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Sierra Club Statement on Donald Trump’s FY2027 Budget Proposal
Washington, DC — Today, Donald Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, which seeks to increase defense spending to a massive $1.5 trillion while slashing non-defense discretionary spending by more than $73 billion, including a 52 percent cut in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and similarly drastic cuts across other critical … [continued]
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Sierra Club Wisconsin Slams We Energies for Rate Increase and Once Again Delaying Oak Creek Coal Plant Retirement
This week, We Energies has announced that it will once again delay closing its Oak Creek coal plant and that it intends to raise residential and small business rates by 4.7% in 2027 and 4.5% in 2028. The Oak Creek power plant was originally scheduled to close in 2023, but … [continued]
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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — February 2026
Plugin vehicle registrations were down 11% year over year (YoY) in February, ending the month close to 1.1 million units. Both BEVs (-8% YoY) and PHEVs (-16% YoY) had sales drops. This is the worst drop since the COVID-19 era, but there is one easy explanation for this — incentives. … [continued]
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EVs Sweep 2026 World Car Awards
On Wednesday, April 1, the 22nd World Car Awards announced the winners for 2026. EVs swept every category. Every year, a panel of journalists from around the world votes on finalists and winners in each category. While the test drives happen in California in the fall, the vehicles come from around … [continued]
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BEVs Rise 16% YoY in February in Europe!
BEVs reach 20% market share! EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 295,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in February, 196,000 of them being BEVs. Overall, plugin vehicles were up 22% YoY. The overall market also had a positive month in February, rising 2% YoY to one million … [continued]
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