The Magazine of The Sierra Club
When Fossil Fuel Money Talks, the DNC Listens
The DNC drew a bright line against oil money. Then Tom Perez smudged it out.
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money in politics
Henry Coe State Park Is the Bay Area’s Best-Kept Backpacking Secret
Please don’t tell anyone else
Baltimore Becomes Latest Local Government to Sue Big Oil for Climate Change
Scholars say state suits have a better chance of success, compared to federal suits
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climate change
Scott Pruitt Wasted Too Much of Our Time—And the Planet’s as Well
Pruitt couldn’t even do dastardly right, but inaction and incompetence are their own threats
Rhode Island Becomes First State to Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change
The Ocean State seeks to recover costs associated with climate impacts
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climate change
Judge Tosses SF and Oakland Lawsuits Targeting Big Oil
Ruling is a setback to holding major carbon polluters liable for climate change
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climate change
John Wesley Powell and the "Great Unknown"
A raft of new books celebrate the 1869 Powell expedition
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books
Sierra Magazine's Special Issue Celebrating U.S. Rivers
We've ruined too many of our rivers, but a unique law gives us a chance to protect many others
Trump’s Paris Withdrawal One Year Later: All Noise
Other nations, and many U.S. cities and states, pursue Paris Agreement goals, leaving the U.S. government in the dust
Climate Litigation Against Big Oil Heats Up
Federal court considers whether to dismiss the SF and Oakland lawsuits
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climate change
