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
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Paddling the Lower Mississippi Ain't a Huck Finn Journey Anymore
Levees, dams, and industry give the river a brutal allure, but the pelicans don't care
Beavers Are the Ultimate Ecosystem Engineers
The aquatic rodents have rebounded, and they're reshaping watersheds for the better
In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Today, 300 major U.S. rivers and their tributaries are protected by the law
The World's Sinking Islands Challenge Our Imagination
Life on the Maldives and Marshall Islands, at the risky fringes of a warming world
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climate change
The Case for Climate Reparations
Who should pay the costs for climate-change-related disasters?
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climate change
Native Activists Halt New Drilling Near New Mexico's Chaco Canyon
Protecting some sacred sites isn't enough when the whole landscape is sacred
On the Hunt for Stars: In Search of a Truly Dark Night Sky
A writer discovers finding an unblemished night sky is harder than she imagined
The Southern Revolt Against Offshore Oil Drilling
In South Carolina, opposition to Trump's drilling plan is a bipartisan affair
Women in Ghana Battle a U.S.-Owned Gold Mine for Land and Livelihood
Mining giant Newmont has been seizing farms and dumping cyanide into waterways
