Isobel Whitcomb | Sierra Club

Isobel Whitcomb (@IsobelWhitcomb) is a science and environmental journalist based in Portland, Oregon. Their work covering ecology, conservation, and health has appeared in Hakai Magazine, Scientific American, Slate, and The New York Times.

The Lookout: A Roundup of News From the Sierra Club

By Paul Rauber and Isobel Whitcomb September 17, 2022

Alerts, victories, and updates from around the country

In this story: activism, climate change

A 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.

Mapping a State's Secret Water

By Isobel Whitcomb July 13, 2022

How groundwater mapping could be a game-changer for California

In this story: science, drought, climate change, water

Workers in reflective gear make adjustments to a large geometric-shaped piece of equipment on an airfield.

UPF Clothing I Actually Use

By Isobel Whitcomb June 30, 2022

Five essentials to keep you safe from the sun this summer

In this story: science, health, sports, lifestyle

Paddleboarders silhouetted against an orange sea and sky

All of the Fun, None of the Melanoma

By Isobel Whitcomb June 26, 2022

You don’t have to be a shut-in to have healthy skin

In this story: science, health, sports, adventure

A runner silhouetted against a desert sky and landscape.

Wildlife Needs Groundwater Too

By Isobel Whitcomb June 12, 2022

In an arid region of Oregon, groundwater pumping imperils the “Everglades of the West”

In this story: water, climate change

filename

An Ark for Amphibians

By Isobel Whitcomb June 16, 2022

The quest to find climate-safe habitats for endangered creatures

In this story: climate change

A close-up of wet hands holding a frog upside down so you can see its yellow underbelly.

What Divestment From Russia Means for Activism Against Fossil Fuels

By Isobel Whitcomb March 21, 2022

It’s time to scale up fossil fuels divestment

In this story: Fossil Free Finance

filename

We Don't Deserve Beavers

By Isobel Whitcomb April 30, 2022

Meddlesome beavers are cleaning up Superfund sites

In this story: science, animals, wildlife, public lands

A beautiful lustrous beaver crouches by the edge of a stream, washing its widdle paws

Take the Earth on a Date: Inside the Ecosexuality Movement

By Isobel Whitcomb March 5, 2022

For ecosexuals, the Earth is sexy

In this story: books

filename

Invasive Species Aren’t Always the Bad Guys

By Isobel Whitcomb February 17, 2022

For some plants struggling to keep up with climate change, invasive species may be the lifeline they need

In this story: invasive species, science, climate change

filename