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Larisa Manescu

@larisam13.bsky.social
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🗣️ Always talking about climate this, clean air that 🚲 Climate comms for Sierra Club's national press team, Clean Transportation for All 📍 Baltimore She/Her

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Because high gas prices aren't enough, Trump is rolling back fuel efficiency standards to make sure Americans have to buy even more gas: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
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Lower mileage standards, higher pump costs: What Trump's auto move means for California
Experts say Trump's new fuel standards could complicate California’s efforts to address climate change at a time when drivers face some of the nation’s highest gas prices.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 22/09/2026
In this year’s Dirty Truth Report, utility companies studied earned an F for failing to put customers first. www.sierraclub.org/dirtytruth
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The Dirty Truth Report - 2026 Report
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 22/09/2026
While electricity prices continue to climb, many utility companies are keeping old and expensive coal plants online and building more pricey gas plants, rather than investing in renewable, affordable, clean energy. IN THIS ECONOMY?!?
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Take Action: Urge Congress to reject attacks on clean air safeguards. Repealing these protections would increase transportation pollution and cause real harm to our health. Tell Congress NOT to give yet another handout to Big Oil. Message your Representative today act.sierraclub.org/actions/nati...
Promotional graphic for an action alert to send a message to Congress urging Representatives to reject attacks on long standing clean air protections.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 20/08/2026
Weakening federal truck pollution standards ensures more dirty diesel trucks on our roads, leading to toxic air and worsening health for families near highways & freight hubs for decades. Help us oppose Trump’s EPA attack on clean air. The comment period ends Aug. 29! sc.org/EPA_Diesel_P...
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Toyota plug-in hybrid sales are increasing because these models are finally available nationwide rather than limited to just 12 states. With rising gas prices, Toyota should also produce BEVs at scale. Will Toyota actually deliver or keep drivers in the US waiting? www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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If Toyota Sells EVs, People Will Buy Them
NATIONWIDE — New sales data shows that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales are increasing due to the automaker expanding availability of the PHEV models to dealers across the country.
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Jeremy Fisher @jeremyfisher.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Great WaPo article on the **10,000** huge diesel generators at Virginia's data centers permitted to emit 13,000 tons of NOx. The article is based on data crunched here at Sierra Club (1/9) @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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As data centers boom, Virginians breathe the exhaust of 10,000 diesel generators
Pollution from Virginia's many data centers could cause respiratory symptoms and deaths in the region, analysis of state permits and corporate disclosures shows.
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Larisa Manescu @larisam13.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Gas prices are at an all time high and Congress is proposing a new tax on people driving electric vehicles 🥲 www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/may/20/...
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Guest writer: Timing on proposed $250 annual electric vehicle fee hard to digest | Cascadia Daily News
A flat annual fee on EVs, hybrids is bad timing, worse policy
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
States have access to funding for EV chargers that can free drivers from the gas price rollercoaster. See where your state stands in building out a network that delivers: 🚗 Reliable charging on every highway 👷 Good jobs in every state 💰 Cost savings every week www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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State Progress on EV Charging: Momentum Is Building, but the Job Is Far from Done
A new Sierra Club analysis of three federally funded charging programs shows that while states are beginning to make meaningful progress, the pace remains uneven. There is still a lot of work ahead to build out a robust charging network for cars and trucks.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 17/03/2026
Did your power bills go up last month? It might be because Donald Trump is forcing old coal plants to stay online, and making YOU pay to keep them running. Listen to Sierra Club Senior Attorney Greg Wannier answer how this is possible ⬇️
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Even cleaner EVs – built with equitable, sustainable & fossil-free supply chains are within reach. The Lead the Charge Leaderboard ranking 18 global automakers shows a majority are taking important steps to clean up their supply chains. @leadthecharge.bsky.social www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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Lead the Charge: An Even Cleaner EV is Possible
A new analysis ranking 18 global automakers shows that a truly cleaner, more responsible EV is within reach. The leaders are proving it can be done, and the laggards, like the world’s largest automake...
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 18/02/2026
The Sierra Club is suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its rollback of key climate protections, arguing the move is illegal, unscientific, and harmful to public health.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
One supporter: @sierraclub.org leader Juanita Chavez, daughter of Dolores Huerta.
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Showing our love for clean transportation on Valentine's Day. 🚗🚆🚲❤️ Our wonderful @sierraclub.org colleagues drive electric cars, zip around their neighborhoods on electric bikes, and take electric trains to get out of town. www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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Let Me Count The Ways: EV Love Stories
This Valentine’s Day, we’re spotlighting a collection of stories from our staff and members that broke up with gas and what they enjoy most about their pollution-free rides.
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Sierra Club MN North Star Chapter @sierraclubmn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This #TransitEquityDay, we demand #ICEoffOurStreets. Stop staking out bus stops and abducting neighbors going to work or school.
Rosa Parks statue in Montgomery, AL.
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Denver Westword @westword.com · 03/01/2026
Opinion | "We built a transportation system that requires everyone to drive everywhere for everything. And now, our endless-lane model is collapsing under the weight of its own inefficiency. " www.westword.com/opinion/opinion-no…
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We Don't Need More Highway Lanes. We Need Public Transit
Colorado has spent fifty years widening highways. Let’s try something that will actually work. In 2026, Colorado will decide how to spend tens of billions
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Larisa Manescu @larisam13.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🚗 New @theguardian.com investigation by @dharna.bsky.social: The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, is using retro-style video games to rally its US workforce behind its corporate goals, including lobbying to relax environmental rules. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Revealed: how Toyota uses retro-style games and prizes to urge US workers to lobby politicians
Games such as Dragon Quest used to mobilize workers to back corporate goals including relaxing environmental rules
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 17/12/2025
As 2025 wraps up, we’re celebrating clean transportation wins — despite constant roadblocks. From protecting the national EV charging network to opposing federal climate rollbacks, advocates kept progress moving. sc.org/CleanTranspo... @katherinejulia.bsky.social
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Charging Forward: Our Fight for Clean Transportation in 2025
As we go into the holiday season and begin a new year, we’re taking time to reflect on 2025 and how Americans—despite tremendous opposition and roadblocks every step of the way– fought to protect our ...
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Larisa Manescu @larisam13.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Trump is in #Baltimore for this #ArmyNavy game and somehow the cops did not coordinate road closures at all…we’re completely trapped on a feeder road right now & have been for 30 mins. This woman asked and they said AN HOUR OR TWO that we can’t move.
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Larisa Manescu @larisam13.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Very excited to read this climate apocalypse book!
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 05/12/2025
"Gutting the (gas-mileage) program will make cars burn more gas and American families burn more cash," said  @katherinejulia.bsky.social, director of the Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All program.
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Trump proposal would weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution
President Donald Trump has announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry.
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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Trump's move to gut fuel-economy standards for automobiles rewards his big oil donors and will “make cars burn more gas and American families burn more cash" Katherine Garcia @sierraclub.org @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
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Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Toyota funds more climate deniers in Congress than any other car company, and just 1.2% of its U.S. sales were EVs last year. Under pressure from @janefonda.com, Hollywood's leading environmental group is cutting ties with the Japanese automaker: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/hollywood-...
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Hollywood pumps the brakes on Toyota
The entertainment industry's leading sustainability group says privately it will cut ties with its top sponsor, after critics accuse Toyota of funding climate denial.
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
For years, Toyota has stubbornly lagged behind on manufacturing electric vehicles and funded climate deniers running for Congress. @sammyroth.bsky.social's new newsletter reports that Hollywood’s leading sustainability group has decided to cut ties with Toyota. open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
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Hollywood pumps the brakes on Toyota
The entertainment industry's leading sustainability group says privately it will cut ties with its top sponsor, after critics accuse Toyota of funding climate denial.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 02/10/2025
The Trump EPA's comment period for its dangerous proposal to attack critical climate protections has come to an end. Read our recap of how the Sierra Club community spoke out against the rollback of #CleanerCars and #CleanerTrucks: www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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From DC to Detroit, We’re United for Clean Vehicles & Clean Air
The Environmental Protection Agency’s open comment period for its dangerous proposal to attack climate protections, including federal vehicle pollution standards, has come to an end.
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Idle Giants @idlegiants.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Talk about a misstep. Truck manufacturers rowed in with the Trump administration in trying to shut down the electric truck market and now it's slapping them with 25% tariffs on heavy truck imports - slated to take effect today. More: buff.ly/W9XUIGP
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Truck manufacturers must pivot to electric trucks amid 25% Trump tariffs, warn U.S. and EU groups
The tariffs are expected to further drive up truck prices, in addition to previously imposed tariffs on aluminium and steel. The setback for truck manufacturers by the Federal Government follows…
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America Walks @americawalks.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Guess what? Week Without Driving is BACK starting Monday, September 29th! Because our broken sidewalks and unreliable buses don't fix themselves. Because accessibility isn't an option. Because equity is more than talking the talk, it takes action.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 26/09/2025
🚨 Today, US civil society joins the global call for Hyundai to clean up its supply chain. Hyundai’s business model = climate chaos, human rights abuses & worker exploitation. It's time for #HyundaiDriveChange. Learn more 🔗 drive-change.org
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Utility Dive: Utilities are backtracking on climate commitments: Sierra Club www.utilitydive.com/news/utiliti...
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Utilities are backtracking on climate commitments: Sierra Club
The report named six utility companies reversing course on emissions reductions: Entergy, Duke Energy, Evergy, Cleco, American Electric Power and Arizona Public Service.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 11/09/2025
We’ve seen overwhelming opposition to EPA rollbacks at hearings—now let’s make it official. Submit your comment before Sept. 22 to stop Trump & Zeldin’s rollback of #CleanerCars & #CleanerTrucks standards. Add your voice now: sc.org/ProtectEPA
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Save environmental protections
🚨 The Trump admin just took its most extreme step yet in rolling back climate protections. Will you act now to demand that the EPA do its job and follow the science, not the agenda of the corporate p...
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 11/09/2025
"The Trump administration does not care about your family’s health and safety. They do not have a plan to protect you and the people you care about from dangerous pollution, extreme weather events and he worsening climate crisis."
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Eos @eos.org · 22/08/2025
Rescinding the endangerment finding "will keep our society addicted to dirty fossil fuels that are increasing in prices," said Craig Nazor of TX, @sierraclub.org. "The EPA should not be aiding the demise of America."
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Eos @eos.org · 22/08/2025
Day 4 of the public hearing on the EPA’s reconsideration of the endangerment finding is beginning now. It is the final scheduled day of the public hearing. 🧪 We'll be following along with some of the testimony here: 👇🧵
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Eos @eos.org · 19/08/2025
Today marks day 1 of public hearings on the EPA’s reconsideration of the endangerment finding, a 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases threaten public health. Follow along with us👇🧵
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Idle Giants @idlegiants.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
BREAKING: A new legal attack on the Clean Trucks Partnership threatens 52K+ electric trucks on US roads. Volvo & Daimler signed the deal–will they stand by it? Experts warn this move risks stalling progress as EU & China surge ahead. buff.ly/Xs7Fy8l
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Challenge to clean trucks agreement is an attack on trucking industry, say experts
Western States Trucking Association push back on Clean Truck Partnership
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 29/07/2025
FREEDOM TO RIDE 🚌: EVs aren’t just for drivers — electric buses are delivering lower costs, higher reliability, and cleaner air for students and transit riders across the country! Let’s protect the freedom to ride electric 🔗 rtzero.org #RouteZero #CleanRide4Kids
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Foresight Climate & Energy @foresight-ce.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
In Wednesday’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at the repercussions of Donald Trump's ‘big beautiful bill’ for the US energy transition, plus Sam reports on how climate action in Italy is getting a big... Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/s5EYiQ... @kirataylor.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 29/07/2025
🚨 The Trump administration just took its most extreme step yet in rolling back climate protections.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 21/07/2025
The largest offshore wind project in the US is set to be completed on time—a win for an industry that has faced uncertainty under the Trump admin. When completed, the project is expected to generate enough energy to power roughly 660,000 homes, or 25% of Dominion’s residential customers in VA.
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The Largest US Offshore Wind Project Is Ready to Go Despite Trump’s Vendetta
But his tariff war could add hundreds of millions to the price tag
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
"One 21-year-old Nicaraguan man at the facility said he is forced to sweat beneath blankets to avoid the blistering bites of mosquitoes, which attack all night." The mosquitoes there can carry West Nile virus and other pathogens. In extreme scenarios, the pathogens can lead to brain swelling.
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Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter @texassierraclub.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
ERCOT says the #TXGrid is in good shape this summer not because of gas capacity, but because of solar and battery storage. A healthy grid is a grid with renewables. 🔗 bit.ly/3G3wfww Tell your rep to vote against increasing renewable prices to pay for tax cuts for billionaires! sc.org/budgetbill
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Sierra Club Massachusetts @sierraclubma.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The Senate's unlawful use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) is a step back for clean air. Full press release: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Senate Moves Forward to Sell Out Americans to Polluters, Unraveling Clean Air Act Protections & Setting Dangerous Precedent
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an unprecedented move, the Senate is moving forward today with Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions introduced by Senate Republicans to repeal three California clean vehicl...
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Sierra Club Massachusetts @sierraclubma.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Thank you Senator Markey for speaking up to defend our important clean vehicle rules. Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty low-NOx Omnibus are important in MA to setting us on a path for a livable future.
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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Standing up for cleaner vehicles and clean air. @sierraclub.org @climatesolutions.org @earthjustice.org and allies sue Trump Admin for illegally impounding funds that Congress appropriated for EV charging. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over Illegal Freeze of Billions For Electric Vehicle Charging
WASHINGTON STATE – Today, a coalition of environmental, consumer, and community organizations joined a challenge to the Trump administration’s unlawful and indefinite freeze of billions in federal fun...
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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 22/05/2025
When Trump admin illegally threatens drivers' access to national EV charging (and cleaner air!), we fight back. Lawsuit filed by Climate Solutions, @Earthjustice.org, @SierraClub.org and others. www.climatesolutions...
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Drivers' access to national EV charging network threatened by rogue Trump action | Climate Solutions
Nonprofits sue Trump administration over illegal freeze of billions for EV charging
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 06/05/2025
🚨 Congress is negotiating a budget bill that could cut crucial funding for clean school buses. Take action today on #WorldAsthmaDay and tell Congress to protect clean air for our kids and school drivers 🚍 ✍️ sc.org/CleanSchoolBus
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 06/05/2025
📢 New Yorkers deserve clean air! We have the technology, we have the plan, but we need leaders to lead. This #WorldAsthmaDay, it’s up to @governor.ny.gov to protect our air & follow through on #CleanerTrucks! Make your voice heard: act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nati...
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 01/05/2025
Sierra Club members from across the state are speaking up to demand clean air action. With the Advanced Clean Trucks standard we have a roadmap to start to cut deadly pollution and transition towards a more sustainable transportation system.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 01/05/2025
We have a tool to clean up this pollution with the Advanced Clean Trucks program. Now Gov Kathy Hochul must protect it with the same fervor with which she is defending NYC’s congestion pricing program.
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