New York, NY - Today, as the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection held its first hearing on the Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) for NYC Act (Intro 279), environmental advocacy groups, clean energy and micromobility industry leaders, and elected officials announced their support for this transformational bill that would require NYC to convert its entire fleet of 30,000+ vehicles to ZEVs. Working on an accelerated timeline that begins in 2025, the bill would mandate the full conversion of all municipal vehicle purchases by July 1, 2035, making NYC the largest municipal fleet in the nation to transition to 100% ZEVs.
NATIONWIDE - Today, a broad coalition of 114 organizations, representing communities across the nation, sent a letter to the EPA urging the agency to move forward with three Clean Air Act waivers that are essential for states to protect their residents from toxic pollution from heavy-duty vehicles like trucks and buses.
Today, on Solutions Day at COP27, the United States announced it is joining a global memorandum of understanding (MOU) calling for 100 percent new zero-emission truck and bus sales by 2040, with an interim goal of 30 percent of new sales by 2030.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reuters reported yesterday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will wait until late next year to finalize standards for heavy-duty trucks that environmental and public health advocates have been pushing to strengthen since they were first proposed in March.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that they will nearly double the first round of funding for the Clean School Bus Program to nearly $1 billion, and released a list of awardees that includes school districts in every state in the nation.
Washington, DC – Today, Reuters reported that Toyota “is considering a reboot of its electric-car strategy to better compete in a booming market.”
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Department of Energy announced $2.8 billion in federal funding to spur electric vehicle battery manufacturing in the U.S. and expand the production of essential clean manufactured goods. The investments will go to 20 manufacturing and processing companies in 12 states, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington.
More than 100,000 comments in support of the Department of Transportation’s proposed greenhouse gas rule were submitted during the comment period that ended yesterday.
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is nearly doubling the funding for clean school buses after an overwhelming demand for the pollution-free vehicles. School districts from all 50 states, including in low-income communities, Tribal nations, and territories, applied for the 2022 Clean School Bus rebates. Over 90 percent of applicants requested zero-emission electric school buses.
WHITE PLAINS, NY - Today, New York State announced its commencement of the rule-making process to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II program, which will help make more electric vehicles available for New Yorkers.
Today, in the midst of National Drive Electric Week, the Sierra Club, Clean AIRE NC, NC League of Conservation Voters, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, NC Conservation Network and the NC Justice Center released a report of independent modeling and analysis of the state of North Carolina’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and the significant benefits of the state transitioning away from fossil fuel vehicles to electric ones.
In response to the ongoing labor negotiations between freight rail workers and the railroad companies, the Sierra Club is in solidarity with the more than 100,000 rail workers negotiating for safer and better working conditions, including changes to a strict no time off attendance policy that has made it difficult for workers to choose between working and attending a family member’s funeral, going to the doctor, or taking sick days.