The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Toward a Moral Case for Meat Eating
By consuming other animals, we can affirm our animal nature, drawing ourselves closer to the earth
Crop Scientists Race to Create a Climate-Change-Resilient Agriculture
Photographer Lucas Foglia accompanies plant breeders as they search for the wild relatives of common food crops
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agriculture
The View Is Made by Walking
A backpacker goes to the Grand Canyon, savoring the journey just as much as the destination
Don't Believe Allan Savory's Hype: Cows Will Not Save the Planet
Sierra magazine editor Jason Mark is skeptical about grazing guru Allan Savory.
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agriculture
Republicans Look to Roll Back the Antiquities Act
The Trump White House and GOP Congress are targeting Utah's new Bears Ears National Monument
DOJ Priority on Environmental Crimes Now in Jeopardy
D.C.’s new sheriffs seem unlikely to make environmental law a priority
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politics
President Obama Establishes New National Monuments on His Way Out of Office
Three new monuments celebrate civil rights history; two existing land and water monuments expanded
Some Questions for Rex Tillerson
Trump’s secretary of state pick will face a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Here’s what I’d love to hear him talk about.
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politics
President Obama Establishes Two New National Monuments in Nevada and Utah
Bears Ears and Gold Butte will complete the creation of a massive wildlife corridor in the Southwest
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monuments
The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2016
A look back at this year’s headlines—and a glimpse of things to come
