Reports & Fact Sheets / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
In simple terms, direct pay (also known as elective pay) is a mechanism that allows tax-exempt entities, including public or nonprofit hospitals, to recoup a significant portion of the cost of a clean energy project as a reimbursement from the IRS. Historically, it wasn’t possible for hospitals and other tax-exempt entities to take advantage of…
Reports & Fact Sheets / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
In simple terms, direct pay is a mechanism that lets tax-exempt entities, including public colleges and universities, recoup a significant portion of the cost of a clean energy project as a reimbursement from the IRS. Historically, it wasn’t possible for public institutions and other tax-exempt entities to take advantage of clean energy tax credits. Now,…
Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
The BlueGreen Alliance released its 2025 Manufacturing Roadmap today. The resource highlights major progress made in domestic manufacturing growth and recommendations for further action to secure the clean manufacturing renaissance our country needs. The roadmap emphasizes that clean manufacturing is the future of all manufacturing, and therefore competitiveness depends on sustaining investment in industrial transformation.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced plans to overturn more than 30 regulations and other policies that protect public health, support job creation, and ensure that Americans have access to clean air.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
A new report from the Princeton University ZERO Lab revealed potentially devastating impacts on the U.S. auto industry if federal regulations and tax credits related to clean vehicle adoption are repealed. The report shows that in the absence of these federal initiatives, auto manufacturing from assembly down through the supply chain would face significant losses.
Press Releases & Statements / Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration ordered a freeze on all federal grant and loan payments late last night, except for funding paid directly to individuals. An announcement of the pause was released from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) late in the evening. The sweeping interruption to funding includes payouts from the Inflation Reduction Act,…
Press Releases & Statements / Supply Chain Development
The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation (BGAF) and Ecomedes today hosted a webinar exploring the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. BABA—part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)—strengthens and expands “Buy America” requirements for federally financed infrastructure projects. This new policy has significantly increased the need for U.S. manufacturers to identify their products as BABA compliant. The webinar highlighted and built upon the BlueGreen Alliance’s “Making BABA Work for American Manufacturers” guide, released in December.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The BlueGreen Alliance unveiled a new tool that maps the domestic auto supply chain and tracks federal investments allocated to grow the industry. The map—developed by the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation—features more than 2,000 U.S. manufacturing facilities in the fuel-efficient and electric automotive supply chain, including assemblers and suppliers of electric vehicles and their components, internal combustion engine vehicles and their components, hybrid assemblers, and fuel agnostic suppliers.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
President Donald Trump today issued an executive order repealing several Biden-era climate measures, efforts to address systemic racial and environmental injustice, efforts to position the nation as a leader in the clean vehicle sector, and protections for civil servants.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation this evening as his term as president of the United States comes to a close. Over the course of the past four years, some of the Biden-Harris administration’s most significant achievements are: The Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in climate action in U.S.…
Testimony & Comments / Industrial Transformation
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has a critical role to play in shaping the future of the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry. By leveraging its procurement power, DOE can establish a strong precedent for a pro-worker, equitable CDR industry that benefits climate, communities, and the workforce. We urge the DOE to prioritize these considerations as it develops any CDR procurement strategies. The BlueGreen Alliance welcomes the opportunity to contribute to discussions on catalyzing direct air capture technology commercialization. Our recommendations can be read in this comment letter.
Press Releases & Statements / Onshore Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced its final rule for the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit. Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, the tax credit invests in renewable energy projects across several sectors including solar, geothermal, on- and offshore wind, energy storage, and more.