2026 Spring

2026 Spring

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A basketball court at water level with houses lined along the shore.

Feature

An Ambitious Plan for Sea Level Rise Keeps Stalling. Can It Get to Higher Ground?

Managed retreat awaits funding and support in Warren, Rhode Island

By Bryce Covert

March 9, 2026

Departments

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Opening Remarks

The Renewable Energy Train Has Left the Station

The effort to scale solar and wind and reduce carbon emissions is gaining momentum

By Bill McKibben

March 11, 2026

From the Top

The Best Strategy for a Clean Energy Future: Grassroots People Power

Collective action is the strongest response to the Trump administration's fossil fuel push

By Loren Blackford

March 10, 2026

Wind turbines poke out of blue ocean water at the South Fork Wind farm.

Notes from Here & There

The Winds of Clean Energy Keep Blowing

A new Rhode Island offshore wind farm brings the country one step closer to a renewable energy future

By Dana Drugmand

March 16, 2026

Profiles of three bison grazing next to a road with snowy mountains in the background.

Notes from Here & There

When Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Science Meet, Good Things Happen

Tribal leaders and climate coordinators are working together to protect lands and waterways

By Katie O'Reilly

March 17, 2026

Illustration shows the legs of a woman wearing crampons trudging up a snowy hill.

Eyewitness

In Hard Times, Remember to Take It One Step at a Time

Getting out onto the trail helps this hiker be a better climate activist

By Cara Benson

March 23, 2026

Illustration shows a worker on a rooftop installing solar panels with red tape wrapped around him, pulling him back.

Clean Tech

The Solar Industry Has Been Bogged Down by Red Tape. Digital Tools Are Changing That.

These new technologies are making it easier to power up via the sun

By Lindsey Botts

March 15, 2026

Illustration shows a man charging his blue electric vehicle and looking at the road next to him, filled with cars waiting in line for a traditional gas station.

Material World

The Best Affordable Long-Range Electric Vehicles of 2026

EVs’ lower prices and longer ranges are making it easier to curb emissions

By Jim Motavalli

March 18, 2026

Close-up of an American saltwater crocodile's snout in the water with mangroves behind it in Gardens of the Queen, Cuba.

Photo

Crocodiles Know a Thing or Two About Solar

This crocs' bony armored plates absorb sunlight to regulate body temperature

March 13, 2026

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The Lookout

A roundup of important news and updates from Sierra Club campaigns and chapters across the country

By Lindsey Botts

March 12, 2026

ressed for cold weather, Weston Lombard stands next to a tree and Molly Jo Stanley leans against it in a leafless-tree forest setting.

Treehugger

How to Build a Forest For the Future From a Coal Mine of the Past

The duo behind Ohio's Sugar Creek Community Forest is restoring land and hope on acres ravaged by the coal industry

By Stephen Starr

March 20, 2026

2026 Spring

An Ambitious Plan for Sea Level Rise Keeps Stalling. Can It Get to Higher Ground?

Departments

The Renewable Energy Train Has Left the Station

The Best Strategy for a Clean Energy Future: Grassroots People Power

The Winds of Clean Energy Keep Blowing

When Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Science Meet, Good Things Happen

In Hard Times, Remember to Take It One Step at a Time

The Solar Industry Has Been Bogged Down by Red Tape. Digital Tools Are Changing That.

The Best Affordable Long-Range Electric Vehicles of 2026

Crocodiles Know a Thing or Two About Solar

The Lookout

How to Build a Forest For the Future From a Coal Mine of the Past

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