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2023 Fall

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Native American girl in a purple sweater holds her hands out to a monarch butterfly.

Feature

The Land Back Movement Unravels Manifest Destiny

Across Indian Country, tribal nations are buying back their land one parcel at a time

By Kalen Goodluck

September 11, 2023

Departments

Illustration shows a red, white, and blue elephant standing on Earth. Its trunk is a gasoline hose dripping black liquid.

Editor’s Desk

Follow the Money

Investors are rushing toward clean energy companies—and leaving the GOP in the dust

By Jason Mark

September 12, 2023

From the Top

Parks Protect the Climate Too

One more reason to protect natural spaces and public lands

By Ben Jealous

September 11, 2023

A man stands near four tents in an Arctic Refuge valley meadow with snowcapped mountains in the background.

Notes from Here & There

Having Breakfast With Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A short history of the Sierra Club's solidarity with the Gwich'in Nation

By Brandon Keim

September 14, 2023

A royal-blue Tesla is charging at an Otterspace station with a sign that reads "Electric Vehicle Charging Station" next to a store and a road.

Notes from Here & There

If You Build It, EVs Will Come

Here's how EV adopters are looking to expand the electric superhighway

By Nicole Pollack

October 5, 2023

A row of Native Americans on horseback face off against a line of North Dakota police officers near the Dakota Access Pipeline

Notes from Here & There

States Are Criminalizing Environmental Protest

In some states, protesting against an oil pipeline is a felony

By Tristram Korten

September 17, 2023

Illustration shows owl eyes with a reflection of a woman on a wooded path and a moon.

Eyewitness

Where the Wild Things Are in the Nighttime

Not many humans are nocturnal, but a lot of other animals are

By Amanda Gefter

November 7, 2023

Hundreds of light-colored sandhill cranes on the water and mid-flight in a pink sky at dusk.

Escape

Sandhill Crane Spotting Is Alive and Well in Nebraska

Each year, the ancient species traverses North America's distinct flyways

By Katie O'Reilly

October 1, 2023

Illustration shows a movie screen with an action hero with a recycling symbol on his chest. A woman is in the seats laughing and looking to the side.

Critic’s Notebook

We Don't Need Another Green Anti-Hero

Can Hollywood get beyond its stereotypical portrayals of environmentalists?

By Don Carr

October 4, 2023

Illustration shows several solar geoengineering techniques.

Stress Test

Solar Geoengineering Could Wreak Havoc on the Planet

To respond to climate change, we should focus on ramping down fossil fuels

By Krystal Vasquez

September 21, 2023

Green light trails of blue ghost fireflies at night above a lush forest floor in North Carolina.

Critter

The Magical Mystery Tour of Blue Ghost Fireflies

These incandescent bugs will light up your life

By Daniel Walton

November 8, 2023

Colorful illustration shows a dump truck with a red food basket as its bed. Inside are helmets, cans of food, shoes, and a car seat falling out.

Material World

Which "Best By" Labels Do I Need to Pay Attention To?

You don't need to be so quick to throw things away. Luckily there's no expiration date on common sense.

By Adam Minter

October 18, 2023

Illustration of Natalie Pien smiling at the camera

Changemaker

It Takes a Village to Beat Back Climate Polluters

Natalie Pien shows what activism can do

Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts

November 11, 2023

Close-up of several alevins. They have large eyes and bright-orange egg sacs.

Photo

All in the Family

A salmon goes through seven distinct stages in its life cycle

November 23, 2023

Books

How to Best Help Animals in Need?

Kendra Coulter's "Defending Animals" illustrates how difficult it can be to protect wildlife

By Lindsey Botts

October 15, 2023

Books

How to Rescue Out-of-Fashion Foods

Sarah Lohman's "Endangered Eating" takes us on an Ark of Taste

By Paul Rauber

October 15, 2023

Books

Our Chemical Romance Has Real Consequences for Our Health

Kristina Marusic paints a grim picture of ubiquitous chemicals and their health impacts

By Jonathan Hahn

October 15, 2023

Poem

Aubade Now of Earth

A poem by Jane Hirshfield

November 12, 2023

Poem

Derailment: James River, Virginia

A poem by Allison Wilkins

November 12, 2023

Poem

Youth on Age

A poem by Laura Da'

November 12, 2023

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

What's the Sierra Club Been up to Lately?

Alerts, campaign updates, and victories from Sierra Club volunteers and staff

By Lindsey Botts

September 14, 2023

Diamon Clark and Kristen Walker stand by a tree-lined creek wearing long white dresses.

Treehugger

Black to Nature

Two Baltimore women are on a mission to visit every national park

By Lindsey Botts

September 20, 2023

2023 Fall

The Land Back Movement Unravels Manifest Destiny

Departments

Follow the Money

Parks Protect the Climate Too

Having Breakfast With Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

If You Build It, EVs Will Come

States Are Criminalizing Environmental Protest

Where the Wild Things Are in the Nighttime

Sandhill Crane Spotting Is Alive and Well in Nebraska

We Don't Need Another Green Anti-Hero

Solar Geoengineering Could Wreak Havoc on the Planet

The Magical Mystery Tour of Blue Ghost Fireflies

Which "Best By" Labels Do I Need to Pay Attention To?

It Takes a Village to Beat Back Climate Polluters

All in the Family

How to Best Help Animals in Need?

How to Rescue Out-of-Fashion Foods

Our Chemical Romance Has Real Consequences for Our Health

Aubade Now of Earth

Derailment: James River, Virginia

Youth on Age

What's the Sierra Club Been up to Lately?

Black to Nature

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