Oakland, CA -- Today, in honor of Rosa Parks’ legacy and in support of access to public transit as a civil right and strategy to combat climate change, community, labor, and environmental organizations in cities across the nation are taking action for transit equity. The national day of action is intended to uplift local work happening across the country.
WASHINGTON - Five major environmental and science groups today released advertisements in papers across the country calling on General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi to drop their attack on the Clean Air Act and stand up for strong clean car standards that help reduce pollution and secure a stable climate.
ALBANY, NY– This week, the New York Department of Public Service (NYDPS) released a “make ready” incentive plan for utilities to spend more than half a billion dollars in workplace and public electric vehicle charging stations, accelerating New York’s goal of having 850,000 zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025 by creating a robust charging network across the state.
TRENTON, NJ– Today, in a 27-12 Senate vote and 65-9 Assembly vote, the New Jersey Legislature passed landmark legislation to electrify the state’s transportation sector and help New Jersey meet its climate goals of moving the state to 100% clean energy by 2050.
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NORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC – Today, after a year of a robust policy design process, the 12 Northeast states and D.C. that are a part of the Transportation and Climate Initiative announced the release of a draft region-wide policy proposal to reduce pollution from the transportation sector and invest in clean transportation solutions.
New York City, NY - This morning, at the Pedestrian Plaza on 14th St and University Place, environmental, transit and green workforce activists joined together to bid farewell to a Sierra Club activist traveling to Albany on the Amtrak to deliver a petition from over 7,000 New Yorkers to Governor Cuomo on Thursday.
SACRAMENTO—The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Thursday heard more than six hours of testimony on its staff’s weak proposal for zero-emission truck manufacturing targets. The board concluded the hearing by strongly signaling to the staff that more work is needed to ensure the rule is as effective as necessary to protect public health and improve air quality.
Sacramento, CA– Today, eight states - California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont - and the District of Columbia committed to move forward together to develop an agreement and action plan to put hundreds of thousands more zero-emission trucks and buses onto their roads and highways. The multi-state effort will be facilitated by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM).
ALBANY, NY - Today, at the New York State Capitol, Assemblymember Patricia Fahy and Assemblymember John T. McDonald III joined a broad coalition of advocates from environmental and transportation organizations to deliver a petition from over 7,000 New Yorkers calling on Governor Cuomo to act on reducing emissions from transportation.
DETROIT, MI – Yesterday, General Motors unveiled a new generation of gas guzzling SUVs for US consumers. This latest announcement from GM is another example of how the automaker’s talk about sustainability rings hollow, especially in the wake of its decision to side with the Trump administration in court against clean cars and climate action.
Rush, NY - This morning, in front of EV Charge Solutions, an electric vehicle equipment distributor, local business leaders and clean energy advocates joined the Sierra Club to call on Governor Cuomo to adopt a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles 55% by 2035 and bid farewell to a Sierra Club activist driving to Albany in an electric vehicle for a petition delivery to Governor Cuomo on Thursday.
STONY BROOK, NY -- This morning, at the Stony Brook Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Station, New York State Assemblymember Steve Englebright, Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, and Port Jefferson Village Trustee Bruce Miller joined transportation and climate advocates, including the Sierra Club, to bid farewell to a Sierra Club activist en route to Albany via rail to deliver a petition from over 7,000 New Yorkers to Governor Cuomo on Thursday.