The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Most Utilities That Pledge “Net Zero by 2050” Are Doing Little to Achieve That Goal
New report shows that a dirty energy status quo prevails in America’s power sector
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Dear Los Angeles: You’re Drinking Indigenous Water
How LA can localize its water supply and finally do right by the Owens Valley Paiute tribes
Welcoming Women of Color to the Outdoor World
Demiesha Dennis leads expeditions that challenge assumptions about the outdoors and who belongs in it
Mega CAFOs on the Chesapeake
Chicken farms housing millions of animals threaten a fragile ecology
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concentrated animal feeding operation
Notes on the UAW Strike: The Clean Energy Transition Must Be a Just Transition
Union members must benefit from the move to electric vehicles
ICYMI: Fluorescent Dormice, Gobsmacking Heat, Lifetime Limits on Flying & At Least We’ll Have Coffee
A weekly roundup for busy people
If You Build It, EVs Will Come
Here's how EV adopters are looking to expand the electric superhighway
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electric vehicles
The UAW Strike Is About the EVs
The union doesn’t want the transition to electric vehicles to be a “race to the bottom”
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electric vehicles
We Don't Need Another Green Anti-Hero
Can Hollywood get beyond its stereotypical portrayals of environmentalists?
Switzerland Grapples With the Return of Gray Wolves
A new law will make it easier for provinces to cull wolf packs. Will they survive?
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wolves
Could Fire Be the Solution to the East Coast’s Tick Woes?
How researchers hope to use an old technology to stop the spread of tick-borne diseases
Sandhill Crane Spotting Is Alive and Well in Nebraska
Each year, the ancient species traverses North America's distinct flyways
What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for the Environment and Public Health?
Most national parks will close, EPA will shutter, food inspections will cease
Fall Birding Tips
It’s migration season, and birds are on the move. Here’s how you can best observe them.
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birds
Our Public Lands Need More Land and More Public
Public lands aren’t truly public if people don’t feel welcomed there
ICYMI: Flamingos in Michigan, Porpoise-Killer Whales, Don’t Breathe the Smoke & Range Extension on Toy Sharks
A weekly roundup for busy people
Are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Working?
Climate action is a fundamental part of the goals, but progress has fallen behind
Why One of the Nation’s Most Crucial Environmental Laws Is Being Modernized
Environmental groups are cautiously optimistic about new NEPA rules
How to Think Like a Watershed
The Platte Basin Timelapse turns science into photographic poetry
