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Aerial photo shows a large blue and white ship leaving a port. Onshore are five short white cylinders and other infrastructure.

Halting the Gas Export Boom

On Louisiana's Gulf Coast, the fossil fuel industry is planning a massive expansion of LNG exports. One woman is determined to stop them.

By Antonia Juhasz

December 13, 2021

Departments

Close-up of Rebecca Jim. She's wearing a blue T-shirt and looking at the camera with one hand touching her chin.

Do-Gooder

Rebecca Jim and the Legacy of Tar Creek

The lifelong activist brings people together to heal the land

By Wendy Becktold

December 29, 2021

Editor’s Desk

The New Abnormal

We need to prepare for the worst even as we organize for a better future

By Jason Mark

December 13, 2021

Rosanna Esparza wears a black shirt and looks off to the side as the sun shines on her.

Notes from Here & There

Air So Dirty You Can Catch It in a Bucket

In California's Central Valley, the hard part is figuring out what's not polluting the air

By Judith Lewis Mernit

December 30, 2021

Two black-and-white, leashed Karelian bear dogs walk along a riverbed with four people wearing orange jackets in Alaska.

Notes from Here & There

Bear-Hunting Dogs Turn Into Bear Savers

In Alaska, trained Karelian bear dogs teach bears to avoid human danger

By Michael Engelhard

December 25, 2021

Close-up of an orange, white, and black lionfish with its mouth wide open.

Notes from Here & There

Building a Better Lionfish Trap

Some see a venomous, spiny fish. Others see a business opportunity.

By Lina Zeldovich

December 24, 2021

Notes from Here & There

Gathering of the Trybe

For veterans, ecotherapy can pry open the clamshell of past trauma

By Lela Nargi

December 21, 2021

Illustration shows a view at foot level of boots walking on a boardwalk at night. There are sunflower seeds on the ground and lit-up rides in the background.

Eyewitness

Winter Comes to Brighton Beach

In the winter, Coney Island is thoroughly wild, and occupied

By Gala Mukomolova

January 5, 2022

The Black Mountains from up high with forest in the foreground and a peach sky in the background.

Field Trip

The Long Journey of Mt. Mitchell’s Ancient Forests

Hiking through a forest of climate migrants in the Black Mountains

By Holly Haworth

January 2, 2022

A young girl lies inside on a bench by a window holding an iPad over her head. Above her, out the window, the sky is orange from wildfire smoke.

Critic’s Notebook

Children’s Programming Needs to Tackle Climate Change

The topic is curiously absent from shows for kids

By Tara Haelle

December 17, 2021

Illustration shows a man putting a plastic container in a blue bin. Attached is a conveyer belt with seven people pulling off various items and putting them in bins.

Stress Test

Who Recycles Your Recycling?

Secrets of the blue bin, revealed

By Adam Minter

December 22, 2021

Critter

Humans Have a Rival When It Comes to Ecological Mayhem

This little piggy has quite a rap sheet

By Paul Rauber

December 23, 2021

Material World

How to Reduce Food Waste

Make soup, organize your refrigerator, and follow these five steps to zero waste

By Paul Rauber

November 18, 2021

Illustrated portrait of Pratima Agrawal, with long, dark hair.

Changemaker

Pratima Agrawal Learns by Doing

The Sierra Club volunteer has worked to get Philadelphia to commit to clean energy

Adapted from an interview by Wendy Becktold

December 31, 2021

Photo

Up in Smoke

A pyrocumulus cloud is a hallmark of climate-change-intensified fires

Photo by James Balog

January 4, 2022

Books

"The Lorax" Is Still Speaking for the Trees

The Dr. Seuss classic is tailored for these times

By Jason Mark

December 19, 2021

Books

"We Are Water Protectors" Teaches That Water Is Life

This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of a young Ojibwe fighting to protect her land

By Jonathan Hahn

December 19, 2021

Books

Mycorrhizae for Kids

"A World of Plants" is a relief for those who grew up on outdated science

By Heather Smith

December 19, 2021

Poem

Epiphany

A poem by Michael Mercurio

By Michael Mercurio

December 27, 2021

Poem

The River Remembers

A poem by January O'Neil

By January O'Neil

December 27, 2021

Poem

Watching a Landslide

A poem by Robert Wrigley

By Robert Wrigley

December 27, 2021

A montage of Sierra Club signs: Environmental Justice, because everyone deserves a clean environment; Keep the Frack Out of My Water; Sierra Club for Gender Equity; No Drilling Where We're Living; People's Climate March; Protect Our Communities.

The Lookout

The Lookout: A Roundup of News From the Sierra Club

Alerts, victories, and updates from around the country

December 14, 2021

2021 Winter

Halting the Gas Export Boom

Departments

Rebecca Jim and the Legacy of Tar Creek

The New Abnormal

Air So Dirty You Can Catch It in a Bucket

Bear-Hunting Dogs Turn Into Bear Savers

Building a Better Lionfish Trap

Gathering of the Trybe

Winter Comes to Brighton Beach

The Long Journey of Mt. Mitchell’s Ancient Forests

Children’s Programming Needs to Tackle Climate Change

Who Recycles Your Recycling?

Humans Have a Rival When It Comes to Ecological Mayhem

How to Reduce Food Waste

Pratima Agrawal Learns by Doing

Up in Smoke

"The Lorax" Is Still Speaking for the Trees

"We Are Water Protectors" Teaches That Water Is Life

Mycorrhizae for Kids

Epiphany

The River Remembers

Watching a Landslide

The Lookout: A Roundup of News From the Sierra Club

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