The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Seismic Testing’s Deafening Noise Threatens Marine Mammals
Surveys that accompany offshore drilling harm entire ecosystems
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Dispatches From the Great Plains’ Sandhill Crane Migration
This year’s stunning show marks the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Act
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birds
Fusion's Project Earth Is Creating Eco-Docs Tailored for Millennials
These are not your grandma's environmental films
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film
Are Your Outdoor Recreation Brands Supporting the NRA?
Vista Outdoor boycott grows as REI and Mountain Equipment stop ordering products
Pebble Mine Threatens One of the Last Great Salmon Rivers
Corporate gold diggers pan for profit where millions of salmon spawn
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saving wild places
ICYMI: Primrose Recovery, Hot February, No Plastic Cutlery, & More
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
Oscars So Green
Our environmental analysis of the 2017 Best Picture nominees
Clean Power Plan Supporters Speak as EPA Officials Listen Impassively
The EPA convenes San Francisco forum on whether to kill rule limiting carbon
March Astronomical Highlights: Full Moons and Plenty of Messier Objects
This month, “faint fuzzies” illuminate the skies
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astronomy
#MeToo Moments in the Outdoors
We must ensure that everyone feels safe in nature
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inspiring connections outdoors
All the Environmental News You Might Have Missed
Female pumpkin toadlets can no longer hear males' mating calls; sea stars rebound
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climate change
The Sierra Club Is Committed to Equity in the Outdoors
Everybody deserves the opportunity to feel at home in the woods
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inspiring connections outdoors
Got Those Climate Change Blues
A meteorologist and journalist struggles with climate change depression
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climate change
Explore Yosemite's Mist Trail—and the Park's Chinese American Legacy
Inside one writer's quest to unearth family history within "Gold Mountain"
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hiking
Beyond Gold Mountain: Yosemite’s Chinese American History
Inside the discovery that revealed a new side to the national park’s history
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America's National Parks
Queen Quet and the Gullah/Geechee Nation Say No to Offshore Drilling
The elected chieftess is mobilizing constituents against this environmental threat
10 Industrial Plants Emit 70 Percent of Pittsburgh-Area Air Pollution
Coal and steel facilities round out PennEnvironment’s new “Toxic Ten” report
9 Pioneering African American Outdoorspeople
We salute these barrier-crushing adventurers, role models, and conservationists
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adventure
On the Hunt for Stars: In Search of a Truly Dark Night Sky
A writer discovers finding an unblemished night sky is harder than she imagined
LGBTQ+ Adventurers Are All About Getting Out in the Woods
The push for diversity and respect in the outdoors must include LGBTQ+
