The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Radioactive Shadow Workers
The treatment of oil and gas field waste is a dirty industry’s dirtiest secret
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What’s Happening at the Bureau of Land Management?
A new Sagebrush Rebellion threatens to transform the agency’s mandate from conservation to energy production
Trump’s EPA Is at War With the Americans It Is Supposed to Protect
Environmental protection matters
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EPA
US Banks Quit Climate Alliances and Targets. What Does This Mean for a Green Transition?
Campaigners and academics weigh in on what the Net Zero Banking Alliance achieved
What Does "Plastic Neutral" Really Mean?
Companies are aiming to reduce their plastic footprint with offsets. Environmentalists are skeptical.
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plastic
Saving the Trees for the Forest
A Washington conservation group is pushing the state to protect legacy old growth
New Challenges Put Bald Eagle Recovery in Peril
Climate change and development could threaten this remarkable comeback
Here’s How Medical Workers Are Lowering Health Care’s Carbon Footprint
Anesthetic gases are a primary pollutant, so hospital staff are making a switch
They Cannot Rob Us of Our History and Our Place in America’s Story
DEI is not only just and moral; it's also unifying
Under Trump, the EPA Takes First Step to Torpedo “Endangerment Finding” on Greenhouse Gases
Administrator Lee Zeldin derides “climate change religion” as reason to abandon clean air and water regulations
Farmers Feeling the Pain After Conservation Funding Frozen
The Trump administration, with DOGE, is pulling the rug from under growers and producers across the country
A Texas Research Facility Preserves Some of the Country’s Most Bizarre Endangered Species
Researchers unravel the mysteries of an aquifer-dwelling blind salamander and its aquatic neighbors
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animals
Should I Be Worried About Bird Flu?
H5N1 is making headlines in 2025 even though it’s been around for a surprisingly long time
Against the Current
Why are Chinook salmon moving to the urban creeks of San Jose in increasing numbers?
Letting Coal Die Will Save Both Lives and Money and Create Jobs (in Coal States Too!)
Renewable energy is cleaner and safer, and better for the planet
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coal
Sierra Club and Partners Sue Elon Musk and DOGE Over Layoffs at National Parks
The joint lawsuit aims to protect public lands and the people who need them
Before the Eaton Fire, Altadena Was an Outdoors Haven for Black Families
The Los Angeles community offered a place of homeownership and access to nature
Climate Disasters Are Revealing the Vulnerability of US Water Systems
Wildfires and hurricanes are the latest examples of extreme weather cutting communities off from this vital resource
Even Trees Need Friends
A study finds trees’ ability to migrate as the climate warms could depend on beneficial fungi
Between Earth & Sky: What Grows Back After a Disturbance
A new film explores the resilience and hope Nalini Nadkarni found in her work studying tree canopies
