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While some horse advocates believe BLM roundups are inhumane, they are currently the principal way of keeping wild-horse numbers in check.

Feature

What's to Be Done About the Wild Horse Herds of the American West?

They're tearing up rangeland and riparian areas—and also our ideas about wildness

By Heather Hansman

June 12, 2023

Departments

Wind is blowing pollution from a coal burning power plant.

Coal-Fired Power Plants Still Threaten Americans’ Health

For people living near coal stations, pollution can be a matter of life or death

By Ben Jealous

June 5, 2023

Editor’s Desk

Leave a Trace

As environmentalists, we need to leave this wounded planet better than we found it

By Jason Mark

June 12, 2023

(left): Portrait of Ben Jealous, wearing a dark fleece jacket with woods in the background. (right): Chris Hill wears a baseball cap and smiles, looking off to the right.

From the Top

Ben Jealous in Conversation With Chris Hill

The Sierra Club executive director gets ready to visit the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Ben Jealous

June 13, 2023

A woman and two men use spray bottles and brushes to clean the walls of the redrock, narrow Spooky Gulch in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.

Notes from Here & There

Here Comes the National Monument Cleanup Crew

At Grand Staircase–Escalante, locals help others "leave no trace"

By Jeremy Miller

June 23, 2023

Citlally Fabela and Dulce Garduno squat down to examine the mulch around a recently planted tree. A white picket fence is in the background.

Notes from Here & There

How to Regreen Chicago (and Other Cities)

This local nonprofit has big dreams of a new Chicago

By Parker Yamasaki

July 12, 2023

Sarah Beth Clendaniel wears camouflage clothing, a black head wrap, and a skeleton face mask. She's looking down at the camera and holding an assault rifle.

Notes from Here & There

Latest Threat to the Electricity Grid: White Supremacists

Neo-Nazi "accelerationists" hoping to hasten the collapse of society are targeting electrical substations

By Tristram Korten

June 25, 2023

A busy eight-lane highway in Los Angeles in the 1950s

Notes from Here & There

LA’s Battle Against Smog Isn’t Over

In order to finally clear the air, Los Angeles needs to stop burning fossil fuels

By Judith Lewis Mernit

June 18, 2023

Illustration shows a page of a calendar with the back of a person and a cherry blossom branch falling across the page.

Eyewitness

A Year in 72 Seasons

The Japanese idea of "microseasons" may be a better way to mark time

By Layla Benitez-James

August 9, 2023

Two tarantulas are on their hind legs and are mating but look like they're fighting.

Field Trip

In Search of the Tarantula "Mate-Gration"

Researchers dig for the secrets of arachnids in Colorado

By Claire Boyles

July 7, 2023

Critic’s Notebook

Here's What's Wrong with Effective Altruism

Effective altruism has no room for wolves or mountain climbing

By Emma Marris

May 16, 2023

A cartoon illustrates the side of a house and a game show set.

Stress Test

Let's Make an Inflation Reduction Act Deal

Uncle Sam is handing out free money for you to electrify your life. Here's how to get your share.

By Paul Rauber

July 6, 2023

A gray and black ringtail sits on a mossy tree branch with its tail dangling.

Critter

Meet the Mysterious Ringtail

This desert dumpster diver is hard to spot

By Riley Black

July 13, 2023

Illustration shows hawthorne, chickweed, dandelion, blackberry, wild onion, walnut, and mustard plants.

Material World

The Art of Modern Foraging

Your next big discovery could be right in your backyard

By Lauren Colella

July 20, 2023

Illustration portrait of a smiling Will Anderson

Changemaker

It's Time to Electrify Transportation and Make It Equitable

Will Anderson is working to make a cleaner transit future possible for kids

Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts

July 2, 2023

Photo

Good Sport

A green sea turtle photo-bombs a triathlon in Hawai'i

Photo by Donald Miralle

July 15, 2023

Books

A Parent Looks for Solace During the Pandemic

Kate Zambreno wrestles with collective grief in "The Light Room"

By Katie O'Reilly

July 4, 2023

Books

How Can We Reclaim Our Sense of Wonder?

Camille T. Dungy lifts up the awe of the mundane in her new book, "Soil"

By Lindsey Botts

July 4, 2023

Books

The Fungus Among Us

Fungi steal the show in Emily Monosson's new book, "Blight"

By Heather Smith

July 4, 2023

ICYMI

ICYMI: Spy Beluga, White Bison, Reviving Glaciers & Renewable Energy for Less Than Nothing

A weekly roundup for busy people

By Paul Rauber

June 2, 2023

Poem

August Morning

A poem by James Crews

August 3, 2023

Poem

Summer Songs

A poem by Rigoberto González

August 3, 2023

Poem

Three Rabbits

A poem by Jane Wong

August 3, 2023

montage of Sierra Club signs: Environmental Justice, because everyone deserves a clean environment; Keep the Frack Out of My Water; Sierra Club for Gender Equity; No Drilling Where We're Living; People's Climate March; Protect Our Communities.

The Lookout

Sierra Club Alerts, Battles, and Victories From Coast to Coast

Campaign updates from Sierra Club volunteers and staff

By Lindsey Botts

June 12, 2023

Ole Schell stands in a grassy field with a plaid shirt and his arms spread, smiling and looking at the sky.

Treehugger

Bringing Back Monarchs One Ranch at a Time

Ole Schell is helping to revive a once epic population of monarchs

By Jason Mark

July 16, 2023

2023 Summer

What's to Be Done About the Wild Horse Herds of the American West?

Departments

Coal-Fired Power Plants Still Threaten Americans’ Health

Leave a Trace

Ben Jealous in Conversation With Chris Hill

Here Comes the National Monument Cleanup Crew

How to Regreen Chicago (and Other Cities)

Latest Threat to the Electricity Grid: White Supremacists

LA’s Battle Against Smog Isn’t Over

A Year in 72 Seasons

In Search of the Tarantula "Mate-Gration"

Here's What's Wrong with Effective Altruism

Let's Make an Inflation Reduction Act Deal

Meet the Mysterious Ringtail

The Art of Modern Foraging

It's Time to Electrify Transportation and Make It Equitable

Good Sport

A Parent Looks for Solace During the Pandemic

How Can We Reclaim Our Sense of Wonder?

The Fungus Among Us

ICYMI: Spy Beluga, White Bison, Reviving Glaciers & Renewable Energy for Less Than Nothing

August Morning

Summer Songs

Three Rabbits

Sierra Club Alerts, Battles, and Victories From Coast to Coast

Bringing Back Monarchs One Ranch at a Time

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