2024 Winter

2024 Winter

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Aerial view of a sprawling muddy tundra and oil infrastructure in Alaska

Feature

Oil Giants and the Incoming Trump Administration Hope to Spark a Drilling Boom on Alaska's North Slope

The controversial Willow Project may be just the start if Trump gets his way

By Adam Federman

December 9, 2024

Departments

Close-up of two hands holding a pile of acorns up to the camera

Editor’s Desk

Resistance Is Fertile

It will require grit to thwart the Trump administration's oil-soaked agenda

By Jason Mark

December 10, 2024

A bleached-white animal skull sits on a grassy area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

From the Top

Ready to Fight—and Win

Let’s build an environmental movement that works for working families

By Ben Jealous

December 12, 2024

Two firefighters in a smoky forest look at a laptop and strategize next to an all-terrain vehicle laden with equipment.

Notes from Here & There

Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth

Machine learning can help monitor emissions, predict wildfires, improve power grids, and design better batteries

By Katharine Gammon

December 16, 2024

Two people lie in hammocks tied to tree limbs in the canopy.

Notes from Here & There

I Spent a Night Camped in a Douglas Fir Tree

Tree climbing at Oregon's Silver Falls State Park is unforgettable

By Kylie Mohr

December 18, 2024

Amy Dishion hugs her toddler, who is looking over her shoulder at the camera

Notes from Here & There

Survivors of Climate-Change-Related Tragedies Demand Accountability

How one widow is calling out the fossil fuel industry in her quest for climate justice

By Dana Drugmand

December 19, 2024

A water line view shows a humpback whale tail with water dripping off it with a misty backdrop at sunset in British Columbia.

Field Trip

On the Water With Haíłzaqv Coastal Guardian Watchmen

These guardians are protecting biodiversity for future generations

By Jane Palmer

December 29, 2024

Illustration shows a large cluster of colorful mushrooms

Critic’s Notebook

Mushrooms Capture the Imagination. Here's Why.

Fungi are having a cultural moment

By Isobel Whitcomb

January 7, 2025

Illustrations show a farm next to a water source and the cycle of atmospheric nitrogen

Stress Test

Lightning-on-Demand Could Create the Green Fertilizer We've Been Waiting For

Here's how to replace the Haber-Bosch process with something more decentralized

By Cara Giaimo

January 13, 2025

A brown wolverine's face is covered with snow as it walks through a flurry toward the camera

Critter

Built for Winter

Wolverines thrive in the harshest conditions during the bleakest time of year

By Ruth Kamnitzer

January 5, 2025

Material World

The Art of Making Do With Less (and Being Happier For It)

Instead of buying something new, why not regift, borrow, or stick to what you already have?

By Jacqueline Kehoe

November 29, 2024

Illustrated portrait of Delia Malone, smiling at the camera

Changemaker

Bringing Wolves Home

Delia Malone helped restore wolf populations to Colorado using the ballot box

Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts

January 2, 2025

An emperor penguin in Atka Bay in Antarctica is mid-"flight" with a tunnel of water trailing it before it lands on a chunk of ice where other penguins have gathered.

Photo

Are You Sure Penguins Are Flightless?

Watch this penguin catch air

January 1, 2025

Close-up of someone's legs in rain boots as they splash in dark water

Poem

Poem: Thinking of Hurricane Harvey During a Winter Storm

By Ayokunle Falomo

January 1, 2025

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

What's the Sierra Club Been Up To Lately?

Alerts, campaign updates, and victories from Sierra Club volunteers and staff

By Lindsey Botts

December 12, 2024

2024 Winter

Oil Giants and the Incoming Trump Administration Hope to Spark a Drilling Boom on Alaska's North Slope

Departments

Resistance Is Fertile

Ready to Fight—and Win

Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth

I Spent a Night Camped in a Douglas Fir Tree

Survivors of Climate-Change-Related Tragedies Demand Accountability

On the Water With Haíłzaqv Coastal Guardian Watchmen

Mushrooms Capture the Imagination. Here's Why.

Lightning-on-Demand Could Create the Green Fertilizer We've Been Waiting For

Built for Winter

The Art of Making Do With Less (and Being Happier For It)

Bringing Wolves Home

Are You Sure Penguins Are Flightless?

Poem: Thinking of Hurricane Harvey During a Winter Storm

What's the Sierra Club Been Up To Lately?

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