SIERRA: The national magazine of the Sierra Club

10 Ocean Issues You’ll Be Hearing About in 2022

From deep-sea mining to clashes over migrants, it’s shaping up to be a year of blue issues
By David Helvarg | Jan 6 2022

Occam’s Refrigerator

A 14th-century solution to preventing post-holiday food waste
By Paul Rauber | Jan 5 2022

We Can’t Allow Another Insurrection Like Last January 6

Here’s what we—and you—can do to safeguard American democracy
By Courtney Hight | Jan 4 2022

How to Earn Your Turns on Backcountry Skis

Welcome to the most environmentally friendly way to embrace winter
By Conor Mihell | Jan 3 2022
The Black Mountains from up high with forest in the foreground and a peach sky in the background.

The Long Journey of Mt. Mitchell’s Ancient Forests

Hiking through a forest of climate migrants in the Black Mountains
By Holly Haworth | Jan 2 2022

James Balog Sees the World in Sculptures

The photographer documents the natural world in the age of the Anthropocene
Christian Thorsberg

2021 Winter

Winter 2021 Sierra magazine

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  • The New Abnormal
  • How to Reduce Food Waste

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    Illustrated portrait of Pratima Agrawal, with long, dark hair.

    Pratima Agrawal Learns by Doing

    The Sierra Club volunteer has worked to get Philadelphia to commit to clean energy
    Adapted from an interview by Wendy Becktold | Dec 31 2021
    Rosanna Esparza wears a black shirt and looks off to the side as the sun shines on her.

    Air So Dirty You Can Catch It in a Bucket

    In California's Central Valley, the hard part is figuring out what's not polluting the air
    By Judith Lewis Mernit | Dec 30 2021
     
     
    Close-up of Rebecca Jim. She's wearing a blue T-shirt and looking at the camera with one hand touching her chin.

    Rebecca Jim and the Legacy of Tar Creek

    The lifelong activist brings people together to heal the land
    By Wendy Becktold | Dec 29 2021

    Gray Wolves Spent a Year in the Crosshairs

    The animal no longer enjoys protections under the Endangered Species Act
    By Juliet Grable | Dec 28 2021