USPS Must Electrify Mail Truck Fleet
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, under the leadership of Donald Trump’s appointee, the United States Postal Service announced a 10-year, $485-million contract to Oshkosh Defense for new mail trucks, only…
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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Virginia Legislature Passes HB 1965, Making It the First State in the Southeast to Adopt Clean Car Standards
Richmond, VA - Today, the Virginia State Senate passed HB 1965, which directs the State Air Pollution Control Board to implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles…
Sierra Club Celebrates Rosa Parks’ Birthday And Ongoing Movement for Transit Equity
NATIONAL - Today, in honor of Rosa Parks’ birthday, labor unions, racial justice groups, environmental organizations and transit groups, and disability advocates are joining together to elevate…
Sierra Club Statement on Senate Confirmation of Pete Buttigieg for Department of Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the US Senate confirmed Pete Buttigieg to serve as Secretary of the Department of Transportation. In response to the confirmation, Gina Coplon-Newfield, Director of Sierra…
Remaining Automakers Finally Withdraw Support for One Part of Trump’s Clean Cars Rollback
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, and other major automakers dropped their support for the Trump administration’s attack on California’s clean car standards, after a year of pressure…
Media Advisory: Public Transit Workers, Riders from Coast to Coast Will Testify on Devastating Impact of Transit Crisis
FEBRUARY 3-4, 2021––As devastating cutbacks in public transit loom in the wake of legislative failure to pass sufficient funding, a nationwide coalition will hold a virtual hearing on Transit Equity…
Environmental Organizations File Lawsuit To Reverse Trump’s Last Minute Polluting Pass to Automakers
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, the Sierra Club and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) filed a lawsuit in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals challenging NHTSA's interim final rule -- finalized just…
Groups File Brief with D.C. Circuit Opposing Trump Administration’s "Indefensible" Clean Cars Rollback
Washington, D.C.—A dozen of the nation’s largest public health, consumer and environmental groups today presented the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia with a detailed and…
Colorado Approves $110 Million Electric Vehicle Charging Program with Major Equity Provisions
DENVER, CO - Yesterday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a decision that approves Xcel Energy’s $110 million transportation electrification plan, a three-year effort to…
Minnesota Announces Rule-making, Making It the First State in the Midwest to Adopt Clean Car Standards
Saint Paul, MN – Today, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced it will publish its draft Clean Car Standards on Monday, which would require new cars sold in the state to emit less…