Larisa Mănescu is the associate director of federal communications, primarily supporting the Sierra Club's Clean Transportation for All campaign. She lives in Baltimore, MD. She was previously a deputy press secretary, and before that, the communications coordinator for the Texas chapter of the Sierra Club.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration finalized a rule setting up a weakening Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.Heavy-duty…
WASHINGTON, DC - A broad coalition today urged Congress to reject several Congressional Review Act resolutions that would overturn long-standing Clean Air Act preemption waivers relied upon by…
NATIONWIDE — New sales data shows that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales are increasing due to the automaker expanding availability of the PHEV models to dealers across the…
The long-held rule is a commonsense protection against sonic booms and unnecessary climate emissions Washington, D.C. – Today, Earthjustice and Sierra Club filed comments urging the Federal…
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency transmitted two additional California waivers to Congress, including the Ocean-Going Vessels At Berth and Commercial Harbor Craft waivers.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal that would weaken clean truck pollution standards that protect Americans from dangerous air pollution.This…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Right before the July 4th weekend, Donald Trump pardoned nine mechanics that were convicted for tampering with vehicle pollution controls on heavy-duty vehicles. Each of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency proposed cutting the American public out of air pollution permits for “minor sources”, which includes the tractor trailer-sized diesel…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Sierra Club joined partners in opposing the Trump EPA’s proposal to weaken vehicle pollutant standards by delaying the implementation of more…