California Bill Takes Aim at Scourge of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers By Michael Shapiro December 5, 2021 We don’t need to sacrifice our mental and physical health to blow leaves In this story: electric vehicles, gardening
2021: The Year in Climate Change By Christian Thorsberg December 4, 2021 It was a record-breaking year. Not in a good way. In this story: climate change, international climate policy, science
Jordan Cove Is Dead—for Real! By Juliet Grable December 3, 2021 Developers behind the proposed LNG export terminal in Oregon pull the plug on their project In this story: liquefied natural gas, fracked gas
14 Green Gifts for Kids By Katie O'Reilly December 3, 2021 Sierra's holiday gift guide for the junior set In this story: holidays, buyers' guide
What to Do With That Turkey Carcass By Paul Rauber December 2, 2021 The first in an occasional series of dispatches from the frontiers of culinary frugality In this story: holidays, food and drink
December Stargazing: Trashing Space By Jeremy Miller December 1, 2021 Humans treat space like we treat the planet In this story: astronomy
Don't Let Them See You Cry By Riley Black November 30, 2021 A paleontology writer’s experience of gendering—and misgendering—in the backcountry In this story: gender
How New Yorkers Won the Right to a “Healthful Environment” By Abe Musselman November 29, 2021 A movement to add “green amendments” to state constitutions could help protect environmental rights around the country In this story: clean energy, environment
4 Must-Read Books for Your Fall Reading List By Jonathan Hahn , Katie O'Reilly , Heather Smith November 28, 2021 In moving tales of struggle and loss, these stories highlight the power of transcendence In this story: books, science, climate change, indigenous communities
How Do You Cope When Your Favorite Places Are Gone? By John Soares November 27, 2021 A requiem for what we lost to California’s climate-driven wildfires In this story: public lands
27 Ways to Beat the Supply Chain Slump and Give the Greatest Holiday Gifts Ever By Katie O'Reilly November 26, 2021 You’ll never again gift a store-bought candle In this story: holidays
Stoke Versus Awe By Brooke Williams November 25, 2021 A self-described hermit tourist meditates on how the wilderness can make us spiritual pilgrims In this story: public lands, hiking
Can a Better Understanding of Fungi Help Restore Northeastern Forests? By Lela Nargi November 24, 2021 Why we should respect soil as a living organism In this story: forests
Celebrate Indigenous History This Thanksgiving By Alison Cagle November 24, 2021 Here's how to authentically honor the holiday In this story: holidays
How to Buy a Good Used Bike By Megan Hill November 23, 2021 Get ahead of the supply chain crisis with five proven strategies In this story: biking
California Reckons With the Hard Truth About Plastic Recycling By James Steinbauer November 22, 2021 A package of new laws seeks to make the state's economy more circular In this story: plastic, recycling
California Reckons With the Hard Truth About Plastic Recycling By James Steinbauer November 22, 2021 A package of new laws seeks to make the state's economy more circular In this story: plastic, recycling
President Biden Should Protect Sacred Lands By Paul Selberg November 21, 2021 Nevada needs Biden to permanently protect Avi Kwa Ame—a.k.a. Spirit Mountain In this story: public lands
Will Glow-in-the-Dark Materials Someday Light Our Cities? By Kurt Kleiner November 20, 2021 Substances that persistently luminesce are already used in some bike lanes, and in the future could be applied to sidewalks, streets and buildings In this story: climate change, clean energy
ICYMI: Armadillo Havoc, COP’s Down But Not Out & Supersize Supersaurus By Paul Rauber November 19, 2021 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change