COLORADO - Arguing that the Polis Administration’s unnecessary delay in considering new rules to clean up truck pollution will only lead to more harm to families and communities in disproportionately impacted areas of Colorado, a coalition of environmental justice, conservation, local government and other groups today formally petitioned the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) to consider an Advanced Clean Trucks rule and a low NOx rule this spring. A copy of the filing can be found
CALIFORNIA - Today, President Biden’s EPA restored a key tool to address pollution from the transportation sector, the nation’s leading source of climate-disrupting pollution.
MINNESOTA - Today, President Biden’s EPA restored a key tool to address pollution from the transportation sector, the nation’s leading source of climate-disrupting pollution.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the EPA finalized its rule reinstating California’s Clean Air Act waiver allowing it to set greenhouse gas standards more protective than federal standards and to adopt zero-emissions standards for light-duty vehicles, reversing an illegal and unprecedented waiver revocation by the previous administration that threatened our climate and the well-being of communities around the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal for curbing emissions from heavy duty trucks, a significant source of dangerous air pollution nationwide which disproportionately impacts communities of color.
WILMINGTON, DE – Today, Governor Carney announced that Delaware will join the growing list of states that are a part of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program, which will direct manufacturers to increasingly sell electric vehicles in the state.Other ZEV states include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Vermont, and Virginia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, several environmental organizations moved to intervene to defend the Biden administration’s new clean car standards.
El Servicio postal finalizó hoy su controversial plan de adquirir vehículos de combustión interna para el 90% de su parque móvil, una afronta directa a los compromisos climáticos de la administración Biden.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Postal Service finalized its controversial plan to purchase 90 percent gas-powered mail trucks for its fleet, a direct affront to the Biden administration’s climate commitments.
LANSING, MI - Today, the Sierra Club released a report of independent modeling and analysis of decarbonization pathways for Michigan’s transportation sector. The report calls on Michigan to ensure 100 percent electric vehicle sales and reduce driving overall by 2035 in order for the state to reach its climate goals and protect communities from toxic air pollution from vehicles.
