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Sierra Club and Others Take Legal Action to Protect Clean Car Standards

Washington, DC -- Today, the Sierra Club and other environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia against Scott…

Ford and Other Automakers Are Trying to Remake Their Bed

Washington, DC -- Today, Ford and other auto executives are set to meet with Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt, and Elaine Chao to discuss the administration’s plans to rollback the clean car standards. The…

Ford and Auto Industry Try to Clean Up Their Mess on Clean Car Standards

Washington, DC -- After having worked with Donald Trump and his administration for more than a year to rollback the clean car standards, Ford and other automakers’ trade group, the Auto Alliance, is…

‘Dirty Ford’ Transports More Than a Quarter Million Petitions to Ford’s World Headquarters

DETROIT – A 2006 Ford Focus – dubbed the “Dirty Ford” and stuffed with banker boxes carrying more than a quarter million petition signatures – is heading to Ford Motor Company today with a message:…

Former Volkswagen CEO Charged For Misleading Americans and Regulators on Cheating Scandal

Washington, DC -- Today, it was reported that federal prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for conspiring to mislead regulators over its emissions cheating scandal. It is…

Sierra Club Endorses Mike Levin for Congress

San Diego, CA -- Today, the San Diego chapter of the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Mike Levin for California’s 49th Congressional district."Mike Levin's past efforts and plans for Congress…

Sierra Club Applauds 17 States, Washington, DC for Not Backing Down to Pruitt’s Efforts to Weaken Clean Car Standards

Washington, DC -- Yesterday, 17 states and Washington, DC filed a lawsuit against EPA and Scott Pruitt to block his first step to roll back the clean car standards. The petitioners represent 43-…

ICYMI: Pruitt Wasted More Than $100,000 on a Trip Guided by a Lobbyist

Washington, DC -- Today, the Washington Post broke the story that a lobbyist and longtime friend of embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s partially arranged his more than $100,000 taxpayer-…

Donald Trump Loses in Court Again

Washington, DC -- Today, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals threw out Donald Trump’s attempts to let automakers off the hook for failing to meet fuel economy standards. The Sierra Club, along with a…

ICYMI: Pruitt’s Republican Dam of Defense is Breaking Wide Open

As catalogued in reporting from the New York Times, the dam of defense from Republican Senators of embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is breaking wide open.Here are the latest remarks from…