GOAL: 10,000 advocates to reduce tailpipe emissions.? ? ? ? DEMAND CLEANER CAR STANDARDS NOW!
Under the Trump administration, the EPA slashed clean car standards and let manufacturers sell dirty, inefficient cars that created more harmful pollution. The result: more respiratory related diseases, more money spent at the pump supporting the fossil fuel industry, and less time to address the climate crisis.
To begin undoing Trump's dirty air legacy, President Biden signed an executive order earlier this month to increase the sales of new electric vehicles to 50% by 2030, and proposed car standards that would help to curb greenhouse gas pollution. This is only a start in transitioning to clean energy and addressing climate justice ? so much more needs to be done to reduce transportation emissions before 2030.
The President has laid out the most ambitious climate agenda in American history to create clean energy jobs and invest in environmental justice. Now, we need the EPA to deliver on his vision by strengthening clean car standards and ensuring that all cars, internal combustion or electric, are reducing their carbon footprint.
Hurry, the EPA is only accepting comments for a few short weeks! Urge the EPA to strengthen vehicle emission standards so we can protect our climate, improve public health, and invest in the economy ? [link removed] ? ? ? ? ? Friend, the EPA is now reviewing the damage done by the previous administration to roll back essential tailpipe emission rules. This is our chance to reverse these anti-environment actions and secure the strongest clean car standards, ever.
The transportation sector is by far the biggest contributor of greenhouse gases in our country. If we do nothing on clean car standards, we'll continue to see emissions soar, continue to breathe in toxic exhaust, and continue to pay more to support the gas industry.
Only with the strongest possible vehicle pollution limits and fuel economy standards can we protect our air and water, improve the economy, address the climate crisis, and create a liveable future for our children and grandchildren.
But our success depends on you speaking up. Tell the EPA we need to drive down emissions with the strongest federal clean car standards before the comment period closes ? [link removed]
The window for meaningful action on climate change is rapidly closing. Every day, we're seeing record-breaking extreme weather events across the country and around the globe. We must do all we can to limit future catastrophic impacts ? and the innovation and transformation of our vehicles is a vital part of the solution.
Increasing vehicle emissions standards isn't just about fighting climate change; it's about environmental justice. Because of decades of racist housing policy, communities of color and low-wealth communities are more likely to have highways cut through their neighborhoods ? leading to disproportionate harm from vehicle emissions, which then contributes to high rates of asthma and other respiratory illnesses. As a result, these communities have also endured higher rates of severe illness and death throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It's an injustice that must end, and cleaner cars can help us get there.
We win when the entire grassroots movement stands up to demand climate justice. Be one of the 10,000 LCV supporters needed to defend our communities and climate with clean car standards ? [link removed]
Thank you for supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable future.
Darien Davis
Government Affairs Advocate, Climate Change and Clean Energy
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