transportation

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants for Clean School Buses

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of the Clean School Bus Program grants. EPA will grant $965 million for 280 school districts to purchase clean school buses.

Biden Administration Issues Guidance on How IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Can Be Used

Proposed rules help clarify how companies can utilize the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit

Environmental Organizations Call on General Motors and Ford to Distance Themselves from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation

DETROIT, MI – Today, the Sierra Club delivered a letter to the CEOs of General Motors (GM) and Ford, calling on the two companies to stop hiding behind the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), the auto industry trade association, which is lobbying against U.S. regulations that would further speed up the electric vehicle (EV) transition to reduce harmful emissions and protect the health of our communities.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Billions in Passenger Rail Projects Across the Nation

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced $8.2 billion in new funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country.

Biden Administration Defends EPA Clean Vehicles Regulation from House Republicans

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Republicans pushed forward a piece of legislation – H.R. 4468 - that would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing its proposed clean car standards, necessary to protect the environment and public health. 

To Deliver on U.S. Climate Commitments, Biden Administration Must Finalize Strong Clean Vehicle Rules

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – On the United Nations’ Climate Conference of the Parties (COP28) Transportation Day, December 6, the Sierra Club is calling on the Biden administration to adopt strong clean vehicle standards to advance the U.S. away from polluting cars, trucks, and buses.

Delaware Becomes 12th State to Adopt Clean Car Standards to Improve Public Health, Address Climate Change

Dover, DE – Delaware has joined eleven other states that have adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule to become a leader in clean transportation. Regulators announced today that Delaware will be moving forward with the rule that sets gradual new electric vehicle (EV) sales targets reaching 82% through model year 2032. Delaware, having previously adopted state clean car standards, is for the first time adopting a zero-emission vehicle sales target. Delaware will officially be the first state to make such a leap in policy.

Sierra Club Statement on Biden Administration’s Final Rule to Reduce Transportation Pollution

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration finalized a rule that will require state Departments of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations to establish performance measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their transportation plans and programs.

Sierra Club Celebrates Clean Transportation Funding on Second Anniversary of Biden-Harris Administration's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today is the two year anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) being signed into law.

Department of Transportation Announces Over $653 Million for Port Projects, Including Electrification

WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced millions to fund 41 port improvement projects in communities across the nation through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The money comes from the Infrastructure and Investment Act, passed in November 2021.

Sierra Club Statement on UAW Deals with the Big Three Automakers

WASHINGTON, DC – The United Auto Workers has announced tentative agreements in their contract negotiations with the “Big Three” Automakers: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. 

Sierra Club Statement on EPA Endangerment Finding on Aircraft Lead Pollution

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final “endangerment finding” about the harmful health impacts of lead pollution from certain small airplanes, which will trigger legal requirements for the EPA and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to address this dangerous source of pollution.