The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Fran Silva-Blayney Is Forever Fighting PFAS
This Sierra Club volunteer works to reduce toxic contamination in Colorado
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activism
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The Case for Turning Farms Back Into Habitat
Isabella Tree champions the biodiversity of ecosystems in "Wilding"
Is Geoengineering a Solution to Global Warming?
"After Geoengineering" documents a spectrum of planetary interventions
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Sierra's issue on gender, population, and the environment
Mark Ruffalo, Real-Life Eco-Hulk?
The actor talks about marrying his career with his activism in “Dark Waters”
A Conversation With E.O. Wilson
The eminent biologist discusses his “Half-Earth” vision and adventures with ants
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climate change
Untangling the Problem of Ocean Plastic
Mary Crowley captains the search for discarded fishing nets
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activism
How to Keep Your Christmas Tree out of the Landfill
Upcycle it into an ecofriendly ghost of Christmas past
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holidays
From Girl Who Loved Math to Solar Roboticist
The key to making solar that lasts is to treat it like infrastructure
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clean energy
The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2019
Here are the issues that shaped the past year—and will ripple out in 2020
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climate change
The World According to David Yarrow
The fine-art photographer turns a transcendent lens toward the wild
David Yarrow Makes Fine Art out of Wild Nature
A polar bear in Svalbard, Norway, leaves only footprints
Who You Gonna Call? Algae-Bloom Busters
A sewer plant in Utah is fighting algae with algae
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technology
Destination Fire Tower: 6 Great Hikes
How to enjoy some of America’s top lookout views
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hiking
On Scaling a Historic Fire Tower in Washington's North Cascades
The allure and romance of remote, one-room mountaintop cabins
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hiking
How Lebanese Environmentalists Helped Spark Revolution
Activists work to chart a greener path for Lebanon
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climate change
In California, Gas Is the New Coal
Cities in the Golden State are banning gas hookups in new buildings
One Backcountry Skier Reveals Her 11 Essential Items
Ski up ungroomed powder to earn that first summit view in style
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How Do I Avoid Single-Use Containers?
Fight back with reusables!
