The Magazine of The Sierra Club
“We Hope to Make a Spark Here”
A landmark climate change trial has just wrapped up in Montana. What happens next?
environmental law
How to Greenwash an Attack on a Major Environmental Law
An effort to whittle down the National Environmental Protection Act isn’t new—but the arguments for doing so sure are
River as Plaintiff
Two new books illustrate the legacy of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and the Sierra Club’s role in shaping environmental law
Yes, We Need to Build a Lot More Renewable Energy a Lot Faster. But Scrapping Environmental Laws Isn’t the Way to Do That.
Do we really need “permitting reform”?
The Supreme Court Strikes Again
In a 6–3 ruling, justices dramatically limit the EPA’s authority to reduce carbon pollution from power plants
The Supreme Court v. A Livable Planet
An upcoming climate case is nothing less than an attempt to dismantle modern government
Flint’s Water Settlement Is a Kick in the Face
$626 million might seem like a lot, but not when 99,000 people drank tainted water
There’s No Time to Waste in Bringing the Carbon Barons to Justice
Climate liability cases are gaining ground just as Big Oil is going broke
Racism Is Killing the Planet
The ideology of white supremacy leads the way toward disposable people and a disposable natural world
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Construction on Border Wall
ACLU and the Sierra Club win Round 1 in challenge against Trump’s emergency declaration
