The Magazine of The Sierra Club
The Plastic in Paint Is Massively Polluting the Ocean
A just-released study paints a dire picture
In this story:
plastic
Salmon Returned to California Creeks. Now Drought Has Too.
After a wet fall, the recent lack of rain leaves fish eggs high and dry
December Stargazing: Trashing Space
Humans treat space like we treat the planet
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astronomy
November Stargazing: Cosmic Collisions
Despite the emptiness of space, objects still manage to crash into one another
In this story:
astronomy
October Stargazing: The Unconquerable Sun
The terrible, life-giving power of our nearest star
In this story:
astronomy
The Creek Fire One Year Later
A dispatch from the front lines of the climate crisis
September Stargazing: The Universe’s Miracle Substance
Dust is everywhere—and in everything
In this story:
astronomy
August Stargazing: Billionaires in Space
Amid the infinite void of space, a billionaire is nothing at all
In this story:
astronomy
July Stargazing: The Pandemic of Night Blindness
Humans can see in the dark quite well—if only we turn away from our artificial lights
Floating Down the San Joaquin River
The highly altered waterway still harbors stretches of wild beauty
