Sierra Magazine
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Environmental news, lifestyle tips, and free-ranging opinions from the editors of Sierra magazine. Follow us: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra
GAF Materials, a roofing shingles manufacturer, is polluting Black and Brown communities from Texas to Minnesota. Now, advocates are fighting to force the company to move out or clean up its act.
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January 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
GAF Materials, a roofing shingles manufacturer, is polluting Black and Brown communities from Texas to Minnesota. Now, advocates are fighting to force the company to move out or clean up its act.
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Mushrooms have attracted our curiosity for the very reasons that they repulsed people for centuries. They crop up amid death and rot, and thrive amid human disturbance, from clearcuts to oil slicks to wildfire burns. Now, they're taking over pop culture.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Mushrooms have attracted our curiosity for the very reasons that they repulsed people for centuries. They crop up amid death and rot, and thrive amid human disturbance, from clearcuts to oil slicks to wildfire burns. Now, they're taking over pop culture.
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The Biden Administration just released its final solar plan for the West. Here's a look at how the BLM is trying to balance renewable energy with conservation. 🌎
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January 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Biden Administration just released its final solar plan for the West. Here's a look at how the BLM is trying to balance renewable energy with conservation. 🌎
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The United Anglers of Casa Grande is a one-of-a-kind conservation program run by high schoolers, saving salmon and endangered trout.
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January 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The United Anglers of Casa Grande is a one-of-a-kind conservation program run by high schoolers, saving salmon and endangered trout.
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Real wolverines are more fascinating than any legend or Marvel character. 🌎
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January 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Real wolverines are more fascinating than any legend or Marvel character. 🌎
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Methane gas is a dirty, dangerous fossil fuel polluting our communities. Don't believe the spin - it's not clean or safe. Read the truth from Sierra Club's executive director, Ben Jealous, and discover how LNG proponents ignore the devastating human toll.
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January 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Methane gas is a dirty, dangerous fossil fuel polluting our communities. Don't believe the spin - it's not clean or safe. Read the truth from Sierra Club's executive director, Ben Jealous, and discover how LNG proponents ignore the devastating human toll.
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January 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Colorado is the first state to restore a large predator using a voter-approved mandate. This organizer is a part of the coalition that got the question on the ballot.
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January 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Colorado is the first state to restore a large predator using a voter-approved mandate. This organizer is a part of the coalition that got the question on the ballot.
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Antarctica’s emperor penguins are famously flightless. So how do they “fly” out of the water like this?
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January 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Antarctica’s emperor penguins are famously flightless. So how do they “fly” out of the water like this?
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Deer populations are booming in urban areas due to habitat loss and a lack of predators. Some cities, like Pittsburgh, are concocting controversial schemes to rectify the issue. For many, there are no easy solutions.
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December 31, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Deer populations are booming in urban areas due to habitat loss and a lack of predators. Some cities, like Pittsburgh, are concocting controversial schemes to rectify the issue. For many, there are no easy solutions.
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The state of Utah is trying to sue its way into a land grab that would take public lands out of public hands. The end game? Turning conservation and recreation lands over to industries like oil and gas and grazing! 🌎
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December 30, 2024 at 4:03 PM
The state of Utah is trying to sue its way into a land grab that would take public lands out of public hands. The end game? Turning conservation and recreation lands over to industries like oil and gas and grazing! 🌎
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The Coastal Guardian Watchmen Network is a collaboration among eight British Columbia First Nations that combines traditional ecological knowledge with Western science to ensure sustainable harvesting practices last well into the future. 🌎
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December 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The Coastal Guardian Watchmen Network is a collaboration among eight British Columbia First Nations that combines traditional ecological knowledge with Western science to ensure sustainable harvesting practices last well into the future. 🌎
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For over 45 years, a fence has hemmed an elk herd into a 2,600-acre preserve in the northern reaches of California's Point Reyes National Seashore. Earlier this month, with no announcement or fanfare, National Park Service workers began dismantling the barrier. 🌎
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December 27, 2024 at 10:33 PM
For over 45 years, a fence has hemmed an elk herd into a 2,600-acre preserve in the northern reaches of California's Point Reyes National Seashore. Earlier this month, with no announcement or fanfare, National Park Service workers began dismantling the barrier. 🌎
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Deer hunting and biodiversity conservation often go hand-in-hand, but 95 percent of hunters are white, making equity in the outdoors a persistent issue. Hunters of Colors, a community group across several states in the Northeast and South, is changing that.
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December 26, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Deer hunting and biodiversity conservation often go hand-in-hand, but 95 percent of hunters are white, making equity in the outdoors a persistent issue. Hunters of Colors, a community group across several states in the Northeast and South, is changing that.
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Moonbows are one of the great celestial events of nature. But few ever get to watch them. Here’s why you’ll want to add moonbows to your astroturism bucket list.
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December 25, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Moonbows are one of the great celestial events of nature. But few ever get to watch them. Here’s why you’ll want to add moonbows to your astroturism bucket list.
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The Biden administration has finally released the results of its long-awaited study on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The study found what most scientists and frontline communities already know: LNG is terrible for the environment and people.
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December 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
The Biden administration has finally released the results of its long-awaited study on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The study found what most scientists and frontline communities already know: LNG is terrible for the environment and people.
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The federal government has been largely absent when it comes to robust regulation of PFAS. But as a consumer, you can still make choices that will help you avoid products that contain these dangerous (and still largely unregulated) chemicals. Here’s how.
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December 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
The federal government has been largely absent when it comes to robust regulation of PFAS. But as a consumer, you can still make choices that will help you avoid products that contain these dangerous (and still largely unregulated) chemicals. Here’s how.
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Winter just started, but that doesn't mean you need to end your favorite outdoor activities. Winter bicycle riding can be safe, fun, and even comfortable if you are properly prepared. Here’s what you need to know about biking in the winter.
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December 22, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Winter just started, but that doesn't mean you need to end your favorite outdoor activities. Winter bicycle riding can be safe, fun, and even comfortable if you are properly prepared. Here’s what you need to know about biking in the winter.
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The BLM just finalized its solar plan for the West. Here's what that means for your favorite public lands and renewable energy.
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December 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
The BLM just finalized its solar plan for the West. Here's what that means for your favorite public lands and renewable energy.
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December 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Congress just passed a huge outdoor access package. Here's what's in the law and why conservation groups are stoked.
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December 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Congress just passed a huge outdoor access package. Here's what's in the law and why conservation groups are stoked.
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Amy Dishion's husband died due to extreme heat. Now she's demanding corporate accountability.
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December 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Amy Dishion's husband died due to extreme heat. Now she's demanding corporate accountability.
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What's it like to spend the night sleeping in a tree hundreds of feet off the ground? One Sierra contributor went on a sleepover to find out.
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December 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM
What's it like to spend the night sleeping in a tree hundreds of feet off the ground? One Sierra contributor went on a sleepover to find out.
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Activism to divest consumer goods, such as shampoo, from unsustainably harvested palm oil has worked well when it comes to products heading for the US. But that doesn’t mean that conflict-linked harvesting has also slowed down, it’s just found another market.
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December 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Activism to divest consumer goods, such as shampoo, from unsustainably harvested palm oil has worked well when it comes to products heading for the US. But that doesn’t mean that conflict-linked harvesting has also slowed down, it’s just found another market.
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Not all AI is bad for the environment. Some of it is actually helping us manage a planet that's changing faster, and more dangerously, than humans can keep track of on their own.
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December 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Not all AI is bad for the environment. Some of it is actually helping us manage a planet that's changing faster, and more dangerously, than humans can keep track of on their own.
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