The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Making Electricity Often Requires Steam—and That's Bad News for Rivers
Most of our modern power plants are basically little more than steam engines
The Lone Star State Ditches the Big Brown Coal Plant
It was one of the largest sources of sulfur dioxide pollution in the country
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coal
What It's Like to Be an Environmental Defender in the Philippines
Indigenous people are murdered for trying to take back their ancestors’ land
How Many People Do You Need to Change the Culture?
Hint: This University of Pennsylvania study says 25 percent
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science
Can Getting Outside Really Improve Your Mental Wellness?
For Mental Health Awareness Month, we set out to find answers
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health
When It Comes to Electric Buses, China Is Killing It
Every five weeks, the country adds the equivalent of London’s entire fleet to its streets
Bayou Bridge Pipeline Permit Should Have Been Withheld, Judge Rules
Controversial pipeline faces another legal hurdle
Lovable Animal Mamas of Instagram
These are the accounts we'll be ogling on Mother’s Day
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wildlife
What It's Like to Be an Environmental Defender in the Congo
Goldman Prize recipient Rodrigue Katembo tells of his job’s perils
First-Ever Agreement to Cut Global Shipping Emissions Finally Reached
Shipping industry comes up with a plan after multiple delays
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climate change
