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| | | Earth Month |
This year's Earth Day comes in the midst of unprecedented times. We continue to endure a devastating pandemic, and we've participated in uprisings for racial justice, and turned out in record numbers to elect leaders who are ready to face today’s health, economic, and climate crises. Starting April 22, we'll be embarking on 10 days of action to help create a livable planet for all. We hope you'll join us.
Text EARTH DAY to 69866 to ensure you don't miss an event! |
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| Photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov |
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On March 15, Deb Haaland was confirmed as the first Native American secretary of the interior—a historic moment that gives us a chance to correct course after four disheartening years of pro-polluter policies from the Trump administration. It also presents an opportunity to reshape an agency that has failed to meaningfully collaborate with Tribal Nations. “It’s a new era for the conservation movement,” says Dan Ritzman of the Sierra Club's Wild America campaign.
"It's been a long time coming." |
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| Photo courtesy of Javier Sierra |
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After years of organizing, seemingly endless meetings, door-knocking, phone-banking, bitter disappointments, and painful setbacks, we’re winning. President Biden’s “Executive Order Attacking the Crisis At Home and Beyond” and the “Environmental Justice For All Act” acknowledge the urgency of the climate crisis and ensure that environmental justice and frontline community voices have a seat at the table where solutions are being worked out.
But implementation will be the key to success. |
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| Photo courtesy of Rachel Rosenfield |
| | | Michael Brune |
After years of advocacy from thousands of residents and Sierra Club organizers and partners, the governors of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware unanimously voted last month to ban fracking in the Delaware River Basin. “Steadfast, united opposition from communities and environmental organizations is having a powerful impact on the fracked gas industry,” says Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune.
Learn why fracking is facing "ever-larger hurdles to its continued viability." |
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| Screenshot of Hop Hopkins speaking during the Sierra Club Vermont Chapter webinar. |
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| Newborn crocodile, Loango National Park, Gabon, 2003 | Photo by Michael Nichols |
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A charging elephant, eyes agleam. A tiger leaping from a rocky cliff. A bear wading in a shallow pond. Award-winning photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols has dedicated his life to capturing the frenetic rush of the animal kingdom. His favorite photos from that decades-long endeavor are now available in Wild—his latest, most ambitious book to date. “All that matters in my whole life are those pictures in Wild,” Nichols told Sierra.
Check out the slideshow. |
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| Photo iStock.com/Northwoodsphoto |
| | | Sierra Magazine |
Wisconsin is the only state that mandates a wolf hunt. But this year the state Department of Natural Resources looked at the science and declined to hold the hunt. Hunting advocacy groups sued, and the State of Wisconsin was forced to allow the hunt in late February. Over the course of three days, Wisconsin hunters killed 216 wolves—nearly 20 percent of the state's wolf population.
Other states are taking note. |
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| Photo courtesy of Josh Houdek |
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"I used to think transportation projects were racially neutral,” says Steph Larsen of the Sierra Club's Clean Transportation for All campaign. “Most of us drive on highways, and these roads need to go where they need to go, right?
"Wrong." |
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| Photo by iStock.com/monkeybusinessimages |
| | | Take Action |
White communities are three times more likely to have easy access to nature than communities of color. The Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act (H.R. 1678), now before Congress, would help close the “nature gap” by investing in park access.
Ask your representative to cosponsor the bill. |
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| Photo by AP Photo/Josh Edelson |
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| | Sierra Magazine |
Carey Gillam's The Monsanto Papers is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the health hazards created by the company’s blockbuster weed killer, Roundup—and the corrupt system of corporate and political influence that has enabled Monsanto to sell its toxic weed killer for decades.
Learn how Monsanto ensured "profits get protected, and public health does not." |
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| Photo courtesy of Turquoise Ashley |
| | | Women's History Month |
Throughout Women’s History Month, we celebrated the contributions of women leaders who are making history by working to protect their communities and the planet.
Learn more about these incredible women. |
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| Photo courtesy of OhmConnect |
| | | Business Partnership |
OhmConnect is a free service in California that notifies you when energy is most expensive and encourages you to unplug during periods of peak demand. And if you successfully beat your energy-saving goal, OhmConnect makes a donation to the Sierra Club on your behalf. By signing up for the secure service and saving energy during #OhmHours, you can cut down your monthly energy bills and help prevent the dirty, inefficient power plants used only during peak demand from coming online.
Find out if the service is available in your area, and join our OhmConnect team. |
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| Photo of Kim Steutermann Rogers taken by Bryan Berkowitz
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| | | National Outings |
"To live in Hawaii, in my opinion, comes with a responsibility to take care of the place," says Rogers.
Read her story. |
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| Illustration courtesy of Penguin Kids |
| | | Livestream |
Join Penguin Kids and the Outdoors Alliance for Kids for a conversation about getting kids out into nature and the importance of making the out-of-doors a place where everyone can see themselves. Ambreen Tariq, founder of Brown People Camping and a volunteer with the Sierra Club's Outdoors for All campaign, will be doing a reading of her new children’s book, Fatima's Great Outdoors, on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30 PM EST/3:30 PM PST.
Tune in, kick back, listen up, and get out(doors). |
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| | | Team Sierra |
Team Sierra is excited to kick off our fifth year of Earth Month celebrations. This April, we're focusing on climate action, and we’ve set an ambitious goal of raising $150K. You can join virtual activities, get the official shirt from Marine Layer’s Re-Spun line by donating or raising $39, and take action on Earth Day (April 22) by planting a tree, hiking, picking up trash, or connecting with nature in your own way.
Join us in raising funds that will help the Sierra Club combat climate change. |
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