The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Confessions of a Monkeywrencher
Leonard Higgins explains why we broke the law to protect the climate
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Snake River Rafting on the Wild & Scenic River Act’s 50th Anniversary
Hells Canyon is one fitting place to fete the landmark act
Float On This Season With 9 Paddling Must-Haves
One river guide's choice kayaks, oars, PFDs, and other water wares
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buyers' guide
July Astronomical Highlights: Five Planets and a Micromoon
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn hog the stage this month
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astronomy
The Lucid Beauty and Vanishing Reality of Polar Ice
Camille Seaman turns landscape photography into portraiture
Arctic Smash and Grab
There's still time to stop oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge
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saving wild places
“Leave No Trace” Has No Villains, Just Complicated Human Beings
Debra Granik’s latest film explores love, nature, and the wounds of war
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film
ICYMI: Fat Raccoons, World Cup Brats, Extinct Bear Sighting, & More
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
Efforts to Restore the Los Angeles River Collide With a Gentrifying City
L.A. paved over a riparian watershed; who benefits from its restoration?
A Coder and a YouTuber Provide DIY Power for Puerto Rico
Power from trash—recycled batteries from dead laptops hook up to solar panels
“Extinct” San Quintín Kangaroo Rat Still Exists
The small mammal is making a comeback in Baja California
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wildlife
Paddling the Lower Mississippi Ain't a Huck Finn Journey Anymore
Levees, dams, and industry give the river a brutal allure, but the pelicans don't care
Donald Trump's School for Scandal
Why did Scott Pruitt's huge security detail have to accompany him to Disneyland?
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politics
Sierra Magazine's Special Issue Celebrating U.S. Rivers
We've ruined too many of our rivers, but a unique law gives us a chance to protect many others
All the Environmental News in Case You Missed It
Fluorescent puffins, jazz whales, and blaming air pollution for the ref's bad calls
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climate change
In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Today, 300 major U.S. rivers and their tributaries are protected by the law
River Adventures Are for Feasting: A Slideshow
Veteran paddling guide John Ruskey shows us how to sup right on the river. | Photos by Rory Doyle
Astonishing Photos Capture the Lucid Beauty of Polar Ice
Camille Seaman's mesmerizing photography clarifies the Arctic's vanishing reality
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climate change
Flint’s Water Problems Aren’t Over
Gina Luster, a Flint Rising organizer, is still living with the effects of lead poisoning
