The Magazine of The Sierra Club
The Village at the Edge of the Anthropocene
In Newtok, Alaska, villagers look to innovative design to save their community
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climate change
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The Person Who Controls the Camera Creates History
A kite that can harvest wind power, made possible by Ninja X video skills
Building Electrification Cuts Emissions as Cities Ditch Coal, Gas
Electrification movement grows as cities and states embrace renewable energy
Whose Land Is This Land?
A battle over a fracked gas pipeline turns into a fight for the future of energy
Goldman Sachs Refuses to Finance Drilling in the Arctic
The bank is the first in the US to make this commitment
Slash and Burn
Why is the BLM clearing vast swaths of piñon-juniper forests across the West?
JPMorgan Chase Will Halt Financing of Arctic Oil, Gas Drilling, Coal Plants
Announcement is a win, but activists say policy could go further
8 Black Eco-Poets Who Inspire Us
Contemporary scribes draw links between environmental and ancestral resilience
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books
Missouri Farmer Wins $265 Million Verdict Against Monsanto
Jury finds that because of dicamba, a peach farmer is going out of business
Speed at What Cost?
Fluorinated ski waxes allow skiers to fly on slopes, but they can harm humans
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toxics
War Is Hell—So Is Climate Change
The US military readies for battle in a harsh new theater
Love Your Lawn? Let It Grow.
And grow and grow and grow
ICYMI: Bezos’s Billions, Damming the North Sea, Koala Calamity & More
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
The Age of the Zero-Waste Cafe
The "BYO mug" trend is more complex than it seems
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food and drink
One Woman’s Fight for Clean Air in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
The battle to block Formosa’s plastic manufacturing complex
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environmental justice
Endangered Species Are Casualties of Trump’s Border Wall
The habitats for jaguars, ocelots, and wolves are being cut in half
Donald Trump’s Greenwashing of the Climate Crisis
The president's propaganda on climate doesn’t square with the science
How to Eat Vegan and Get Protein Too
Ms. Green's list of organic and plastic-, gluten-, soy-, and palm-oil-free groceries
Wrestling With Climate Grief? Talk to a Librarian.
Jenny Offill’s novel "Weather" offers glimmers of calm in a world on fire
Another Wilderness Bill?
Trump signed one for 3 million acres. The House wants 1.37 million more.
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public lands
