Press Releases & Statements / Fairness for Workers and Communities
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released details of a new rule to protect mine workers from silica dust—the most significant contributor to the resurgence of black lung disease.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Today, the California Workforce Development Board held a hearing on the implementation of Senate Bill 150—current law. This legislation directs state agencies to develop workforce standards when public dollars from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act are used for projects in the construction and manufacturing industry.
Press Releases & Statements / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities
As community leaders and elected officials work to unlock billions in federal funding to reduce climate pollution, the BlueGreen Alliance has released a new user guide. Job Quality and Community Benefits in the Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants: A User Guide breaks down the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), offering information on how to meet application criteria and how to create high-quality jobs, engage communities, and develop community benefits.
Testimony & Comments / Workers' Rights
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) provided comments on the effort of Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) to protect Maryland’s workers from heat stress.
Press Releases & Statements / Chemical Safety
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its final Risk Management Program (RMP) rule. The RMP—which serves as the nation’s primary defense against catastrophic industrial chemical releases, fires, and explosions—covers approximately 12,000 commercial and industrial facilities that use or store large amounts of specific, highly toxic or highly flammable chemicals.
Testimony & Comments / Racial and Economic Equity and Environmental Justice
The BlueGreen Alliance today responded to the CEQ’s request for information on Phase One of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Scorecard and to provide recommendations on additional metrics to include in future versions of the EJ Scorecard.
Racial and Economic Equity and Environmental Justice
The BlueGreen Alliance joined dozens of organizations in a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget calling for the agency to maximize the benefits of federal dollars for local communities and workers. The organizations represent and serve a variety of constituencies that are working hard to rebuild and recover from the devastating impacts…
Reports & Fact Sheets / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities
A new user guide from the BlueGreen Alliance released today will give companies a leg up in the competitive process to access more than $2 trillion dollars from the federal government to revitalize and clean up U.S. manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, support clean energy development, tackle the climate crisis, create good union jobs, and deliver real benefits…
Reports & Fact Sheets / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities
Read Companies Succeed, Communities Benefit: Bluegreen Alliance User Guide for Companies to Demonstrate Community Benefits in Federal Funding Applications.
Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
The United Auto Workers (UAW) today announced the ratification of contracts with the Big Three automakers—General Motors (GM), Ford, and Stellantis. The contracts dramatically increase wages, end the tier systems, lay the groundwork to bring many of the automakers’ electric vehicle (EV) and battery facilities under the UAW’s master contracts, and much more. In response to the successful ratification of the contracts, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.
Press Releases & Statements / Chemical Safety
The Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters published new data today that highlights over 829 hazardous chemical incidents, including fires, explosions, and harmful chemical releases that have occurred since the beginning of 2021, with 270 incidents occurring this year alone.