Hard Fought Climate-Smart Agricultural Funding At Risk this November
July 23, 2024
Written by Finley Harckham
It took starting my own vegetable garden during the COVID pandemic for me to realize just how little I really knew about what goes into growing food and caring for plants. With each new obstacle I faced (think...
Setting the record straight on the Biden-Harris Administration.
July 9, 2024
by Anne Walton
A president’s extraordinary commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Over the past four years, the Biden administration has passed some of the most significant climate, environmental and social justice legislation...
Sous Chefs and Satellites - Taking on Methane
April 12, 2024
Written by Neil Auwarter Did you know methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide? But methane has an Achilles heel: it is a sprinter, not a marathoner. Read on to understand how methane presents our best opportunity...
Apply Now for an Award to Support Local Climate Action
February 10, 2024
Is your Sierra Club Group or Chapter actively engaged in local efforts to address the climate crisis? Climate Action Awards of up to $1,000 are available!
A Warming River Runs Through It - Fly Fishing, Courts, and Climate
January 4, 2024
Written by Neil Auwarter
Anglers for thousands of years have fished for trout in Montana’s Big Hole River. First were the Salish people and neighboring tribes in what is now southwestern Montana. Then came white settlers in...
When Green Isn't What it Seems
October 30, 2023
Written by Kristina McKean
Shopping as a sustainably-minded consumer can be a minefield. While on the hunt for a phone case recently (a purchase that should theoretically be simple), I was torn between products that ranged from “...
Best Practices for Agrivoltaics Land-use Planning and Regulations
September 25, 2023
To facilitate and guide development of agrivoltaics, planners across the country are crafting or updating new land-use plans and regulations to optimize the benefits in ways that express community values and meet community needs.
Agrivoltaics Combines Production of Agriculture and Solar Power
June 30, 2023
Agrivoltaics, which pairs solar panels (photovoltaics) with agriculture, is a double-duty climate solution that yields benefits to farmers while minimizing the Nation’s need to use undeveloped natural lands for solar energy development. By putting...