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Ford – Which Has Sought to Weaken Emissions Standards – Becomes Latest to Face Emissions Embarrassment

Dearborn, MI -- On Monday, months after employees raised concerns, Ford alerted federal regulators that there may be problems with its emissions testing. Ford employees noted there may be potential…

Maryland Utilities Approved to Add 5,000 EV Charging Stations

Annapolis, MD -- On Monday, Maryland took a step closer to its goal of getting 300,000 electrical vehicles on its roads by 2025 when utilities won state approval to support the addition of 5,000…

Sierra Club Statement on Expected Fiat Chrysler Emissions Settlement

Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles agreed to pay $650 million in order to settle some of the  lawsuits over its alleged illegal use of engine-control software to fake…

Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocketed in 2018

Washington, DC -- Electric vehicle sales skyrocketed in the United States in 2018, making up 6% of passenger car sales in 2018 and increasing 80.81% from 2017 numbers. This comes on top of the fact…

Trump Literally Selling Out America’s Best Idea to Clean Up the Mess He Created

Washington, DC -- Late yesterday, it was announced that one of acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s first actions since taking over for disgraced former Secretary Ryan Zinke will be to tap…

Sierra Club Response to Establishment of Select Committee on Climate

Washington, DC -- Yesterday, as a part of the rules package passed in the House of Representatives, now under Democratic control, Congress will establish a Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.…

MN Department of Commerce Challenges Line 3 Pipeline Approval

St. Paul, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Department of Commerce filed an appeal challenging the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) June approval of the permits for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.…

Trump Further Exposes his True Trade Priorities, Changes Tune on Border Wall

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…

Army Corps Suspends Key Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permits

Pittsburgh, PA -- Yesterday, the Army Corps of Engineers suspended an essential permit for the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline, meaning its developers cannot do any work on stream or wetland…

Sonny Perdue Joins Ryan Zinke in Lacking Concern, Understanding of Wildfires or Reality

Washington, DC -- Today, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue joined embattled Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in discussing the Farm Bill and making claims about funding to combat wildfires. These…