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.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released draft text from Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA). The draft…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the EPA proposed a two-year delay of vehicle criteria pollutant standards that set limits on the amounts of non-greenhouse gas pollutants like nitrogen oxides…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is filming a new reality TV show with his family to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary while Americans are struggling to keep up…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A global coalition of environmental, labor, and sustainable mobility organizations today sent an open letter to incoming Toyota Motor Corporation CEO Kenta Kon, who is set to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit that the Sierra Club and its partners brought against…
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