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
August 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Senate approved the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — a deal that falls short of providing the climate, jobs, care, and justice investments our communities need and deserve. For example, the deal would…

August 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC -- On the heels of a blockbuster Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report detailing prospects for our world’s climate future, new details on a pending $3.5 trillion Senate budget resolution make clear that final passage of the…

August 3, 2021

*** Senior Sierra Club policy staff and leadership are available to discuss our vision for bigger and bolder infrastructure investments *** Harmful Provisions Must Also Be Removed to Protect our Climate and Communities

July 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senators voted to proceed on debating narrow bipartisan infrastructure legislation, a sign of progress that President Biden and Democratic Congressional leadership are working to meet the needs of people in communities…

July 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New reports reveal that backroom Senate bipartisan infrastructure negotiations have left on the cutting room floor critical investments to clean up toxic water and air pollution from lead pipes and diesel buses, with only meager…