The Magazine of The Sierra Club
New York Presses Climate Litigation Against Fossil Fuel Producers
Judge hears motion to dismiss as climate liability cases wind through courts
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Gabriel Gonzalez Wants Renewable Energy for All
The Ready for 100 organizer sees an opportunity for a better, more just world
Coral Reefs Lost to Kīlauea Eruption
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park sustains major damage; closed indefinitely
What It's Like to Be an Environmental Defender in the Philippines
Indigenous people are murdered for trying to take back their ancestors’ land
The Captivating Venus Flytrap
While a common sight, the iconic plant is threatened in its natural habitat
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science
Alaska Whale Hunt Keeps Polar Bears Alive
Welcome to Kaktovik’s bone pile
Good News for Fourth Graders: They Can Keep Their Park Passes, for Now
Public pressure leads Interior to extend the Every Kid in a Park program
ICYMI: Mt. Garbage, Warmest May Ever, Pruitt’s Used Mattress, & More
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
“Return From Desolation” Connects Public Lands With Healing, Recovery
A new documentary highlights one man’s commitment to the outdoors
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public lands
Say Hello to Big Seed
When Bayer swallows Monsanto, it will control a quarter of the world's seed market
How Many People Do You Need to Change the Culture?
Hint: This University of Pennsylvania study says 25 percent
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science
High Seas Fishing As Economically Unsustainable As It Is Ecologically
A new study finds fishing in international waters is a losing gambit
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oceans
Study Shows Air Pollution Makes Genetic Changes in the Brain
Coarse particles and heavy metals can activate disease-causing genes
Cutting Trees to Save the Birds
How managing Maine’s “baby bird factory” can save eastern songbirds
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birds
A Visit to California’s Version of the Galapagos Islands
Channel Islands National Park is a getaway and ecological restoration success story
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hiking
Trump's BLM Ready to Sacrifice Ancient Rock Art for Gas Drilling
Lesson from Utah: Don’t get the petroglyph hounds mad at you.
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methane gas
Officials on Trial for Authorizing Dam Linked to Berta Cáceres’s Murder
The trial of alleged assassins is still to come
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activism
Trump’s Paris Withdrawal One Year Later: All Noise
Other nations, and many U.S. cities and states, pursue Paris Agreement goals, leaving the U.S. government in the dust
