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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

Feb 12, 2023

When buildings are designed, built, and maintained to protect the health of people and the environment—and if the manufacturing of building products and materials create good-paying union jobs in the U.S.—then the wellbeing of people and communities will improve, especially for people of color. Building Clean works to increase the use of building products that are more efficient, less toxic, and manufactured in the U.S. We aim to improve the physical, environmental, and economic health of communities and promote a more equitable future for all.

Policy Priorities / Clean Economy Union 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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Workers' Rights

BlueGreen Alliance Condemns Janus Decision

Jun 27, 2018

After the Supreme Court announced its decision on the Janus v. AFSCME case earlier today, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Kim Glas:

Blog / Chemical Safety

BlueGreen Alliance Urges EPA not to Weaken Chemical Disaster Rule at Public Hearing

Jun 19, 2018

On June 14 in Washington, D.C., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted its only public hearing on its proposal to weaken the Chemical Disaster Rule. BlueGreen Alliance National Director for Occupational and Environmental Health Mike Wilson and Executive and Program Assistant Alana Byrd were among the many witnesses urging the agency not to rollback the important protections included in the rule.

Testimony & Comments / Chemical Safety

BlueGreen Alliance Testimony before U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment

Jun 14, 2018

The BlueGreen Alliance testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment

Chemical Safety

Proposed Changes to Nation’s Chemical Disaster Rule Fail to Protect Workers, Communities

May 17, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed a rule to weaken the Chemical Disaster Rule, which put in place common-sense steps to improve safety at chemical facilities.

Blog / Chemical Safety

The EPA’s FY19 Budget Request Betrays Agency’s Mission

Apr 26, 2018

If the EPA does not have the funding the carry out its critical duties, the clean air we breathe would be at risk; harmful chemicals in everyday products and the safety of industrial facilities could go unregulated; toxic dumps could go unmitigated; and bad actors who ignore health and environmental risks could be allowed to continue to pollute our air, land, and water without consequence.

Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs

More Than 40 Groups Call on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to Fill Vacant OSHA Positions

Apr 24, 2018

The BlueGreen Alliance and more than 40 other groups sent a letter to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta calling on him to fill vacant OSHA positions.

Chemical Safety

Another Year of Preventable Chemical Disasters for America

Apr 05, 2018

Delay of the Chemical Disaster Rule Places Millions of American Families and Workers at Risk.

Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Janus Case Puts Communities, Not Just Unions, at Risk

Feb 27, 2018

On February 26 union members and supporters rallied outside the United States Supreme Court sending a clear message. American workers don’t want their unions messed with.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Comments to U.S. Department of Transportation’s Notification of Regulatory Review,

Dec 04, 2017

The BlueGreen Alliance submitted comments in strong support of critical U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) standards that protect the safety of workers, communities, and the public; enhance efficiency and energy security; cut pollution; and drive innovation and job creation.

Blog / Chemical Safety

On Anniversary of Chevron Refinery Fire, Risk Management Program Should Be Strengthened, Not Delayed

Aug 15, 2017

First responders, workers, and residents who live in the communities surrounding industrial facilities deserve to have these long-overdue rules implemented and strengthened—their health and safety depend on it.

Chemical Safety

After Five-Year Effort, California Adopts the Nation’s Strongest Refinery Safety Regulations

May 18, 2017

A state board unanimously approved new refinery safety rules in California that will make a real difference for tens of thousands of California workers and residents.

Letters / Chemical Safety

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to Senators Urging Them To Vote Against the Regulatory Accountability Act

May 16, 2017

As a coalition of the nation’s largest labor unions and environmental groups, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, the BlueGreen Alliance urged Senators to oppose S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) of 2017.

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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

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

All Updates & Resources

BlueGreen Alliance Condemns Janus Decision

BlueGreen Alliance Urges EPA not to Weaken Chemical Disaster Rule at Public Hearing

BlueGreen Alliance Testimony before U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment

Proposed Changes to Nation’s Chemical Disaster Rule Fail to Protect Workers, Communities

The EPA’s FY19 Budget Request Betrays Agency’s Mission

More Than 40 Groups Call on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to Fill Vacant OSHA Positions

Another Year of Preventable Chemical Disasters for America

Janus Case Puts Communities, Not Just Unions, at Risk

BlueGreen Alliance Comments to U.S. Department of Transportation’s Notification of Regulatory Review,

On Anniversary of Chevron Refinery Fire, Risk Management Program Should Be Strengthened, Not Delayed

After Five-Year Effort, California Adopts the Nation’s Strongest Refinery Safety Regulations

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to Senators Urging Them To Vote Against the Regulatory Accountability Act