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, DC – Today, Reuters reported that Toyota outsold General Motors in 2021 in the United States. GM has been the national leader in annual sales since 1931. Toyota’s top five best-selling…
State Joins Coast to Coast Movement to Adopt Zero-Emission Regulation in Path to Healthier CommunitiesALBANY, NY – Today, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation adopted the…
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Richmond, VA - Today, Governor Ralph Northam signed Virginia onto the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, which has been signed by 15 states and…
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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen coordination between their two agencies…