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Beaver dam analog made with saplings in a stream in Tásmam Koyóm, near the Feather River.

Feature

PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a Very Powerful River

A group of Mountain Maidu has reclaimed its former lands, but not the water

By Lauren Markham

March 15, 2022

Departments

Omar Elmawi wears a colorful shirt and smiles at the camera.

Do-Gooder

Omar Elmawi Believes In an Africa Free From Fossil Fuels

The activist works to prevent construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline

By Lydia Lee

April 27, 2022

Editor’s Desk

Greener Acres

Imagine what it would look like to rewild the industrial-agriculture state of Iowa

By Jason Mark

March 15, 2022

From the Top

Building a Stronger Sierra Club

Core values, anchored in equity and justice, can expand the environmental movement

By Ramón Cruz

March 16, 2022

Monarch butterflies land on white flowers against a blue sky.

Notes from Here & There

Are Western Monarchs on the Rebound?

Last year's numbers were good, but no one knows if the trend will continue

By Lauren Leffer

March 31, 2022

Notes from Here & There

Chefs Turn Off the Gas and Light Up Induction Cooktops

Electric induction stoves offer clean, efficient, and incredibly fast cooking without the methane gas

By Edward Humes

March 30, 2022

Notes from Here & There

Crypto Throws the Coal Industry a Lifeline

Bitcoin miners turn to dirty coal to satisfy their enormous energy needs

By Kate Morgan

March 26, 2022

Colorful optical gas image shows leaking.

Notes from Here & There

Orphaned Gas Wells Continue to Emit Dangerous Methane

Conservationists are using new camera technology to track emissions

By Jennifer Oldham

March 23, 2022

Illustration shows people walking next to houses carrying buckets against a smoky sky.

Eyewitness

Climate Chaos and Fire Bring an Oregon Community Together

Greensprings, Oregon, has always been tight-knit. Adversity has made it more so.

By Juliet Grable

April 28, 2022

Close-up of a face of a little brown bat.

Field Trip

In Search of Alaska's Tiny Bat Introverts

These little brown bats are small, dark, fast, and silent—at least to our ears

By Kate Golden

April 10, 2022

Collage of bike zines with images of bike parts.

Critic’s Notebook

Spoken Word: Inside the Rogue, Homegrown World of Bike Zines

How they make space for people outside the margins of US car culture

By Caitlin Giddings

April 18, 2022

A man stands in front of a tall rack of produce growing. His clipboard says "water schedule."

Stress Test

Can Technology Outcompete the Sun?

How vertical farming measures up

By Heather Smith

April 6, 2022

Critter

Rüppell's Vultures: Not Pretty, But They Get the Job Done

You don't miss scavengers until no one's around to eat the carrion

By Sara Novak

April 12, 2022

Illustration shows a scale with one side holding a plastic cup and the other leaves.

Material World

How to (Really) Bid Good Riddance to Plastic

How we as individuals, consumers, and voters can battle the plastic scourge

By Nikki Kolb

May 3, 2022

Changemaker

For Rachel Parham, Practice Makes Perfect

The Sierra Club volunteer details her journey from introvert to activist

Adapted from an interview by Wendy Becktold

May 4, 2022

Close-up of a green orchid bee against a red background.

Photo

Aliens Among Us

A photo essay of insects—extremely bug and incredibly close

By Heather Smith

March 28, 2022

View looking up at a canopy of beech trees with light filtering in from the top.

Photo

Bug's-Eye View

A French photographer captures the immersive experience of being in a forest

May 8, 2022

Books

"The Social Lives of Animals": A Dazzling Compendium of Beasts' Sociality

Biologist Ashley Ward unpacks voting buffaloes and binge-drinking monkeys

By Katie O'Reilly

April 17, 2022

Books

Catharsis in the Shadow of the Mountain

On Silvia Vasquez-Lavado's chronicle of overcoming sexual abuse and the tallest mountains

By Jonathan Hahn

March 20, 2022

Poem

Crow Moon

A poem by Dorianne Laux

By Dorianne Laux

April 3, 2022

Poem

I Like the Way Josh Says Black Love Is Radical

A poem by Tiana Clark

By Tiana Clark

April 3, 2022

Poem

Wrapping the Sequoias

A poem by Ellen Bass

By Ellen Bass

April 3, 2022

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

By Wendy Becktold

March 7, 2022

2022 Spring

PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a Very Powerful River

Departments

Omar Elmawi Believes In an Africa Free From Fossil Fuels

Greener Acres

Building a Stronger Sierra Club

Are Western Monarchs on the Rebound?

Chefs Turn Off the Gas and Light Up Induction Cooktops

Crypto Throws the Coal Industry a Lifeline

Orphaned Gas Wells Continue to Emit Dangerous Methane

Climate Chaos and Fire Bring an Oregon Community Together

In Search of Alaska's Tiny Bat Introverts

Spoken Word: Inside the Rogue, Homegrown World of Bike Zines

Can Technology Outcompete the Sun?

Rüppell's Vultures: Not Pretty, But They Get the Job Done

How to (Really) Bid Good Riddance to Plastic

For Rachel Parham, Practice Makes Perfect

Aliens Among Us

Bug's-Eye View

"The Social Lives of Animals": A Dazzling Compendium of Beasts' Sociality

Catharsis in the Shadow of the Mountain

Crow Moon

I Like the Way Josh Says Black Love Is Radical

Wrapping the Sequoias

The Lookout: A Roundup of News From the Sierra Club

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