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Minnesota Is Officially The First Clean Car State in the Midwest

Saint Paul, MN – Today, Governor Walz announced that Minnesota’s clean car standards have been filed in the state register, marking the end of the rulemaking process and making Minnesota the 15th…

ADVISORY: National Justice, Faith, Environment, and Science Advocates Plan To Draw “Green Line” on Administration’s Soon to Be Released Clean Car Standards Update

Sierra Club President Ramón Cruz, Hip Hop Caucus President Lennox Yearwood, Interfaith Power and Light’s Rev. Susan Hendershot, Union of Concerned Scientists’ Johanna Chao Kreilick Holding News…

Recognizing Urgent Need, California Regulators Set Near-term Priorities for Transportation Electrification

San Francisco, CA - Yesterday, the California Public Utilities Commission finalized a section of its transportation electrification framework, setting near-term priorities for transportation…

Connecticut Greenlights Landmark Program to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Across State

Hartford, CT - Today, Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) approved a landmark electric vehicle charging program, with an emphasis on making charging more accessible to…

Sierra Club Statement on Maryland Highway Defeat in Key Vote

MARYLAND – Yesterday, a regional transportation board composed of county and city leaders from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, voted to remove the widening of highways I-495 and I-…

Sierra Club Statement on Markup of INVEST in America Act

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is taking up the INVEST in America Act that would make job-creating infrastructure investments. Representative Chuy…

Sierra Club Statement on EPA Hearing to Regrant States’ Authority to Protect Residents from Tailpipe Pollution

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the EPA is hosting its public virtual hearing on a proposed rule that would regrant California its Clean Air Act waiver, reversing an illegal and unprecedented move by the…

Sierra Club Statement on Markup of Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee took up the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act 2021.  This bill represents an opportunity to provide an initial…

Minnesota Gets Greenlight to Be First Clean Cars State in the Midwest

Saint Paul, MN – Today, a Minnesota administrative law judge strongly affirmed the state’s effort to adopt Clean Cars Minnesota, a set of standards that would require new cars sold in the state to…

THURSDAY: Elected Officials & Advocates Kick off Asthma Awareness Month with Electric Bus Event

NEW YORK STATE - On Thursday, May 6 from 6 pm to 7 pm ET, elected officials will join community leaders and transit and environmental advocates to kick off Asthma Awareness Month with a webinar about…