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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Thousands of people are in Washington, DC this week demanding that President Biden declare a climate emergency and stop fossil fuel projects. The People vs. Fossil Fuels week of action, which has…
- SIERRA CLUB FEDERAL POLICY TEAM *** Sierra Club policy staff and campaign leadership are available to discuss our clean transportation priorities in the Build Back Better Act *** Transportation is…
BOSTON, MA - Yesterday, Governor Baker appointed the seven-member Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors, with Betsy Taylor as the new chair. This new, permanent…
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the executives of several auto manufacturers, including Toyota, Honda and others, sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi opposing Representative Dan Kildee’s popular amendment,…
MIDWEST (MI, MN, IL, WI, IN)- Today, the governors of Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana released a joint commitment to medium- and heavy-duty truck electrification through…
BOSTON, MA - Today, Streetsblog Massachusetts released a story on a newly launched report from the Sierra Club, TransitMatters, and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy- supported…
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Sierra Club President Ramón Cruz will join representatives and supporters from environmental and faith organizations representing millions of people to deliver over 200,000…
NATIONWIDE—Electric vehicles (EVs) will take the spotlight during the 11th annual National Drive Electric Week, with more than 204 in-person and online events in 43 states, as well as Canada, Mexico…
WASHINGTON, DC - Early Wednesday morning, after a markup that lasted over 15 hours, House Democrats, led by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, moved a…
WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, House Democrats in the Ways and Means Committee unveiled plans for an array of clean energy tax incentives, including new incentives to accelerate the adoption of…