Lauren Lantry

Lauren Lantry is deputy press secretary for the Sierra Club's Resist campaign.

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Press Releases

Sierra Club Applauds Georgia’s VW Settlement Funding Plan

Atlanta, GA -- Yesterday, Georgia released its draft plan for the use of the Volkswagen diesel settlement fund money. Sierra Club applauds Georgia’s plan to focus in part on zero-emission electric…

EPA Tasking Polluting Car Company With Agency’s Internal Review

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, during EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s congressional hearing, Pruitt announced the EPA will be partnering with Toyota on an operational review. Toyota’s vehicles are…

Pruitt’s EPA to Waste Taxpayer Dollars on Redundant Truck Emissions Hearing and Review Process

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a hearing for the reconsideration -- with intent to repeal -- pollution limits from glider kit trucks (…

Sierra Club Applauds DPU Approval of Eversource Proposal to Advance EV Adoption; Acknowledges Concerning Aspects of DPU Order

Boston, MA -- Late yesterday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) released an order in Eversource’s rate case that approves the company’s proposal to significantly accelerate the…

All 50 States Apply for VW Settlement Funds Ahead of Schedule

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, North Carolina applied for funding to invest in clean transportation solutions from the Volkswagen dieselgate settlement funds. With North Carolina’s application, all 50…

Atlanta City Council Passes Ordinance to Make it Easier for Future Home and Business Owners to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Atlanta, GA -- Yesterday, the Atlanta City Council passed ordinance 17-0-1654, which will require all new residential homes and public parking facilities to install the wiring to accommodate the…

Green Groups Urge Postal Service To Electrify Mail Delivery Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, 13 environmental groups working on clean transportation solutions sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) urging them to select plug-in electric vehicles (…

NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC GOVERNORS LAUDED FOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE

BOSTON AND BONN – November 13, 2017 – Leading environmental, health, scientific and business organizations today applauded the announcement by seven states and Washington, D.C. of plans to develop a…

Maryland Pledges to Reduce Pollution From Transportation Fuels through Multistate Climate Initiative

Annapolis, MD -- Today eight Northeastern states and jurisdictions, including Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., announced their…

Pruitt Reopens Emissions Loophole for Worst Polluting Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency reopened -- with intent to repeal -- a portion of the emissions rule for heavy duty trucks. The repeal would declassify "glider kits" as…