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 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…

November 29, 2018

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA -- Today, the Trump Administration will sign its NAFTA 2.0 trade agreement with Canada and Mexico during the annual G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires. The deal includes weak environmental terms that have enabled outsourcing of…

October 1, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Trump administration released the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The administration has notified Congress of Trump’s intent to sign the proposed deal later this year, setting the stage for a potential…