August 2, 2023
Sierra Club applauds announcement for prioritizing domestic manufacturing, focusing on labeling and emissions reporting
June 7, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act. This bipartisan bill directs the Department of Energy to undertake a study comparing the emissions intensity of certain goods produced in the United States to the emissions intensity of those goods produced in other countries.
May 16, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, May 16, 2023WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a six-month pilot of new requirements for the carbon intensity of materials, including steel, used in eleven GSA construction projects.
May 9, 2023
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April 28, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House will vote on a Congressional Review Act (H.J.Res 39) resolution to overturn President Biden’s two-year pause on the collection of tariffs for solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The temporary moratorium on solar tariffs was intended to ensure the flow of solar cells and modules to the United States while the Commerce Department investigates whether companies are circumventing the tariffs on China.
April 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, EPA released an implementation framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a program created by the Inflation Reduction Act that invests $27 billion in projects to reduce greenhouse gasses and other pollution and support family-sustaining jobs.
March 8, 2023
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2023) – Today, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) in the Department of Energy (DOE) officially issued its Funding Opportunity Announcement for roughly $6 billion in federal investments to help deploy transformational technologies to deeply decarboniz
February 15, 2023
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February 6, 2023
In advance of the State of the Union address on Tuesday, the Sierra Club celebrates the many historic legislative victories achieved in 2022 and urges President Biden to lay out his administration’s clear plans for 2023 to continue combating the climate crisis, protecting our lands and waters, and ensuring justice and equity for all.
December 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the European Union reached a tentative agreement on a carbon border adjustment