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19 Jurisdictions Release Action Plan to Electrify Trucks and Buses

Boston, MA - Today, a coalition of 17 states, D.C., and Quebec – working through the Multi-State Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Task Force facilitated by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use…

Postal Service Commits to At Least 40 Percent Electric Truck Fleet In Response to Public Pressure, More Needed

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after over a year of public pressure over the Postal Service’s decision to only make 10 percent of its new truck fleet electric, the agency announced it would commit to at…

Congress Members Move to Protect Climate, Oceans, Public Health with Landmark Legislation for Zero-Emissions Ocean Cargo Ships, Ports

Groups applaud first stand-alone U.S. legislation to hold global shipping industry accountable for climate and air pollution at sea and in U.S. ports WASHINGTON, DC – Following the significant…

Sierra Club Applauds Biden’s Proposal for Reducing Transportation Pollution

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration proposed a rule that will require state Departments of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning…

Leading Environmental, Advocacy Groups Call on National Highway Traffic Safety Association and Environmental Protection Agency to Investigate Toyota Emissions and Fuel Economy Cheating

Ahead of Toyota’s Annual General Meeting, organizations call for NHTSA and EPA to investigate Hino, a subsidiary of Toyota, for emissions cheating in the US after cheating was found in Japanese…

Biden Administration’s New Charging Standards Will Ensure Reliable, Convenient Electric Vehicle Driving Experience

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy proposed nationwide guidelines for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that will be funded by the Bipartisan…

Environmental Organizations Move to Protect California’s Greenhouse Gas Waiver for Cars

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nation’s leading environmental organizations moved to intervene to defend the Biden administration’s rule, finalized in March, that reinstated California’s Clean Air Act…

Environmental Protection Agency Rolls Out Clean School Bus Rebate Program

FALLS CHURCH, VA -  Today, at Meridian High School, the Biden-Harris administration will announce the Clean School Bus Program, which offers funding for school districts to move dirty diesel…

Environmental Groups: EPA Must Strengthen its Clean Trucks Proposal to Deliver on Climate, Public Health & Environmental Justice

WASHINGTON, DC – Today is the last day of EPA’s comment period for a proposed rule that would reduce pollution from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. This rule would govern trucks and buses…

Sierra Club, Elders Climate Action Appeal Postal Service’s Denial of Information Request on Fossil Fuel Truck Purchase

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sierra Club and Elders Climate Action filed an administrative appeal to challenge the Postal Service’s rejection of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to see the…