Katherine Garcia
@katherinejulia.bsky.social
Clean transportation campaign director at Sierra Club. Advocate for electric bikes, cars, buses, trucks & trains. Mamá in Washington, DC. Drive less!
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The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United Nations’ Environment Programme said.
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United Nations’ Environment Programme said.
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
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Charlotte approves transit funding!!!
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once ground 0 of conservative takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
(And that's not all!)
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once ground 0 of conservative takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
(And that's not all!)
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Charlotte approves transit funding!!!
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After much needed rest, it is finally sinking in what happened last Friday: the Illinois General Assembly passed some incredibly important progressive legislation, including two packages that will significantly decrease pollution and save families money. This includes a huge investment in transit.
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
After much needed rest, it is finally sinking in what happened last Friday: the Illinois General Assembly passed some incredibly important progressive legislation, including two packages that will significantly decrease pollution and save families money. This includes a huge investment in transit.
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The transit fiscal cliff has been averted! Earlier today, Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5B package to fund and reform transit.
Thank you all for your support in getting us to this moment. We did it y'all! 🎉🎉🎉
Read the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition's statement here:
ilcleanjobs.org/2025/10/31/l...
Thank you all for your support in getting us to this moment. We did it y'all! 🎉🎉🎉
Read the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition's statement here:
ilcleanjobs.org/2025/10/31/l...
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The transit fiscal cliff has been averted! Earlier today, Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5B package to fund and reform transit.
Thank you all for your support in getting us to this moment. We did it y'all! 🎉🎉🎉
Read the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition's statement here:
ilcleanjobs.org/2025/10/31/l...
Thank you all for your support in getting us to this moment. We did it y'all! 🎉🎉🎉
Read the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition's statement here:
ilcleanjobs.org/2025/10/31/l...
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Hollywood pumps the brakes on Toyota
EMA, A prominent Hollywood climate group just dumped Toyota. Seems Toyota couldn’t get away with fooling the public this time! Toyota–we see your true colors. Stop blocking climate progress.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/hollywood-...
EMA, A prominent Hollywood climate group just dumped Toyota. Seems Toyota couldn’t get away with fooling the public this time! Toyota–we see your true colors. Stop blocking climate progress.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/hollywood-...
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.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hollywood pumps the brakes on Toyota
EMA, A prominent Hollywood climate group just dumped Toyota. Seems Toyota couldn’t get away with fooling the public this time! Toyota–we see your true colors. Stop blocking climate progress.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/hollywood-...
EMA, A prominent Hollywood climate group just dumped Toyota. Seems Toyota couldn’t get away with fooling the public this time! Toyota–we see your true colors. Stop blocking climate progress.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/hollywood-...
Meisei Gonzalez at @greenlatinos.org spoke out about #Melissa. "These storms are the result of systemic failures from our governments and the prioritization of industry over people." They are forcing families from their homes and closer to unlivable conditions. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Hurricane Melissa latest updates: Cuba braces for landfall after Jamaica suffers flooding and damage to buildings
Hurricane causes property damage and uproots after hitting Jamaica as category 5 storm before weakening to a still dangerous category 4 cyclone
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Meisei Gonzalez at @greenlatinos.org spoke out about #Melissa. "These storms are the result of systemic failures from our governments and the prioritization of industry over people." They are forcing families from their homes and closer to unlivable conditions. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The EPA plans to stop regulating greenhouse gases, the primary driver of climate change. Trump claims that the burden of reducing emissions is too onerous. However, businesses are urging the govt to continue regulating GHGs rather than risk prolonged legal battles. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The EPA plans to stop regulating greenhouse gases, the primary driver of climate change. Trump claims that the burden of reducing emissions is too onerous. However, businesses are urging the govt to continue regulating GHGs rather than risk prolonged legal battles. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
Truck companies are suing to ditch their 2023 clean truck commitments, threatening more toxic diesel in our communities. Let's hold them accountable. Take action: tell them to make cleaner trucks and ensure we can breathe cleaner air. act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nati...
Hold Truck Manufacturers Accountable!
In 2023, four major truck manufacturers signed the "Clean Truck Partnership," a landmark agreement committing them to build electric trucks regardless of any future federal policy changes. But instead...
act.sierraclub.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Truck companies are suing to ditch their 2023 clean truck commitments, threatening more toxic diesel in our communities. Let's hold them accountable. Take action: tell them to make cleaner trucks and ensure we can breathe cleaner air. act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nati...
The Idaho Statesman endorses Jimmy Hallyburton for Boise City Council, District 6.
Join me in supporting Jimmy's campaign. www.jimmyforboise.com
Join me in supporting Jimmy's campaign. www.jimmyforboise.com
Jimmy Hallyburton faces a challenge from Lynn Bradescu and Lisa Sánchez. | Opinion
Endorsement: Boise council incumbent faces two polar opposites | Opinion
Jimmy Hallyburton faces a challenge from Lynn Bradescu and Lisa Sánchez. | Opinion
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Idaho Statesman endorses Jimmy Hallyburton for Boise City Council, District 6.
Join me in supporting Jimmy's campaign. www.jimmyforboise.com
Join me in supporting Jimmy's campaign. www.jimmyforboise.com
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I want to take this moment during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to share a personal update. As many folks are aware, one year ago, in October 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It motivated me to write on how the energy industry is linked to rising diagnoses 1/11 www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
How Reducing Reliance On Fossil Fuels May Also Combat Breast Cancer
Pollution from fossil fuel combustion produces carcinogens that have been linked to increasing rates of breast cancer.
www.forbes.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I want to take this moment during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to share a personal update. As many folks are aware, one year ago, in October 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It motivated me to write on how the energy industry is linked to rising diagnoses 1/11 www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
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Thanks so much to @emilypont.bsky.social for covering what might be the most underrated climate battlefield there is. As I say in the piece, in the Trump era, there is no clearer opportunity for state and local elected officials to make a tangible difference on climate than saving transit.
3 of America’s Biggest Public Transit Systems Are Teetering on the Brink
Riders in Chicago, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area are staring down budget crises, with deep service cuts not far behind.
heatmap.news
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thanks so much to @emilypont.bsky.social for covering what might be the most underrated climate battlefield there is. As I say in the piece, in the Trump era, there is no clearer opportunity for state and local elected officials to make a tangible difference on climate than saving transit.
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...
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.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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The injustice behind stronger hurricanes runs deeper than the storms themselves—exposing fragile grids, health risks, and energy inequities.
Join us tomorrow for #EcoMadresInvestigates (in Spanish) as we explore why clean, reliable energy is a public health necessity.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/EMhuracanes
Join us tomorrow for #EcoMadresInvestigates (in Spanish) as we explore why clean, reliable energy is a public health necessity.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/EMhuracanes
EcoMadres Investiga: Huracanes, Salud y Justicia Energética · Moms Clean Air Force
Cada temporada de huracanes nos recuerda que las familias en Puerto Rico, Florida y a lo largo del Golfo están en la primera línea de la crisis climática. Detrás de cada tormenta hay historias de salu...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The injustice behind stronger hurricanes runs deeper than the storms themselves—exposing fragile grids, health risks, and energy inequities.
Join us tomorrow for #EcoMadresInvestigates (in Spanish) as we explore why clean, reliable energy is a public health necessity.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/EMhuracanes
Join us tomorrow for #EcoMadresInvestigates (in Spanish) as we explore why clean, reliable energy is a public health necessity.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/EMhuracanes
Severe weather risk ahead. Flood watches issued for portions of southeast California, eastern Nevada, much of Arizona, southern Utah and into southwest Colorado. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
A trio of tropical systems is driving significant Southwest flood threat
Several days of flood risk are expected across Arizona. The National Weather Service has placed a moderate (Level 3 out of 4) flood risk in that state on Friday, including the cities of Phoenix and Fl...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Severe weather risk ahead. Flood watches issued for portions of southeast California, eastern Nevada, much of Arizona, southern Utah and into southwest Colorado. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Highly recommend this Roundtable episode with reflections from Climate Week.
@goodjillian.bsky.social, thank you for mentioning the state rebates for EVs that are still in effect!
@goodjillian.bsky.social, thank you for mentioning the state rebates for EVs that are still in effect!
NEW SHIFT KEY
It’s our first-ever Heatmap reporter roundtable!
I chat with @zeitlin.bsky.social, @goodjillian.bsky.social, and @emilypont.bsky.social about NYC Climate Week, the new politics of Dem energy affordability, and Paul Wellstone’s forgotten NIMBYism.
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
It’s our first-ever Heatmap reporter roundtable!
I chat with @zeitlin.bsky.social, @goodjillian.bsky.social, and @emilypont.bsky.social about NYC Climate Week, the new politics of Dem energy affordability, and Paul Wellstone’s forgotten NIMBYism.
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
Heatmap’s Reporters Talk Electricity, Inflation, and the New Era in Climate Politics
Rob debriefs with colleagues on the latest climate news.
heatmap.news
October 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Highly recommend this Roundtable episode with reflections from Climate Week.
@goodjillian.bsky.social, thank you for mentioning the state rebates for EVs that are still in effect!
@goodjillian.bsky.social, thank you for mentioning the state rebates for EVs that are still in effect!
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The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V @lloydalter.bsky.social
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V @lloydalter.bsky.social
E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers
They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.
www.treehugger.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V @lloydalter.bsky.social
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V @lloydalter.bsky.social
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Today at #ClimateWeekNYC, we announced a major leap toward meeting our collective climate pollution reduction target.
What we’re doing is working – and we’ll keep pressing forward.
➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...
What we’re doing is working – and we’ll keep pressing forward.
➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...
September 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today at #ClimateWeekNYC, we announced a major leap toward meeting our collective climate pollution reduction target.
What we’re doing is working – and we’ll keep pressing forward.
➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...
What we’re doing is working – and we’ll keep pressing forward.
➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...
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Attending #ClimateWeekNYC? Don't miss these events from Lead the Charge member organizations including Solutions for Our Climate, @rainforestnorway.bsky.social, SIRGE Coalition, @climaterights.bsky.social , @sierraclub.org & @earthworks.bsky.social.
#ClimateSky #ClimateCrisis 🔌🚗 #Climate
#ClimateSky #ClimateCrisis 🔌🚗 #Climate
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Attending #ClimateWeekNYC? Don't miss these events from Lead the Charge member organizations including Solutions for Our Climate, @rainforestnorway.bsky.social, SIRGE Coalition, @climaterights.bsky.social , @sierraclub.org & @earthworks.bsky.social.
#ClimateSky #ClimateCrisis 🔌🚗 #Climate
#ClimateSky #ClimateCrisis 🔌🚗 #Climate
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Caltrain is celebrating the first anniversary of its fully electrified service! This past year has brought record ridership, cleaner air for our communities, and faster, more frequent service for riders throughout the Peninsula. ✨🚆
Read more about the year: www.caltrain.com/news/caltrai...
Read more about the year: www.caltrain.com/news/caltrai...
Caltrain Celebrates First Anniversary of Electrified Service with Record Ridership, Cleaner Air and Faster Trains | Caltrain
Caltrain marked the first anniversary of its fully electrified service today, celebrating a transformative year that has delivered record ridership growth, cleaner air for communities, and faster, mor...
www.caltrain.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Caltrain is celebrating the first anniversary of its fully electrified service! This past year has brought record ridership, cleaner air for our communities, and faster, more frequent service for riders throughout the Peninsula. ✨🚆
Read more about the year: www.caltrain.com/news/caltrai...
Read more about the year: www.caltrain.com/news/caltrai...
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Truck manufacturers are suing California over an emissions deal they signed: that's bad news for Californians, the trucking industry and the truck makers themselves. Oped in @latimes.com by Guillermo Ortiz of @nrdc.org and Craig Segall, formerly of @airresources.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Truck manufacturers are suing California over an emissions deal they signed: that's bad news for Californians, the trucking industry and the truck makers themselves. Oped in @latimes.com by Guillermo Ortiz of @nrdc.org and Craig Segall, formerly of @airresources.bsky.social
100+ organizations are demanding EPA does its job to protect people and our planet by maintaining strong federal vehicle emission standards.
Read the letter 📨
www.sierraclub.org/100-groups-e...
Read the letter 📨
www.sierraclub.org/100-groups-e...
100+ Groups to EPA: Do Your Job & Maintain Strong Vehicle Emission Standards
www.sierraclub.org
September 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
100+ organizations are demanding EPA does its job to protect people and our planet by maintaining strong federal vehicle emission standards.
Read the letter 📨
www.sierraclub.org/100-groups-e...
Read the letter 📨
www.sierraclub.org/100-groups-e...
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New op-ed: SBTi’s new Financial Institution Net-Zero Standard challenges finance on its climate pledges: credible net-zero means reallocating capital. Will global finance rise to the occasion?
👉 www.sustainableviews.com/sbti-challen...
@financialtimes.com & @sustainableviews.bsky.social
👉 www.sustainableviews.com/sbti-challen...
@financialtimes.com & @sustainableviews.bsky.social
SBTi challenges finance to prove its climate commitments are credible
Jessye Waxman is a campaign adviser for the Sierra Club’s sustainable finance campaign The choices made by financial institutions will determine whether the energy transition succeeds or stalls
www.sustainableviews.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
New op-ed: SBTi’s new Financial Institution Net-Zero Standard challenges finance on its climate pledges: credible net-zero means reallocating capital. Will global finance rise to the occasion?
👉 www.sustainableviews.com/sbti-challen...
@financialtimes.com & @sustainableviews.bsky.social
👉 www.sustainableviews.com/sbti-challen...
@financialtimes.com & @sustainableviews.bsky.social
When it comes to climate action, don't think small. We should want to make a huge impact like @adamconover.net! If he was president, he'd massively increase renewable energy ☀️ and end fossil fuels. Here's another must watch episode of #HeatedConversations. 🌡️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gzv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gzv...
Adam Conover Sweats Over Hot Fish Sex | Heated Conversations
YouTube video by Heated Conversations
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
When it comes to climate action, don't think small. We should want to make a huge impact like @adamconover.net! If he was president, he'd massively increase renewable energy ☀️ and end fossil fuels. Here's another must watch episode of #HeatedConversations. 🌡️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gzv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gzv...
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Several colleagues and I just left the Capitol after a fruitful meeting with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social about the onslaught of attacks on DC’s Home Rule and the upcoming appropriations fight.
September 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Several colleagues and I just left the Capitol after a fruitful meeting with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social about the onslaught of attacks on DC’s Home Rule and the upcoming appropriations fight.
It shouldn't be hard for car-free folks to reach quality trails!
Check out this excellent blog by @sp-ainsworth.bsky.social with 5 awesome hikes all starting at Union Station. #TransitToTrails
Check out this excellent blog by @sp-ainsworth.bsky.social with 5 awesome hikes all starting at Union Station. #TransitToTrails
You can access these five trail trips via transit, starting at Union Station:
Five trips to trails by transit
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ggwash.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It shouldn't be hard for car-free folks to reach quality trails!
Check out this excellent blog by @sp-ainsworth.bsky.social with 5 awesome hikes all starting at Union Station. #TransitToTrails
Check out this excellent blog by @sp-ainsworth.bsky.social with 5 awesome hikes all starting at Union Station. #TransitToTrails