The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Drops of Hope Along the Colorado River
After 174 years, the Navajo Nation is still trying to regain access
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A Severe Shortage of Conifer Seedlings Is Thwarting Reforestation Projects in the West
Here is what one firefighting agency, Cal Fire, is doing to respond
A DIY Guide to Micro-Adventures
The joys of thinking small in the outdoors
Can Anything Stop the Backyard Drillers?
A California law banned them, but the oil industry won a do-over—and freedom to drill near homes, schools, and hospitals
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oil
ICYMI: Banning Helicopters, Trashing the Clean Water Act, Orcas Sinking Boats & Cities Sink Themselves
A weekly roundup for busy people
What We Cannot Permit
The Republican plan for energy-permitting “reform” will end up sacrificing people and places
Supreme Court Waters Down the Clean Water Act
In its latest ruling against environmental safeguards, SCOTUS decides that polluting or destroying some wetlands is OK
How Environmental Standards Could Become a Casualty of the Debt Ceiling Standoff
A deal to raise the debt ceiling could include faster permitting for fossil fuel projects
New Study Shows Urban Lighting Disrupts Rural Insects
What’s the answer? Turn down the lights.
How to Grow Mushrooms at Home: A Beginner’s Guide
Growing mushrooms at home is an easy, family-friendly project requiring little space and no gardening experience. Here's how to get started.
The Last Human-Wild Collaborators
Humans have collaborated with at least six wild species. Now it's down to three.
Fungal Disease Poses Looming Threat to Salamanders
Ecologists try to stop it from reaching the Americas, home to more than half of all salamander species
The US Finds a Strong Ally for Regional Green Initiatives in the Americas
Biden and Colombian president Petro discussed financing climate action
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international climate policy
ICYMI: Tarantulas’ Pets, Flirting With 1.5°C & Vaccines for Condors and Koalas
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
Colorado Finally Has a Plan to Reintroduce Wolves
When, where, and how wolves will be released later this year
I Had Come to Petco to Stage a Protest
The truth is, I was asked to leave Petco, but I told everyone I was banned
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activism
The Future of Clouds
Their little-understood role in regulating the earth’s climate is the difference between an uncomfortable future and an unlivable one
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climate change
Here's What's Wrong with Effective Altruism
Effective altruism has no room for wolves or mountain climbing
In Appreciation: Jerry Mander (1936–2023)
How a radical ad man helped David Brower create the modern Sierra Club
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activism
The Hydrogen Rainbow, Explained
Hydrogen itself is a nice, clean fuel—how it's made can be the problem
