August 19, 2026
NATIONWIDE — New sales data shows that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales are increasing due to the automaker expanding availability of the PHEV models to dealers across the country.
August 11, 2026
Riverside, CA - The Sierra Club, Rural Association of Mead Valley (RAMV), and Industrial VI Enterprises have reached a settlement agreement over the controversial 1+ million-square-foot warehouse approved for construction in Mead Valley, Riverside County, known as the Cajalco Commerce Center.
July 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency transmitted two additional California waivers to Congress, including the Ocean-Going Vessels At Berth and Commercial Harbor Craft waivers. For 50 years, the precedent set under both Democratic and Republican administrations is that Clean Air Act waivers are not rules and are therefore not subject to review under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). EPA’s move to reclassify them is not only a misuse of CRA, but an unlawful and reckless attack on vital clean air protections.
July 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Representative Harriet Hageman introduced legislation under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to revoke California's Clean Air Act waiver allowing the state to enforce stronger than federal greenhouse gas standards for vehicles.
July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal that would weaken clean truck pollution standards that protect Americans from dangerous air pollution.
July 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Sierra Club joined partners in opposing the Trump EPA’s proposal to weaken vehicle pollutant standards by delaying the implementation of more protective standards by two years.
July 2, 2026
Barstow, CA — A coalition of conservation and environmental justice groups sued the city of Barstow today for approving a 5,000-acre rail yard and warehouse project that will worsen already poor air quality and destroy desert habitat without performing the required environmental reviews.The July 1 lawsuit, filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court, asserts that the city failed to evaluate and mitigate the project’s multiple environmental harms and violated the California Environmental Quality Act.
June 30, 2026
SACRAMENTO - Yesterday, California leaders reached an agreement in the state budget to provide new funding for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) incentives for light- and heavy-duty vehicles. This agreement will reaffirm California’s role as a national leader on clean transportation, as the Trump administration continues attacking policies that help Americans afford cleaner vehicles and cut dependence on volatile gas prices.
June 4, 2026
NATIONWIDE – Today, Sierra Club, the Electrification Coalition, Forth, Plug In America released the latest edition of the AchiEVe policy guide, a comprehensive resource designed to help advocates, policymakers, utilities, and community leaders accelerate the transition to electric transportation through proven state, local, and utility policies.
May 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released draft text from Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA). The draft legislation attacks five years of successful and cost-reducing federal investments in electric vehicle charging, clean trucks and buses, and clean transit on which communities across the country rely.