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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Jul 10

Republicans tried to kill clean car rules. NY is pushing back. From expanding rebates to truck pollution regulation, states across the country are stepping up. ‪@governor.ny.gov , we see your leadership!

Read more from @insideclimatenews.org‬: insideclimatenews.org/news/0707202...

As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals - Inside Climate News

With or without authority to regulate heightened tailpipe emissions, states plan to meet climate goals.

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Jul 10

Without federal support, the fight for clean air moves to the states. States across the U.S. are funding clean transportation on their own. @governor.ny.gov‪, will you keep NY in this fight for our health?

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As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals - Inside Climate News

With or without authority to regulate heightened tailpipe emissions, states plan to meet climate goals.

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Jun 11

The Clean Deliveries Act gets the Senate’s stamp of approval ✅

Now it's time for the Assembly to also protect public health + clean air!

🔗 Take Action Now: tinyurl.com/SupportCDA 🚛⚡️

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · May 27

Phil Ramos is my Assembly member. I am happy to know he cares about the health of his constituents and their families enough to take action. Thank you for supporting the Clean Deliveries Act📦

Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · May 22

1 in 4 NYers lives near e-commerce mega warehouses, delivering serious health issues like asthma and heart disease. Thank you, Assemblymember Ramos, for co-sponsoring the #CleanDeliveriesAct and fighting for clean air for Long Islanders and all New Yorkers!

Take action: tinyurl.com/SupportCDA

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · May 22

✏️ New Yorkers deserve clean air!

Students shouldn’t have to miss school due to asthma exacerbated by diesel pollution. Let’s pass the Clean Deliveries Act this session and take a step towards cleaner air for all residents.

🔗 Support the Clean Deliveries Act here: tinyurl.com/SupportCDA

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · May 23

New Yorkers deserve a future with clean air and healthy communities. The #CleanDeliveriesAct accomplishes this by pushing e-commerce warehouse operators to be good neighbors and reduce emissions. Thank you for sponsoring the bill @tonysimone.bsky.social!

Take action: tinyurl.com/SupportCDA

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · May 23

Clean air is a right of all residents of New York‼️

We can clean up a critical source of diesel pollution if we start regulating mega warehouses. We need to pass the Clean Deliveries Act this session.

🔗 Support the Clean Deliveries Act here: tinyurl.com/SupportCDA

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Congressman Hank Johnson @hankjohnson.house.gov · May 16

I am proud to re-introduce the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act. Transit in our communities is as essential as food on our tables & clothes on our backs. It would:
🚌 $20B annually for public transit
🚌 Boosts operating budgets
🚌 More buses & trains
🚌 Helps underserved communities

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · May 6

📣 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 with @sierraclub:
act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nati...

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · May 1

Amazing personal comments from our Sierra Club supporters in New York State! It is a privilege to uplift their voices in my work.

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · May 1

📣 New Yorkers are demanding clean air! Thousands of diesel trucks rumble through NY neighborhoods, spewing dangerous pollution into homes & schools.

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 29

ATTN New York Lawmakers: How many mega-warehouses are in your district? Learn about the public health and pollution impacts and about the policy solutions available this session: #CleanDeliveriesAct. New Report by: @envdefensefund.bsky.social www.news10.com/health/clean...

Clean Deliveries Act could lessen warehouse boom-fueled pollution in New York

Legislation could limit the pollution from diesel trucks traveling back and forth from warehouses to deliver packages by passing the Clean Deliveries Act.

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NEWS10 @news10.bsky.social · Apr 28

Half of New York’s warehouses are located in what the state calls “disadvantaged communities,” according to an updated environmental report, and diesel truck rides to and from those facilities have almost quintupled over the past decade

Clean Deliveries Act could lessen warehouse boom-fueled pollution in New York

Legislation could limit the pollution from diesel trucks traveling back and forth from warehouses to deliver packages by passing the Clean Deliveries Act.

www.news10.com

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 29

Nearly FIVE TIMES more warehouse-generated diesel truck trips happened over the last decade, compared to ten years before.

Communities across New York are living with the consequences of this unchecked growth and deserve relief now.
www.edf.org/media/new-re...
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New Report Finds Disadvantaged Communities Bear the Brunt of Massive Warehouse Expansion Through New York State

Press release from EDF and ElectrifyNY on new warehouse boom report with updated data.

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thank you @governor.ny.gov and @usclimate.bsky.social for standing up for life-saving state clean air & water programs. Clean truck standards are a key tool to protect our air and the health of our communities. Read more:
www.electrictrucksnow.com/usca-response

USCA Response — Electric Trucks Now

www.electrictrucksnow.com

Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 16

Behemoth corporate polluters have had years to prepare for New York’s clean truck standards. Instead, truck makers & special interests have launched an elaborate misinformation campaign aimed at rolling back our standards. Learn more from @advancedenergyunited.org : shorturl.at/0mToc

Rule promoting electric truck sales in limbo -

State environmental regulators are delaying enforcement of rules promoting the sale of electric trucks and state lawmakers also want to pause the system.

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 16

Clean trucks are good for our air, our businesses and New York’s economy. There’s no reason to bend to corporate polluters — We need @governor.ny.gov to stand up for our life-saving clean air protections and support clean vehicles. More:
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Businesses In New York Support Clean Trucks - CleanTechnica

Two proposed bills in New York would delay the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule.

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Apr 14

Asthma rates in the South Bronx are eight times the national average. Our state leaders need to put our health before corporate polluter profits and keep the ACT standard in place. @governor.ny.gov

#CleanTrucks will save lives! We cannot delay #cleanAir any longer!

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Apr 11

ICYMI: On Wednesday, clean air advocates and lawmakers rallied in Albany to support New York’s life-saving clean truck standard. With clean air under attack, this is not the time for New York to cave to polluter misinformation. Read more:

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Lawmakers, Environmental Justice, and Clean Air Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Stand Strong for Clean Air Protections

State leaders rally in Albany to urge the Governor to protect the life-saving clean truck standard in final budget and reject industry efforts to gut air protections

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 10

ICYMI: Clean air advocates and law makers rallied in Albany to show their support for New York’s life-saving clean truck standard. With clean air under attack, this is not the time for New York to cave to polluter misinformation. Read more:
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

Lawmakers, environmental justice, and clean air advocates call on Governor Hochul to stand strong for clean air protections

Albany, NY – To protect the health and safety of all New Yorkers, state legislative leaders and clean air advocates held a news conference to call on Governor Hochul to defend the Advanced Clean Truc...

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 9

TODAY: I was in Albany with advocates rallying with state legislators to defend clean air and make sure New York’s clean truck standards are protected in the state’s budget.

Let's keep moving forward and clean up diesel pollution for all New Yorkers. Don't delay ACT!

#CleanAirCantWait

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Apr 9

📣 We are joining legislators, clean air advocates, and community members in Albany today to demand that our state leaders protect clean air and keep New York’s life-saving standards in place.

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Apr 8

“When it comes to environmental protections, the storyline is always the same — polluters drag their feet and say they can’t possibly meet the standards, they need a couple more years,” @lizkrueger.bsky.social

Read more from NY lawmakers:
www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 8

ICYMI: today in @POLITICO New Yorker lawmakers joined a statement to call on state leaders to keep vital clean air protections in place. Diesel pollution is deadly and with the Advanced Clean Trucks standard we have a plan to clean it up. More:
www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Apr 8

With the rise of e-commerce, massive polluters profit at the expense of our health. With the Clean Deliveries Act and Advanced Clean Truck standard, New Yorkers can breathe easier. It’s time for our state leaders to take clean air seriously! Learn more:

insideclimatenews.org/news/3003202...

The Online Shopping Boom Comes at a Price—and Some New Yorkers Pay More Than Their Fair Share - Inside Climate News

NEW YORK—Package deliveries in New York City are booming, bolstered by the pandemic and online shopping, with 80 percent of households in New York City receiving a package a week, according to the Off...

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Jes with Sierra Club @jessierraclub.bsky.social · Apr 4

ICYMI: Tristate Transportation in @politico.com calling on NY & NJ leaders to stand together in support of clean truck standards. We need our leaders to put our health first – not cave to corporate polluter lies. Learn more:
tstc.app.sparkinfluence.net/cleantrucks/...

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