Albany, NY – To protect the health and safety of all New Yorkers, state legislative leaders are speaking out against a corporate misinformation campaign to undermine a life-saving clean air program, the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) standard.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last night, House Republicans Rep. John Joyce (R-PA), John James, (R-MI), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA), introduced resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal three California clean vehicle waivers: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty low-NOx Omnibus.
SPRINGFIELD, IL - On March 27, 2025, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved “Beneficial Electrification Plans” (“BE Plans”) for the state’s two largest utilities, Commonwealth Edison (“ComEd”) and Ameren Illinois, that will invest approximately $254 million in transportation electrification in Illinois over the next three years.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on all cars not made in the United States, impacting hundreds of billions of cars imported from countries including Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Japan, and Germany. These auto tariffs will likely increase costs by thousands of dollars on new cars for American consumers.
Automaker asked to commit to zero-carbon steel manufacturing that doesn't increase pollution in the region
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new coalition of over 100 organizations, the Clean RIDES Network just launched to support clean transportation at the state level. The Network brings together leaders working on climate, transit, labor, business, housing, and public health.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, as part of a suite of “deregulatory actions” attacking health, clean air, and climate, the Trump administration announced its plan to reconsider the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire, recently disparaged Amtrak and suggested the federal government moves towards privatization of the rail service.In 2024, Amtrak reported record revenue and ridership.
NEW YORK CITY— Today, Riders Alliance and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a new legal complaint against the Trump Administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) for attempting to end New York City’s long-awaited Congestion Pricing program, less than two months after the program’s successful launch. The legal complaint charges that the Trump administration made serious legal mistakes in its rush to deprive New Yorkers of the benefits of Congestion Pricing, and that these mistakes suggest that the administration is acting pretextually.
NEW YORK CITY - Today, media reports show that Donald Trump is attempting to kill New York City’s recently implemented congestion pricing program, which went into effect on January 5 for the Central Business District of Manhattan.