Press Releases

June 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the EPA is hosting its public virtual hearing on a proposed rule that would regrant California its Clean Air Act waiver, reversing an illegal and unprecedented move by the previous administration that impacted communities across the country. 

May 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee took up the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act 2021.  This bill represents an opportunity to provide an initial down payment on the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan.

May 17, 2021

DEARBORN, MI - Today, President Biden will visit the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, where the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of Ford’s iconic and best-selling F-150 truck, will be built by UAW workers in a new $700 million facility.

May 7, 2021

Saint Paul, MN – Today, a Minnesota administrative law judge strongly affirmed the state’s effort to adopt Clean Cars Minnesota, a set of standards that would require new cars sold in the state to emit less climate-disrupting pollution and increase the availability and sales of zero-emission cars. 

May 4, 2021

NEW YORK STATE - On Thursday, May 6 from 6 pm to 7 pm ET, elected officials will join community leaders and transit and environmental advocates to kick off Asthma Awareness Month with a webinar about advancing New York State’s transition to 100 percent electric buses. What: A virtual event highlighting the environmental and public health benefits of zero-emission electric buses in New York  When: Thursday, May 6, 2021, 6 pm to 7 pm ET 

26 de abril de 2021

La Administración Biden propuso hoy una regulación que reautorizaría la excepción a la Ley de Aire Limpio para California, revirtiendo así una decisión ilegal sin precedentes de la Administración Trump con implicaciones más allá de California.

April 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Biden administration announced a proposed rule that would regrant California its Clean Air Act waiver, reversing an illegal and unprecedented move by the Trump administration that had implications far beyond the Golden State.

April 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a dozen governors sent a letter urging the Biden administration to reduce pollution from the transportation sector, the nation’s top polluting sector, by setting a goal for all new cars sold in the nation to be zero-emission by 2035, including milestones along the way to reach the target. 

April 19, 2021

San Diego, CA - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) just approved a $44 million electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure program from San Diego Gas & Electric. 

April 5, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Sierra Club launched a digital ad campaign, urging the Biden administration to establish new, bolder vehicle standards — beyond the Obama-Biden standards — and to not give into vehicle manufacturers lobbying behind closed doors to keep us tied to weaker ones. The ads are running in Politico and The Hill, as well as on LinkedIn, throughout the month of April, leading up to the US Climate Summit on April 22.