing lead service lines, reauthorizes the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds, makes permanent the Buy America provision in the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, starts a pilot program at the U.S. Environmental Protection agency for low-income water assistance, and authorizes funding for rural and disadvantaged communities.

Clean Infrastructure

American Jobs Plan Makes the Investments America Needs

Mar 31, 2021

President Joe Biden will shortly unveil his American Jobs Plan to boost the economy. In advance of the announcement, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh: “We came into the COVID-19 pandemic with three intersecting crises: climate change, income inequality, and racial injustice. To address any one of these crises…

Water Infrastructure

WRDA Passage Good Step, But Work Remains

Dec 08, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, including provisions on climate resilience and affordability in economically disadvantaged, minority, and rural communities.

Research / Good Jobs

Misled: The Impact of the Trump Administration’s Agenda on Working Families and the Environment

Sep 17, 2020

As the current presidential term comes to an end, the nation is at a natural moment for taking stock. In evaluating the Trump administration, Americans will want to know: has this President improved my situation in life and is the nation’s future brighter? Analysis of a range of policy actions made by the Trump administration reveals that overwhelmingly the answer to that fundamental question for working families is a resounding “no.”

Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Passage of Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization

Jul 29, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act. The bill includes substantial funding for and support of natural infrastructure solutions for climate resiliency as well as affordability provisions for vulnerable communities.

Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Report Highlights Challenges and Opportunities in Repairing America’s Water Systems

Jul 01, 2020

Congress continues to debate moving comprehensive infrastructure repair investments as a way to spur economic growth and the creation of good-paying jobs during the COVID-19 crisis.

High Road Investment in Public Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds House Democrats for New Effort to Spur Economic Recovery with Infrastructure and Manufacturing Focus

Jun 18, 2020

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.

Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Strong Buy America Provision in Senate WRDA Bill

May 06, 2020

The Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee today marked up two bills, the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. Included in the bills is language making permanent Buy America for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF).

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.

Water Infrastructure

EPA Clean Water Rule Rollback Will Jeopardize Water Quality Across the United States

Sep 12, 2019

The Trump administration is expected today to finalize its rollback of the Clean Water Rule, which protects the drinking water supply of over 100 million Americans by restoring Clean Water Act protections for wetlands, streams, and other waters.

Blog / Water Infrastructure

Congress Holds Hearing on Clean Water Rule

Jun 12, 2019

The Clean Water Rule was put in place by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers to help communities and to restore protections for wetlands, streams, and other bodies of water that supply drinking water to 117 million Americans.

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Building Clean: Buy Local, Buy Healthy

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

All Updates & Resources

Wonk Wednesday: Jumping into Water Infrastructure

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Senate Passage of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021

American Jobs Plan Makes the Investments America Needs

WRDA Passage Good Step, But Work Remains

Misled: The Impact of the Trump Administration’s Agenda on Working Families and the Environment

BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Passage of Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization

BlueGreen Alliance Report Highlights Challenges and Opportunities in Repairing America’s Water Systems

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds House Democrats for New Effort to Spur Economic Recovery with Infrastructure and Manufacturing Focus

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Strong Buy America Provision in Senate WRDA Bill

EPA’s Clean Water Rule Replacement is Indefensible

EPA Clean Water Rule Rollback Will Jeopardize Water Quality Across the United States

Congress Holds Hearing on Clean Water Rule