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Celebrate Indigenous Heritage Month

November is Indigenous Heritage Month, and the Sierra Club is celebrating the many Native American changemakers in the environmental world. From the struggle over the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, to the fight against fracked gas exports on Texas’s Gulf Coast...

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Indigenous leaders are on the front lines of many of today’s most urgent environmental struggles.




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What Veterans Day Means to Me

Sierra Club staffer and US Navy veteran Lornett Vestal wrote about his experiences in the military, and the healing he found from spending time in nature after his deployment ended. “Just like the countries we’ve fought in, we are never the same when we return home,” he writes.

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“I hope my brothers and sisters in arms can equally find peace and solace through nature, just as I have.”




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Scenes From the Streets of Glasgow

More than 100,000 activists from around the world took to the streets of Glasgow to express their frustration with the slow pace of progress and demand more drastic action on the climate crisis.

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These pictures tell the story.

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ICYMI: Check out what happened at COP26.




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New Yorkers Say No to Fracked Gas

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation recently denied air permits for two proposed fracked gas plants in the state. The proposed Danskammer and Astoria gas plants would have polluted the town of Newburgh in the Hudson Valley and Astoria, Queens, respectively.

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"The case set a powerful precedent that no new gas plant projects will be approved in New York."




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What Are Land Acknowledgments?

Over the last few years, a new practice has popped up at the Sierra Club. You may have seen people open meetings or introduce themselves by acknowledging that they are on the lands of particular Indigenous nations, or even been asked to do so yourself. Though new to the Sierra Club, the practice of land acknowledgment has ancient roots.

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Far from serving as mere virtue-signaling, it has deep implications for how we do environmental and conservation work.




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California Just Took a Major Step Toward Protecting Residents From Fossil Fuel Pollution

Recently, California came a big step closer to finalizing rules that will ensure that new oil and gas wells are at least 3,200 feet away from the places its residents live, work, and play. “No one should live through the heartbreak of watching their loved ones struggle for their lives, simply because they grew up in a neighborhood where oil drilling was allowed to take place,” says Monica Mariko Embrey, a director of the Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign.

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“Rules like the one California recently announced will safeguard our communities and help ensure that our neighborhoods are no longer sacrifice zones.”




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Ensure Veterans Have Access to Nature’s Healing Benefits

Many veterans experience considerable challenges upon returning home. Repeat exposure to trauma and long deployments away from family and friends have resulted in a generation of veterans that have difficulty reintegrating into life after military service. The benefits of time spent outdoors are clinically proven to promote overall well-being.

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Tell the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to fast-track the creation of the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans and help veterans access nature’s healing benefits now.




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Expand Equitable Access to the Outdoors

The Outdoors for All Act (H.R. 5413, S. 2887) will create and improve state and local parks and other outdoor recreation areas, particularly in nature-deprived communities that have been robbed of the benefits green spaces provide, like cleaner air and opportunities to run and play.

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Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor the Outdoors for All Act.




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Methane's Big Moment

Methane emissions took center stage at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. And for good reason. Methane is 80 times more powerful than CO2 emissions when it comes to trapping heat in the atmosphere.

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Read about the new Global Methane Pledge and why it matters.




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Arizonans to Senator Sinema: The Climate Crisis Can’t Wait

Residents of the desert state of Arizona are already feeling the heat from climate chaos. So, it should come as no surprise that climate activists in the state are fuming at lawmakers' inaction when it comes to climate change in the Grand Canyon State.

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Read more about the push to get Senator Sinema’s attention.




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Plastic Is the New Coal, Says New Report

Your plastic water bottle will likely spend its golden years floating around the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but its life began thousands of feet underground.

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Time to address the plastic problem. Here's why.




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Sierra Club Outings: International & Domestic Trips Are Here

Search for brilliant neotropical birds among the Mayan ruins of Belize, learn the ancient traditions of Kazakh eagle hunters in Mongolia, journey by camel deep into the pink sands of Morocco’s Sahara Desert, and other exceptional experiences in Antarctica, Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and more. Or select from a variety of unforgettable winter trips within the United States. Call now or visit us online to search for trips, learn about our volunteer leaders, or request your free catalog.

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See all trips and sign up.




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Give Thanks With Team Sierra

The month of November marks the season of gratitude and giving. We are grateful for the thousands of people who have been a part of our Team Sierra community, raising nearly half a million dollars for the planet this year. This holiday, in lieu of presents, you can ask your family and friends to make a donation that will help transition cities to clean energy and build a healthy and sustainable future for us all.

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Create a holiday fundraising page.




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Holiday Discussion Guide

The holiday season is approaching and folks are planning in-person and virtual gatherings. While many families and friends try not to discuss politics during a holiday gathering, sometimes hot-button issues come up anyway.


The Sierra Club’s Holiday Discussion Guide is here to help. It’s not an exhaustive list, but it includes topics that may come up during your holiday chats. We encourage you to approach conversations with openness, empathy, and patience, to listen, and to continue to educate yourself (and your family and friends) on these important issues.

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Check it out!.




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| Adopt a Wild Animal |
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The Perfect Gift for the Nature Lover on Your List

This holiday season, consider purchasing a soft, cuddly plush as a symbolic adoption of a wild animal. Each donation will help support our work protecting wildlife, keeping our air and water clean, and promoting a clean-energy future. Free shipping on all orders.

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Order your favorite animal before it's sold out. Shop today!










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