The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Ski Resorts’ Snowmaking Quandary
Mild winters and energy-intensive snowmaking are in a positive feedback loop
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ICYMI: Teen Hedgehog, London Beavers, Cacti in the Alps & Superbloom Is Back
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Will the Biden Administration Greenlight ConocoPhillips’ “Carbon Bomb”?
The Alaska project, known as Willow, would be the biggest oil and gas development on federal land
ICYMI: Woodpeckers’ Stolen Stash, Negative 108° in New Hampshire, Inflation-Proof Grazing & Trash Storks
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Is Traveling to Antarctica Environmentally Defensible?
Experts are sounding the alarm about travel to the icy continent
Sea Stars Threatened by Intensifying Marine Heat Waves
This keystone predator may build up tolerance to some stressful events, but rising temperatures still pose a risk
Campaign Urges Agencies to Keep Big Trees Standing
Key forests are identified that are crucial to honoring old-growth executive order
ICYMI: Grumpy Cat on Everest, Bristol Bay Saved & Bringing Back the Dodo
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ICYMI: Green Comet, Tongass and Boundary Waters Saved, Toadzilla & a Bear on Mars
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More Cars on the Road, Clean or Not, Means More Microplastics
Scientists are puzzling over how to tackle the problem as the transition to electric vehicles gets underway
