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View looking up the trunk of a white pine and the surrounding tree canopy in Mohawk Trail State Forest

Feature

The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes

Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come

By Krista Langlois

June 10, 2024

Departments

Illustration shows two people with several animals walking a path

More-Than-Human Points of View

Stories explore the world through the eyes of other animals

By Ana Maria Spagna

June 24, 2024

View upward of a large Douglas fir towering over other trees near Jason Mark's house

Editor’s Desk

The Giant Douglas Fir Tree in My Backyard Is a Time Machine

This portal to the fourth dimension shows how the past can inspire the future

By Jason Mark

June 10, 2024

Sierra Club executive director Ben Jealous

From the Top

The End of the Coal Era Ushers in a Green Jobs Boom

The green economy is a huge opportunity for American workers

By Ben Jealous

June 11, 2024

Sandra Edwards wears a turquoise shirt and sunglasses and holds her hands up to the sky and smiles. Behind her is a chain-link fence and a small white house.

Notes from Here & There

Reparations for Houston's Historically Black Neighborhoods

How do you pay people for decades of exposure to carcinogenic chemicals?

By Aarohi Sheth

June 21, 2024

Satellite or aircraft aerial photo of a dark-blue-colored methane plume rising up from a source in a flat, dry area of Midland, Texas

Notes from Here & There

The High-Tech Tools That Can Bust Careless Oil and Gas Drillers

Satellites can now detect invisible methane leaking from wells, telling crews on the ground where to plug the leaks

By Jennifer Oldham

June 18, 2024

A hiker walks up a redrock hill toward a sandstone arch in the desert

Eyewitness

One Last Day in Utah's Slickrock

A job offer out of state called for a melancholy farewell to Arches National Park

By Riley Black

June 16, 2024

Illustration shows a lab technician with goggles and mask working on a box with a syringe.

Stress Test

Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park

Could bringing back extinct species serve a real conservation purpose?

By Darren Incorvaia

June 28, 2024

Illustration shows boxes with cars, roads, and city scenes

Material World

EVs Have No Tailpipe Pollution, but There Are Still Problems When the Rubber Meets the Road

Hint: There's something hiding in the tires

By Melba Newsome

June 26, 2024

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

June 14, 2024

2024 Summer

The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes

Departments

More-Than-Human Points of View

The Giant Douglas Fir Tree in My Backyard Is a Time Machine

The End of the Coal Era Ushers in a Green Jobs Boom

Reparations for Houston's Historically Black Neighborhoods

The High-Tech Tools That Can Bust Careless Oil and Gas Drillers

One Last Day in Utah's Slickrock

Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park

EVs Have No Tailpipe Pollution, but There Are Still Problems When the Rubber Meets the Road

What's the Sierra Club Been Up to Lately?

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