Sierra Club Statement: Toyota Slowing Down on EVs
WASHINGTON, DC – A new report reveals that Toyota is slowing its production plans for electric vehicles (EVs). The company is slashing EV production plans by a third by 2026,…
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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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1 Billion for Safer Streets Across America
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced over $1 billion in grants for 354 local, regional, and Tribal governments to improve road safety across the…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $521 Million for Electric Vehicle Charging
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to build electric vehicle chargers across the country. Funded by the…
Major Power Milestone: Wind and Solar Energy Overtake Coal in First Half of 2024, Expected to Continue
Washington, DC – New federal data shows that wind and solar energy – due to coal plant retirements and the growth of renewable energy – generated more power this year so far than coal. The…
EPA Announces Recipients of $4.3 Billion in Inflation Reduction Act Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants
Funding awarded to states, cities, and regional coalitions bolsters clean transportation projects across countryWashington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion to Retool Shuttered, At-Risk Factories for Electric Vehicles
LANSING, MI - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.7 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to retool shuttered and at-risk manufacturing factories to produce…
Biden Administration Approves Ninth Offshore Wind Project off Coast of New Jersey
New Jersey – Today, the Department of the Interior announced its approval of the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project off the coast of New Jersey – the nation’s ninth approved…
New Report Highlights Major Benefits of EPA Power Sector Standard, Dwindling Coal Capacity
Washington, DC – A new report released today by the Rhodium Group outlines the significant climate and health benefits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently finalized standard…
Supreme Court Shadow Docket Decision Pauses Good Neighbor Rule, Putting Communities at Risk
Washington, D.C. – A divided 5-to-4 Supreme Court today granted pre-judgment stay applications to block a critically important Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing interstate smog…
Supreme Court Sides with Polluters in Cross-State Smog Pollution Case
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court sided with polluting states and industry groups by pausing implementation of EPA’s strategy to address harmful air pollution that…