The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Among the Powerful Voices We Lost in 2024, Louis Gossett Jr.’s Echoes Loudly
Gossett understood the environmental crisis as well as anyone
racial justice
Kamala Harris’s Chicago Convention and Illinois’s Unique Place in Civil Rights History
This is what the "alpha and omega" of the movement looks like
President Biden Establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Monument
New NPS site will commemorate the 1908 Illinois tragedy that marked a turning point in American race relations
Diversifying the Next Generation of Wildland Firefighters
A partnership between the US Forest Service and four HBCUs is shifting the mostly white forestry workforce
Incarcerated People Are Drinking Unsafe Water in Illinois State Prisons
Prisoners' rights advocates and environmental groups are taking their concerns to the federal government
To Mark Juneteenth, Make Tulsa’s Black Wall Street a National Monument
Let us remember that racial terror did not end with slavery
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racial justice
Nature Is for All of Us
Black people face enough barriers to enjoying the outdoors—self-defeating stereotypes should not be one of them
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racial justice
Highway Robbery and Environmental Injustice in Alabama
How an infrastructure project turned into a nightmare for one Black community
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racial justice
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn—And Every City
Tree planting in urban areas can bring jobs, boost public health, improve access to nature
Setting the Record Straight on an Important Piece of Black History
Leadership often runs in the family
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racial justice
