Updates & Resources

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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Good Jobs

White House partnership with East Coast States a Step Toward Buildout of Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Jun 23, 2022

Leaders from the U.S. Departments of Interior, Energy, and Transportation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, and governors from eleven East Coast states today gathered to announce the formation of a new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership.

Clean Vehicles and Fuels

Proposed DOT EV Charging Network Rule Hits Right Notes on Labor and Procurement

Jun 09, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) laying out standards for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations built using federal funding authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which passed last year.

Workers' Rights

Newly Signed Law Reaffirms Colorado Commitment to Just Transition

Jun 08, 2022

Governor Jared Polis signed the Fund Just Transition Community and Worker Supports bill, allocating funds for just transition programs throughout coal communities in Colorado.

Buy Clean

Colorado Bill Will Lower Building Emissions, Support Union Workers

Jun 02, 2022

Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign SB22-051, Policies To Reduce Emissions From Built Environment. The bill establishes a tax incentive for the installation of heat pumps in buildings and includes provisions requiring that certified contractors complete larger-scale projects. Additionally, a Buy Clean incentive, which encourages the use of building materials produced with lower emissions, will start in July 2024.

Steel of West Virginia, SOLV Energy Celebrate Decade Long Partnership With Press Event and Facility Tour

May 23, 2022

Steel of West Virginia and SOLV Energy today commemorated a 10-year partnership at an event featuring a facility tour. Speakers highlighted the role that steel plays in the energy sector.

The Latest / Clean Vehicles and Fuels

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Rollout of EPA Clean School Bus Program

May 20, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today will open its first round of applications for the Clean School Bus Program.

California BlueGreen Alliance 2022 State Policy Agenda

Apr 27, 2022

This Policy Agenda presents BlueGreen Alliance California’s policy goals for 2022. Below, we describe
priority campaigns and practical demands of policymakers in the economic sectors within which we are
working. BGA CA stands ready to work with all government, non-profit, and private sector stakeholders to
advance these intersecting goals, and others, through legislation and regulation in 2022. We hope you will
join us.

The Latest / Made in America

With New Purchasing Guidance, Biden Administration Reaffirms Commitment to American Manufacturing

Apr 18, 2022

The Biden administration today released new guidance on the application of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Build America Buy America (BABA) policy. BABA expands, harmonizes, and modernizes Buy America domestic content preferences to more infrastructure programs and projects. In response to the release of the new guidance, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive…

Good Jobs

U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema Joined Labor Leaders for Event Focused on Infrastructure, Advanced Energy Investments at Manufacturing Facility

Apr 12, 2022

Today, U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema joined the BlueGreen Alliance and labor leaders from around the state for a tour of Digital Building Components’ Fabrication Plant and a roundtable to discuss the economic benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and federal investments in advanced energy and infrastructure.

Clean Infrastructure

Funding for Weatherization Program will Lower Bills, Create Jobs

Mar 30, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the allocation of $3.16 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The WAP provides funds for low-income households to increase the energy efficiency of their homes, lowering energy bills.

For America, By America

Long Bay Lease Sale will Advance Nation’s Offshore Wind Goals

Mar 25, 2022

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today the upcoming auction of two lease areas for the development of offshore wind in the Carolina Long Bay. The leases cover more than 110,000 acres and once developed, could provide enough offshore wind energy to power nearly 500,000 homes.

The Latest / Buy Clean

Gov. Kate Brown Signs Bill to Ensure Oregon Will Now ‘Buy Clean’ When it Comes to Materials for Infrastructure Projects

Mar 24, 2022

Oregon State Governor Kate Brown has signed into law House Bill 4139, which will ensure the state is modernizing infrastructure in a more environmentally friendly way to fight climate change. The new law, Buy Clean Oregon, will require state regulators to conduct life cycle assessments for select construction and maintenance materials used for public infrastructure…

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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

White House partnership with East Coast States a Step Toward Buildout of Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Proposed DOT EV Charging Network Rule Hits Right Notes on Labor and Procurement

Newly Signed Law Reaffirms Colorado Commitment to Just Transition

Colorado Bill Will Lower Building Emissions, Support Union Workers

Steel of West Virginia, SOLV Energy Celebrate Decade Long Partnership With Press Event and Facility Tour

BlueGreen Alliance Applauds Rollout of EPA Clean School Bus Program

California BlueGreen Alliance 2022 State Policy Agenda

With New Purchasing Guidance, Biden Administration Reaffirms Commitment to American Manufacturing

U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema Joined Labor Leaders for Event Focused on Infrastructure, Advanced Energy Investments at Manufacturing Facility

Funding for Weatherization Program will Lower Bills, Create Jobs

Long Bay Lease Sale will Advance Nation’s Offshore Wind Goals

Gov. Kate Brown Signs Bill to Ensure Oregon Will Now ‘Buy Clean’ When it Comes to Materials for Infrastructure Projects