The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Preserving Wildlife and a Way of Life
It’s time to tear down the Snake River dams and bring the salmon home
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ICYMI: RIP P-22, Mickey Has Two Daddies, Billions for Nuke Bailouts & Red Letter Valentine’s Day in 2046
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
Yes, You Can Line-Dry Clothes in the Dead of Winter
The science of letting your chonies freeze
How Women Are Transforming Leadership for Climate Justice
An International Women’s Day love letter
Environmental Groups Sue Interior Department to Halt Oil and Gas Lease Sale in the Gulf of Mexico
The upcoming sale was demanded by Senator Joe Manchin as a condition of passing the Inflation Reduction Act
The Global Climate Breakdown: In Conversation With Rachel Kyte
A foreign policy expert discusses climate trends to watch in 2023
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climate change
The Mysterious Death of the Bumblebee Queens
Bumblebee colonies are being used by farms to pollinate—with unexpected consequences
Opening a New Chapter in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels
It’s time to shut off the financial spigot that goes from Wall Street to the wellheads
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fossil fuels
An AI That Sees Bird Futures
Using citizen data to predict where the birds go
Listening to Lead
Recent conversations with Sierra Club members across the US illustrated the power of grassroots advocacy
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activism
When Life Gives you Wildfires, Go Looking for Morels
In which the author attempts to cope with fire season by eating her way through the burn zone
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food and drink
ICYMI: Cocaine Concrete, Snowbound California, Swimming Lions & Cheetahs Sometimes Prosper
A weekly roundup for busy people
In this story:
climate change
Can the Northern California Summer Steelhead Be Saved in Time?
A report lists the status of the fish as “critical”
The Forests of the Sierra Nevada Are Full of Zombies
They’re big, they’re beautiful, they’re too hot to have babies. What next?
River Rights Gone Wrong in California
In the Golden State, dwindling water resources are increasingly a source of conflict
Katherine May’s Call to Rediscover “Enchantment”
A new book explores the work of everyday wonder
How to Greenwash an Attack on a Major Environmental Law
An effort to whittle down the National Environmental Protection Act isn’t new—but the arguments for doing so sure are
African Joy on the White Continent
An excerpt from the new book "Between Starshine and Clay"
“Please Pray for EP”: How East Palestine Village Is Coping Three Weeks After a Toxic Train Derailment
The Norfolk Southern train disaster is the latest example of a petrochemical boom threatening the safety of communities
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toxics
A Year of War: An Energy Justice Take on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
What Putin’s war can teach us about energy transitions and political will
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environmental justice, economic justice, renewable energy, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), fracked gas
