The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Election Disruptors Set Their Sights on Democracy
There's a lot you can do to help shore up our election systems
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politics
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The Chumash Resume Their Obligation
The co-managers of the nation’s newest national marine sanctuary off central California have ecosystem-management experience going back millennia
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national parks
How Women Skiers Won a Landmark Equality Victory
This winter all cross-country skiers will race equal distances
California Needs More Fire
Why is it still so hard to start a prescribed fire in California?
The Global Climate Breakdown: Does Climate Change Violate International Law?
A leader from Vanuatu discusses an effort to bring climate change before the International Court of Justice
ICYMI: Newest Owl, Farthest Migration, Biggest Oil Profits & Largest Tusker
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
Biden Suggests a Windfall Profits Tax on Fossil Fuel War-Time Profiteering
What a proposed tax on excessive oil profits would do
To Protect Wild Rice, Tribes and Universities Have Formed an Unlikely Collaboration
Working with tribal scientists has pushed University of Minnesota researchers to think bigger about their research
Do Animals Have Culture Too?
From monkeys washing potatoes to cockatoos raiding trash cans, socially spread behaviors allow creatures to adapt
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animals
Lost Bear, Lost Human
I thought long COVID had ended my wildlife adventures—but then the wildlife came to my backyard, looking for help
When Nature Speaks, What Does It Say?
Karen Bakker listens for signs of life in "The Sounds of Life"
From Species Extinction With Love
In"Dinosaurs," Lydia Millet considers what one person can do as the planet teeters on the edge
The Climate Crisis in a Nutmeg
Amitav Ghosh's "The Nutmeg's Curse" offers an antidote to capitalism run amok
What It Really Is
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poem
ICYMI: DIY Border Wall, Nuclear Threats in Ukraine & Bees at Play
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
We Taste-Tested the 4 Most Ethical Chocolate Bars
Choosing candy that is slavery- and deforestation-free
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Halloween
How Smoke From Wildfires Has Underscored the Need for Better Climate Infrastructure
Where smoke events are intensifying, cities are trying to find ways to adapt
The Most Important Environment-Related Election You’re Likely Not Following
In Brazil, a heated presidential contest could decide the fate of the Amazon Rainforest
