Lauren Lantry (202) 548-6599 lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two days before thousands and thousands of people are expected to march for climate action in Washington, DC and across the country, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will meet with the board members of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers -- a trade group representing General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and others --to discuss dismantling lifesaving fuel and emissions saving protections.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
"As more than 100,000 people descend on Washington, DC to march for climate action, automakers are meeting with the Trump Administration to try and dismantle one of our most important defenses against climate disruption: clean car standards. These vital standards save American families money at the pump and keep dangerous climate emissions out of our atmosphere.
“In order to keep our air clean and our climate safe, we need to put clean car standards in the fast lane rather than in the backseat.”
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