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. – 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…
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…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, EPA announced a proposal to close loopholes in nearly 20 Clean Air Act regulations that allow industrial polluters – such as fossil fuel power plants,…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that will improve the gas…
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $875 million in awards for the Clean School Bus Program, which will fund the purchase of over 3,400 school…
Montevideo, MN — On May 13, CURE, the Sierra Club, and Dakota Resource Council (DRC) submitted a joint comment challenging the findings of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) most recent…
Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration announced an increase in tariffs on imported goods from China to protect American workers and grow the domestic clean energy economy.…
Washington, DC – Today, the Treasury Department released final rules ensuring more Americans have access to clean vehicles by addressing mineral and manufacturing requirements for the…
Washington, D.C. — The winner of the Ride for the Region Challenge is the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)!During the first three weeks of…
Washington, DC - Today, environmental and public health groups moved to intervene to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s final standards for light-duty cars and trucks. …