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 31, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Trade Representative announced that it is moving forward without Canada on a proposed U.S.-Mexico trade agreement announced earlier this week. USTR announced that they will notify Congress of Trump’s intent to…

August 27, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, various outlets are reporting that negotiators from the United States and Mexico announced they reached a preliminary agreement on a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that excludes Canada. Both Mexico and…

May 16, 2018

Today, the nation’s top environmental organizations released a joint statement pledging opposition to Donald Trump’s NAFTA deal if it prioritizes the interests of polluters over the needs of communities across borders.

May 16, 2018

Today, the nation’s top environmental organizations released a joint statement pledging opposition to Donald Trump’s NAFTA deal if it prioritizes the interests of polluters over the needs of communities across borders.

May 10, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced May 17 as the deadline for the U.S. Trade Representative to reach a final agreement on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico and send Congress the final…