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.

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April 3, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – The Sierra Club is co-hosting a panel on April 8th, 2024 at the National Press Club on the intersection of climate, health, and security implications regarding the impending sale of U.S. Steel. Experts will dive into the overlooked…

March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled today the selected projects for its Industrial Demonstrations Program, a $6 billion initiative funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to spur…

March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) announced that Century Aluminum's proposal for a new primary aluminum smelter in the Mississippi River Basin, with a preference for Kentucky,…

March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the allocation of $6.3 billion in industrial decarbonization grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a significant step toward transforming…

March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — The Sierra Club and 13 leading advocacy organizations have joined Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), two senior Members of the Ways & Means Committee, in calling on the Biden Administration to remove…