Industrial Transformation

Industrial Transformation

Industrial Transformation

In this moment of interlocking crises, a movement of movements is joining together to fight for an industrial transformation that unites frontline communities fighting for clean air and water, workers fighting for good jobs, and advocacy  groups fighting for racial and economic equity.


We seek a new approach to industrial policy that replaces handouts  for corporate polluters with protections for people and the planet. We seek comprehensive solutions that create good-paying, clean manufacturing jobs, cut industrial pollution, and build climate resilience for those hardest hit by the fossil fuel economy. 

For too long, U.S. economic policies have prioritized corporate polluters, not the people and planet. Corporate trade deals and status-quo spending policies have padded the pockets of CEOs while exposing communities of color, immigrants, and working-class families to toxic pollutants, climate disasters, and low wages.

Our cross-sector movement to build a second Industrial Revolution based on 21st century innovation and clean manufacturing processes  is building unity and gaining momentum. It’s time for us to win the future we all need and deserve. Join us!

Fumes from a smokestack at a steel mill in Cleveland, Ohio. iStock

Coming Clean on Industrial Emissions

A new Sierra Club report and interactive map reveals — for the first time — the facility-level emissions for four heavy industries: Steel, cement, aluminum, and metallurgical coke.

Explore The Report
February 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Mitch McConnell announced that, in a cynical political ploy, he will rush a vote on the Green New Deal resolution proposed by Senator Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rather than allowing it to…

February 11, 2019

Last week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, along with 66 House representatives and 10 Senators, introduced their highly-lauded Green New Deal resolution, which seeks to tackle the climate crisis, create millions of…

February 7, 2019

Today, Senator Markey and Representative Ocasio-Cortez released their highly anticipated Green New Deal resolutions in the House and Senate. This bold plan seeks to tackle the climate crisis, create millions of good, high-wage jobs, secure clean air…

February 6, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced joint resolutions in the Senate and House, respectively, that unveiled a bold plan for a Green New Deal to tackle the climate crisis, create millions…

December 13, 2018

Washington, DC -- Earlier today, Donald Trump tweeted about his calls for a border wall and sought to save face from his constant claims that Mexico would pay for it by falsely claiming they will through the proposed trilateral trade agreement…