NEW YORK - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 70 grant recipients for its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. The awards will go to fund projects in 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory.
Chicago, IL — Today, clean air advocates, frontline communities, and Illinois residents up and down the state showed their support for a transition to zero emission cars and trucks in Illinois.
La Agencia de ProtecciĂłn Ambiental (EPA) anunciĂł una propuesta para reforzar los estándares federales de contaminaciĂłn de vehĂculos, la cual reducirá emisiones del sector transporte para ayudar a proteger la salud pĂşblica y el clima.
CARSON CITY, NEVADA – Today, Nevada's State Environmental Commission unanimously approved new state “clean car standards” that would slash pollution from transportation, marking the latest step in the state’s process to establish regulations that have been adopted by over a dozen other states and the District of Columbia. The standards will require new cars sold in the state to emit less climate-disrupting pollution and also increase the availability and sales of zero-emission cars. Next, the standards will move to the Legislative Commission for approval.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today and tomorrow, over a dozen Sierra Club activists will join hundreds of other advocates in testifying during a two-day public hearing hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency. Advocates will stress the importance of finalizing an ambitious rule to strengthen federal greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for light-duty cars and trucks, also informally known as “clean car standards.”
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, E&E reported on the Sierra Club’s latest report, which highlights Toyota’s lobbying in the US for weak federal fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards (informally known as “clean car standards”) and a slow global electrification strategy.
EPA’s new rule addresses pollution standards for vehicles, but must be strengthened to fully tackle the climate crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will propose revised greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards (or “clean car standards”) for new light-duty cars and trucks.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, and other major automakers dropped their support for the Trump administration’s attack on California’s clean car standards, after a year of pressure from environmental, clean air, consumer and faith advocates.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to a government official, the Trump administration has ended any negotiations with California air regulators over the Clean Car Standards, confirming its intent on revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act to adopt its own greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles.
Today, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted unanimously to adopt the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Program standards for cars and trucks. Vehicle emissions are among the largest contributors to carbon pollution in Colorado and contribute to the smog and air toxins that threaten public health. The new LEV standards will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from cars that threaten our health and economy, help Coloradans breathe easier, and help families save money at the pump.
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion following its April order granting Sierra Club and partners’ petition for review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) attempt to indefinitely delay a planned increase in civil penalties on automakers whose vehicles fail to meet fuel economy standards required under the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program.
RIVERSIDE-- Today the California Air Resources Board adopted a resolution reaffirming its commitment to the state's zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) rule.
The rule requires automakers to manufacture and sell battery-electric and other cars and light-duty trucks that have zero tailpipe emissions.
Statement from Kathryn Phillips, director of Sierra Club California: