Press Releases

Nueva York Adopta Programa Avanzado de Carros Limpios, Asegurando 100% de Autos Limpios para 2035

El Estado de Nueva York anunció hoy el inicio del proceso de adoptar el programa Avanzado de Carros Limpios II, el cual ayudará a que haya más carros eléctricos disponibles para los neoyorquinos.

La Administración Biden-Harris Anuncia $1000 Millones para Buses Escolares Limpios

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental anunció hoy que casi doblará la financiación de autobuses escolares limpios tras una abrumadora demanda de estos vehículos no contaminantes.

Federal Reserve’s Climate Pilot for Banks a Promising Start in Effort to Rein in Wall Street’s Risky Behavior

Agency to launch climate scenario analysis exercise in early 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion for Clean School Buses, Doubling Original Commitment After Nationwide Demand from Communities

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. 

Report Reveals Ohio’s Oil and Gas Wells May Have Exposed Ohioans to Toxic PFAS

Columbus, OH - Today, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) released a report that shows that a class of extremely toxic chemicals known as PFAS has been used in Ohio’s oil and gas wells since at least 2013. Due to gaps in Ohio’s disclosure rules, the full extent of the use of PFAS in oil and gas drilling and extraction may have been concealed from regulators and the public and as a result Ohio communities may unknowingly be exposed to highly hazardous substances.

New York Moves to Adopt Advanced Clean Cars II Program, Ensuring 100 Percent Electric Car Sales by 2035

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.

Rio Grande Valley Communities Tell FERC to Reject Rio Grande LNG’s Carbon Capture Facility Proposal at Public Meeting

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NEW REPORT: How North Carolina Can Achieve Its Clean Transportation & Climate Commitments

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.

Victoria para las Comunidades Más Castigadas por la Contaminación: Permiso para Contaminar Eliminado de la Financiación Federal

Los senadores Manchin y Schumer anunciaron que la propuesta del primero de debilitar los requisitos de permisos federales contenidos en la Ley de Política Ambiental Nacional (NEPA) han sido eliminados de la propuesta de ley de financiación del gobierno federal.

Victory for Frontline Communities: Dirty Permitting Side Deal Stripped from Government Funding Bill

Washington, DC – Senators Manchin and Schumer have announced that Manchin’s proposed provisions to gut federal permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) have been removed from the must-pass government funding bill set to be voted on this evening.