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Environmental Organizations Call on General Motors and Ford to Distance Themselves from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation

The letter states that as long as GM and Ford stand behind the AAI, both companies are complicit in blocking progress on EVsDETROIT, MI –  Today, the Sierra Club delivered a letter to the…

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Billions in Passenger Rail Projects Across the Nation

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced $8.2 billion in new funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including:Major upgrades to frequently-…

Biden Administration Defends EPA Clean Vehicles Regulation from House Republicans

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Republicans pushed forward a piece of legislation – H.R. 4468 - that would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing its proposed clean car…

To Deliver on U.S. Climate Commitments, Biden Administration Must Finalize Strong Clean Vehicle Rules

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – On the United Nations’ Climate Conference of the Parties (COP28) Transportation Day, December 6, the Sierra Club is calling on the Biden administration to adopt…

Sierra Club Statement on Biden Administration’s Final Rule to Reduce Transportation Pollution

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

Sierra Club Statement on Biden-Harris Administration's New Proposed Tax Guidance for Clean Energy

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed new tax guidance, providing tax credits for up to 70% of offshore wind and other clean energy…

Sierra Club Celebrates Clean Transportation Funding on Second Anniversary of Biden-Harris Administration's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today is the two year anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) being signed into law. The IIJA invested billions of dollars…

Department of Transportation Announces Over $653 Million for Port Projects, Including Electrification

WASHINGTON, DC -  On Friday, the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced millions to fund 41 port improvement projects in communities across the nation through…

Sierra Club Statement on UAW Deals with the Big Three Automakers

WASHINGTON, DC – The United Auto Workers has announced tentative agreements in their contract negotiations with the “Big Three” Automakers: Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors.Wins from the…

Sierra Club Statement on EPA Endangerment Finding on Aircraft Lead Pollution

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final “endangerment finding” about the harmful health impacts of lead pollution from certain small airplanes, which will trigger…