SEATTLE — Today, U.S. District Court Judge Tana Lin in the Western District Court of Washington will hear oral argument in State of Washington v. U.S. Department of Transportation—a challenge brought by 21 states to the Trump administration’s unlawful freeze of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program, a $5 billion initiative to build high-speed EV charging infrastructure along America’s highways.
WASHINGTON STATE – With the prospect of people across the country losing out on the benefits from cleaner transportation, today, Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), and Earthjustice filed a new challenge to the Trump administration’s hold on $2.5 billion in federal funding through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program.
GLOBAL – Yesterday was the deadline for global automaker Toyota to respond to the letter sent by advocacy organizations on Nov. 21, urging the automaker to reduce emissions and combat the climate crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration proposed a rule that would roll back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, commonly known as fuel economy standards.
GLOBAL - Today, a coalition of corporate watchdog and environmental groups, Sierra Club, Ekō, and Public Citizen, sent petitions from over 50,000 and counting of their supporters to four trucking giants – Daimler Truck North America, Volvo North America, International Motors, and PACCAR – urging them to drop their lawsuit against California that would stall progress on electric trucks.
Liberty, North Carolina - Toyota just announced a $10 billion investment in the U.S. over the next five years, with few details on how the funds will be used other than the construction of one battery manufacturing facility in Liberty, North Carolina.
Washington, DC – As the Trump administration continues to undo federal regulations that protect our air and water, including proposals to eliminate standards for vehicle emissions and revoke the 2009 endangerment finding, the Sierra Club today released 952 pages of emails between EPA officials and external organizations provided in response to the environmental organization’s Freedom of Information Act request.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 112 organizations submitted a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency in response to the agency’s proposal to gut federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks.
HAWAIʻI & WISCONSIN – Today, Governor Josh Green, M.D. of Hawaiʻi and Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin announced they are joining the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition. This growing state-led partnership will help sustain America’s transition to cleaner and more affordable cars, support U.S. automotive manufacturers and workers, and safeguard states’ clean air authority.
Letter offers recommendations to Department of Transportation during Surface Transportation Reauthorization comment period