Johnstown, Pennsylvania – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna unveiled the Modern Steel Act at a press conference, marking a pivotal step towards revolutionizing the iron and steel industry in the United States. This groundbreaking legislation will aim to reduce toxic pollution, combat climate change, advance security, and protect and create good-paying union jobs for American workers.
WHAT: Join us for an impactful town hall featuring a panel of esteemed speakers and grassroots leaders as we discuss avenues to manufacture the clean economy at home, benefit manufacturing communities, and solidify the US’s global leadership. The event will bring together influential voices from various perspectives to uncover common ground and drive Sierra Club action towards the green Industrial Revolution!
WASHINGTON, DC – Sierra Club strongly supports the initiative by the Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO) to update its Decarbonization Roadmap, a guide to the technologies and processes that manufacturers in the United States have to adopt to help reach the country’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week, a trade tribunal dismissed the NAFTA-legacy case brought by TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) against the United States for $15 billion over President Biden’s revocation of the Keystone XL Pipeline permit.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Sierra Club applauds the introduction of the Methane Border Adjustment Mechanism Act, a vital legislative step towards addressing the critical issue of methane emissions. The Act highlights the urgent need to mitigate methane's impact on climate and public health.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps John Curtis (R-UT) and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act. This bipartisan bill directs the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – A new report released today, Trading Away Our Climate: How Corporations Use Trade and Investment Agreements to Undermine Action on Climate Change, highlights how fossil fuel companies worldwide threaten climate progress through outdated trade agreements that favor corporate interests over the public good.
Washington, D.C. — Leading environmental and other civil society organizations submitted joint comments to the Office of U.S. Trade Representative today on critical minerals supply chain standards needed to advance shared climate and sustainable development goals. The submission was made as part of an official request for comments on “Promoting Supply Chain Resilience,” including for components of “electric vehicle and large-scale energy storage batteries.”
Washington, DC – CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups, today urged the Commerce Department to follow up on the expectations outlined by the White House and make sure the $6.14 billion CHIPS Act award to Micron benefits communit