The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Tireless Activism Made It Possible for New England to Go Coal-Free
With the end of the coal era, it just got easier to breathe in New England
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ICYMI: Sending Botswana's Elephants to Germany, Lucky Salmon Smolts, Garbage Lasagna & Trouble at Tesla
Environmental news of the week for busy people
The Explore Act Will Be a Boon for Outdoor Recreation
Congress considers the largest outdoors package of President Biden’s term
Opposition to Proposed Mining Near Rare Protected Georgia Swamp Grows
Advocates mount last-ditch effort to save the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from a titanium mine
Why Is the Bureau of Land Management Still Clearcutting Piñon-Juniper Landscapes?
Conservationists had hoped the practice would pause with the end of the Trump administration, but the war on native trees continues
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forests
How to Throw a Booty-Shaking Green Event for Earth Month (or Any Month)
Check out these suggestions for songs, food and drinks, decorations, and more
A Full-Court Press to Get the Lead Out
Behind the push to eliminate the lingering threat of lead
How a Blind Oceanographer Studies Temperature-Regulating Currents
Amy Bower and the Accessible Oceans project can turn data into sound
ICYMI: Hair of the Tiger, Chick-Pill-A & Now Florida Doesn't Want You to Say "Climate Change"
Environmental news of the week for busy people
Advocates Nationwide Push for State-Level Green Constitutional Amendments
Efforts seek to enshrine the rights to clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment
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environment
This Athlete Is Carving a Path for Women Surfers
Big-wave surfer Bianca Valenti campaigns for gender equality
Ending Roadkill: How to Make It Safer for the Deer to Cross the Road
Road ecologists are looking for a right-of-way for animals
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wildlife
Divers Clean Up the Largest US Marine Conservation Area—By Hand
In just one mission, divers removed 126,310 pounds of debris from Hawai'i's Papahānaumokuākea
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oceans
How to Find the Greenest, Least Toxic Textiles
Here's what you need to know about "compostable" textiles, ecolabels, and more
Water Is Life. The Line 5 Oil Pipeline Threatens So Much of It.
It’s past time to shut down this dangerous oil and gas pipeline in the Great Lakes
ICYMI: Spitting Seal, Warmest Year, Toughest Auto Regs & Chopping Down Cherry Trees
Environmental news of the week for busy people
Meet Rose Abramoff, Climate Scientist Turned Climate Activist
Abramoff is one of the few federal scientists fired for their climate activism
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climate change
EPA’s New Tailpipe Rules Put the US on the Road to an Electric Future
New car and truck rules mark one of the Biden administration’s biggest climate action moves
A Visit to the Annual Chincoteague Island Pony Swim
These feral horses may seem wild—but look again
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wildlife
The Epic Wildfire in the Texas Panhandle Is Just a Preview
Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages
