Press Releases

Leading Groups React to Passage of ZEV4NYC Bill

NEW YORK CITY – Today, the New York City Council unanimously passed the Zero-Emission Vehicles for New York City (ZEV4NYC) Act.

Big Changes Still Needed in Goods Movement to Make Essential Progress on Lowering Emissions, Improving Public Health

LOS ANGELES, CA - California’s mandates for replacing diesel trucks with zero-emission electric trucks will bring cleaner air and better jobs – if they can stay on track. Slow action by electric utilities and fierce opposition by trucking companies are looming threats.

Environmental Protection Agency Announces $500 Million in Clean School Bus Rebates

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced another $500 million in rebates for the Clean School Bus Program, which offers funding for school districts to purchase clean school buses, install charging infrastructure, and cover workforce development.

New Report Demonstrates Urgent Need for Clean Heat in Minnesota

St. Paul, MN – A new report released by Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice demonstrates the climate, health, and environmental justice concerns posed by outdoor air pollution from buildings, a source that is largely overlooked and unregulated.

White House Memo Establishes Salmon Restoration as Biden Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Biden Administration announced watershed abundance goals for salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin, identifying restoration of the species as a policy priority.

New Report Shows Heating Equipment in Buildings Major Source of Washington’s Outdoor Air Pollution

Seattle, WA - Pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels in Washington’s homes and buildings is threatening human health and the climate, and those threats disproportionately burden vulnerable populations, according to a new report released by Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice. 

New Report Shows Bold Action Needed to Meet Climate Goals

Washington, DC – A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released this week shows that the pathway remains open for the global energy sector to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

Rural Cooperatives Pursue $93B for IRA Clean Energy Projects

A novel Inflation Reduction Act program to bring economic development and lower cost energy to rural communities received applications from 157 electric cooperatives.

New Report Shows Heating Equipment in Buildings a Major Source of Oregon’s Outdoor Air Pollution

Multnomah County, OR - Pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels in Oregon’s homes and buildings is threatening human health and the climate, and those threats disproportionately burden vulnerable populations, according to a new report released by Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice. 

New Report Shows Heating Equipment in Buildings Major Source of Outdoor Air Pollution

A new report released by Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice demonstrates the climate, health, and environmental justice concerns posed by outdoor air pollution from buildings, a source that is largely overlooked and unregulated.