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The Women’s March on Washington Will be Big, and It Might Be Uncomfortable. That’s How It Should Be.

The day after Donald Trump becomes president of the United States, everyone from longtime organizers to people who’ve never attended a rally will converge on Washington, D.C., to protest

By Wendy Becktold January 14, 2017

In this story: activism, democracy

A Backpacker’s Theory of Life

What I learned my first summer in the Sierra Nevada—and since

By John de Graaf January 14, 2017

In this story: backpacking, hiking

Floating Wind Turbines Could Power the West Coast

A wind farm using promising new technology is proposed for deep ocean off the California coast

By Paul Rauber January 13, 2017

In this story: offshore wind, renewable energy

Conservationists Worried that Cumberland Island, Georgia’s Wild Gem, at Risk of More Development

Coca-Cola heirs want ability to subdivide their family property for building more homes

By Matt Smith January 13, 2017

In this story: public lands

White Noise

The unlikely activists behind the Protect Our Winters movement have even bigger plans to save snow—and the planet—in the age of Trump

By Katie O'Reilly January 13, 2017

In this story: federal policy, international climate policy, activism

Feeding Frenzy

This incredible close-up shows how walruses vacuum up their meals from the seafloor

January 13, 2017

In this story: wildlife

This incredible close-up shows how walruses Hoover up their meals from off the seafloor.

The Truth of the Vanishing Wild

David Yarrow’s “Wild Encounters” is a triumph of conservation photography 

By Jonathan Hahn January 12, 2017

President Obama Establishes New National Monuments on His Way Out of Office

Three new monuments celebrate civil rights history; two existing land and water monuments expanded

By Jason Mark January 12, 2017

In this story: national parks, public lands, politics

A Massive Iceberg Is Poised to Fracture in Antarctica

A widening rift leaves the fourth-largest ice shelf on the continent at risk

By Alexandra Malloy January 12, 2017

In this story: climate change

Can Aquaculture Be Sustainable?

Sierra’s correspondent visits the Monterey Abalone Company to find out

By Hannah Norman January 11, 2017

Some Questions for Rex Tillerson

Trump’s secretary of state pick will face a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Here’s what I’d love to hear him talk about.

By Jason Mark January 10, 2017

In this story: politics

Are We Stuck with Corn Ethanol Forever? (Big Ag Would Like Us to Think So.)

It's crazy to use 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop to fuel our cars and trucks

By Dashka Slater January 10, 2017

In this story: renewable energy

Corn at the GreenField ethanol plant in Chatham, Ontario. Ethanol was supposed to free us from oil, but its environmental advantages are questionable at best.

What's better for my carbon footprint, leather boots or artificial?

Mr. Green has a fitting answer

By Bob Schildgen January 9, 2017

In this story:

Hey Mr. Green! How much CO2 is generated by producing and transporting a gallon of gas?

Mr. Green produces a surprising answer

By Bob Schildgen January 8, 2017

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Where the Deer and the Salamander Roam

New research shows some mole salamanders make an epic spring journey to find new mating ponds

By Jason Daley January 6, 2017

In this story: wildlife

Hey Mr. Green! What's a Good Ecofriendly Tile Cleaner?

Mr. Green shops around for an answer

By Bob Schildgen January 5, 2017

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The Sounds of Subtle Resistance

Environmental writer Rick Bass pays homage to folk star John Prine

By Rick Bass January 4, 2017

In this story: activism, music

Architect June Grant Designs for Change

Architect June Grant designs buildings for energy efficiency and to handle rising sea levels

January 3, 2017

In this story: energy efficiency, green building

June Grant, founding principal at Blink!Lab Architecture.

Man's Best Hiking Buddy

10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love to hike with your dog

By Katie O'Reilly January 3, 2017

In this story: lifestyle

Wyoming's Great Disconnect

The state's political leadership doubles down on coal while the industry flounders

By Todd Wilkinson January 3, 2017

In this story: coal

Scattershot subdivisions and the downtown business district in the classic coal boomtown of Gillette, Wyoming, contrast sharply with scenes of devastated earth at nearby mining operations.

Latest Updates

The Women’s March on Washington Will be Big, and It Might Be Uncomfortable. That’s How It Should Be.

A Backpacker’s Theory of Life

Floating Wind Turbines Could Power the West Coast

Conservationists Worried that Cumberland Island, Georgia’s Wild Gem, at Risk of More Development

White Noise

Feeding Frenzy

The Truth of the Vanishing Wild

President Obama Establishes New National Monuments on His Way Out of Office

A Massive Iceberg Is Poised to Fracture in Antarctica

Can Aquaculture Be Sustainable?

Some Questions for Rex Tillerson

Are We Stuck with Corn Ethanol Forever? (Big Ag Would Like Us to Think So.)

What's better for my carbon footprint, leather boots or artificial?

Hey Mr. Green! How much CO2 is generated by producing and transporting a gallon of gas?

Where the Deer and the Salamander Roam

Hey Mr. Green! What's a Good Ecofriendly Tile Cleaner?

The Sounds of Subtle Resistance

Architect June Grant Designs for Change

Man's Best Hiking Buddy

Wyoming's Great Disconnect

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