2017 July/August

2017 July/August

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A march in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, on the anniversary of Berta Caceres's assassination

Feature

Under the Gun: An Investigation Into the Murder of Berta Cáceres

Honduras is the most dangerous country in the world to be an environmental activist

By John Gibler

June 15, 2017

Departments

Kerry St. Pe, director emeritus of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program

Do-Gooder

Kerry St. Pé Has a Plan to Restore Louisiana's Eroding Coastline

Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for the state of Louisiana, but not for St. Pé

By Sarah Netter

June 15, 2017

Opening Remarks

From the Editor: Profiles in Courage

U.S. environmentalists need to stand in solidarity with indigenous environmental activists facing repression

By Jason Mark

June 16, 2017

We don’t want to be the treehuggers who don’t see the whole forest.

From the Top

From the Executive Director: To Change Everything, It Takes Everyone

The Sierra Club is part of a larger ecosystem of progressive change-makers

By Michael Brune

June 16, 2017

Earthquake damage in downtown Cushing, Oklahoma, in November 2016

Notes from Here & There

Oil Drilling Is—Literally!—Shaking Up Oklahoma

Oil drillers duck and cover to avoid responsibility for the earthquakes they're causing

By Dashka Slater

June 15, 2017

Grid Alternative's Tim Willink helps indigenous communiites power up on native lands.

Faces of Clean Energy

Tribal Solar Brings Renewable Power to the People

Tim Willink helps indigenous communities power up on Native lands

June 16, 2017

Eyewitness

How to Be an Islander

Rule 1: Let nature work it out

By Katherine Malmo

June 16, 2017

The Sierra Club's all-volunteer board of 15 directors is elected by you, the members.

Bulletin

Board of Director Election Results are In

The Sierra Club's all-volunteer board of 15 directors is elected by you, the members.

By Wendy Becktold

May 31, 2017

A display of rare synchronous fireflies in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Field Trip

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Is One of the Few Places to Watch Synchronous Fireflies

Tips on how you can experience this natural phenomenon

By Gina DeCaprio Vercesi

June 16, 2017

Critic’s Notebook

Al Gore Ditches the Slideshow for a Fired-Up "Inconvenient Sequel"

"Expanding the limits of what is politically possible" takes center stage

By Katie O'Reilly

June 15, 2017

Survive

Water, Water Everywhere—But You Can Still Get Heat Exhaustion

Pro tip: Don't underestimate the desert sun

By Marilyn Tahl

June 16, 2017

Leaves and lawn trimmings are key to a process for generating thermal energy

Clean Tech

Stockholm Explores Biochar Solution to Carbon Reductions

Leaves and lawn trimmings are key to a process for generating thermal energy

By Eliza Strickland

June 16, 2017

Material World

Eight Hammocks That Guarantee Quality Hang Time

You may not need a tent on your next camping/backpacking adventure

By Jill K. Robinson

June 15, 2017

Changemaker

Patricia Schuba Is Cleaning Up Missouri

She fought a coal-ash dump. Now she's running for office.

By Wendy Becktold

June 16, 2017

These time-tested grains require few pesticides, fertilizers, or irrigation

Taste Test

Seven Ancient Grains to Lend Your Plate Green Panache

These time-tested grains require few pesticides, fertilizers, or irrigation

By Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

June 15, 2017

Graphic

In the Line of Fire

2015 was the most deadly year for environmental activists

June 15, 2017

Polar bear swimming in Hudson Bay, Canada

Photo

In Deep Water

Photographer Paul Souder's award-winning photograph of a polar bear in Hudson Bay

June 16, 2017

Books

A Deep Dive Into the World of Raptors

An avid birder journeys across England in search of birds of prey

By Jonathan Hahn

June 16, 2017

Books

It Will Take a Village to Save the Colorado River

The mighty river is disappearing as its dependents multiply

By Laura Bliss

June 16, 2017

Ask Mr. Green

Hey Mr. Green! Is Liquid Soap Worse Than Bar Soap?

Our inveterate sleuth Mr. Green channels his inner bar-barian

By Bob Schildgen

June 16, 2017

$Maryland bans fracking. It’s the third state to do so, after New York and Vermont$

ICYMI

Environmental News ICYMI

Hot bodies, blowhard Scots, and Kentucky's solar-powered coal museum

By Paul Rauber

June 15, 2017

2017 July/August

Under the Gun: An Investigation Into the Murder of Berta Cáceres

Departments

Kerry St. Pé Has a Plan to Restore Louisiana's Eroding Coastline

From the Editor: Profiles in Courage

From the Executive Director: To Change Everything, It Takes Everyone

Oil Drilling Is—Literally!—Shaking Up Oklahoma

Tribal Solar Brings Renewable Power to the People

How to Be an Islander

Board of Director Election Results are In

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Is One of the Few Places to Watch Synchronous Fireflies

Al Gore Ditches the Slideshow for a Fired-Up "Inconvenient Sequel"

Water, Water Everywhere—But You Can Still Get Heat Exhaustion

Stockholm Explores Biochar Solution to Carbon Reductions

Eight Hammocks That Guarantee Quality Hang Time

Patricia Schuba Is Cleaning Up Missouri

Seven Ancient Grains to Lend Your Plate Green Panache

In the Line of Fire

In Deep Water

A Deep Dive Into the World of Raptors

It Will Take a Village to Save the Colorado River

Hey Mr. Green! Is Liquid Soap Worse Than Bar Soap?

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