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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Landmark Climate Change Case
West Virginia v. EPA is, on its face, a case about whether the EPA has the authority to protect our communities and climate from coal plant pollution. But the arguments made in the case by a collection of Republican attorneys general, coal companies, and right-wing think tanks reveal a larger agenda at work.

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Learn about the implications of this pivotal case in this Sierra article and
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this dispatch from two West Virginians.




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New UN Climate Report Highlights the Urgency of Climate Justice

Last week, the UN released a new climate report. It outlined what most-impacted communities on the ground and activists have known for years: Climate change isn’t a future threat, it’s here and it’s leaving devastation in its wake.But the report was far from a rehash of established science.

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Learn what it tells us about the importance of adapting to climate change, especially in the communities hit hardest by the climate crisis.




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A Ukrainian serviceman pauses while walking to a frontline position outside Popasna, eastern Ukraine, on February 20, 2022. | Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo


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Ukraine Conflict Forces Europe to Reckon With Its Dependence on Gas

European countries have grown increasingly dependent upon imported gas for electricity, heating, and cooking, almost half of which comes from Russia. But the Russian invasion into Ukrainian territories—the most serious warfare on European soil since the end of the Cold War—could change that.

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Learn why the conflict may become a turning point in Europe’s efforts to wean itself off of fossil fuels.




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| Women's History Month |
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Celebrating Women

March is Women’s History Month! Celebrate by reading about notable women of today’s environmental movement.

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Check out Sierra magazine’s syllabus of women environmental scientists, activists, and writers—and more.




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Support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has just become the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. Right now, cases before the court include decisions that could affect our ability to fight climate change and protect the public against deadly pollution in our air and water.

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Learn why it's imperative that President Biden's incredible nominee, Judge Jackson, be confirmed as swiftly as possible.




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| Take Action |
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Say No to Arctic Drilling

ConocoPhillips is proposing a massive oil drilling project in the Western Arctic—a place already warming three times faster than the rest of the world. The project would lock in long-term destruction to the Western Arctic, Alaskan Native communities, and our climate.

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Tell the Bureau of Land Management to stop this project today, before the public comment period ends.




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Will the World Finally Create a Global Plastics Treaty?

You can find it in the deepest trenches of the ocean, near Mt. Everest's highest peaks, and in raindrops and snowflakes. Plastic is in the air we breathe, in the clothes we wear, and perhaps most worryingly, it's in our bodies.

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Learn how a global plastics treaty could help address the plastic crisis.




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| RSVP |
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Webinar: Plastics Are Super Polluters

As the world shifts from fossil fuel-based energy and transportation, plastics are the petrochemical industry's Plan B. By 2030, emissions from US plastics will surpass emissions from US coal.

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Join us on Thursday, March 10, at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET for a live conversation with the Indigenous Environmental Network, Oceana, and Beyond Plastics about the newest research on plastic pollution, and ways you can take action to end it.




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| Team Sierra |
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Calling All Creatives!

With Earth Month coming up, we’re looking for artists of all ages and skill levels to share what Earth Month means to them. Your art could be featured in our Earth Month campaign through our Earth Day e-card fundraiser, social media posts, or our virtual art gallery, and more.

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Submit your Earth Day art by March 15.




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Join Us in Demanding Climate Action This Spring

This spring, the Sierra Club will be joining people across the country to push our elected officials to deliver on climate, care, jobs, and justice. Whether it’s rallying outside your senator’s office or hosting a virtual Earth Day art build, we’ll need everyone to play a part.

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Fill out this two-question survey to help us decide how we’llour push for the boldest possible actions to tackle the crises at hand this spring.




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Born to Bee Wild
Wild Honeybees: An Intimate Portrait is a fascinating glimpse into an ancient way of life—both that of the honeybees and that of the honey hunters (who are keeping alive a tradition that dates back to the Upper Paleolithic).

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Check out the epic slideshow!




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Crypto Tycoons Come to Puerto Rico

Cryptocurrencies are taking the financial world by storm, but that's not the only thing they're taking. Find out how crypto billionaires are making life in Puerto Rico extremely difficult for Puerto Ricans—and turning the island into a paradise lost.


Las cryptomonedas han llegado para quedarse con el mundo de las finanzas. Pero no solo se están quedando con ese mundo. Enterate como los cryptomagnates le están haciendo la vida imposible a los puertorriquenos y transformando la isla en un paraiso perdido.

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Read more. / Leer más.




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| Sierra Club Brand Partner |
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Go Solar with the Sierra Club and SunPower

The world needs cleaner energy, but fewer than two percent of US homes and businesses have solar. That's why we've partnered with SunPower. Opting in for clean energy helps accelerate the transition away from dirty, dangerous fossil fuels. And, when you make the switch to SunPower solar, you'll receive a $1,000 rebate—and SunPower will donate $1,000 to the Sierra Club on your behalf.

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Schedule your free online solar consultation and see how much you can save by going solar with SunPower.




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| Sierra Club Outings |
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Shizumi Stewart: Cultivating Peace, Joy, and Love for the Planet

Sierra Club Outings trip participant Shizumi Stewart likes to stay busy. At 76 years old, she enjoys hiking and painting in her home state of Texas and nearby Arkansas. "Hiking alone in solitude gives me a special feeling I can't explain with words," she says. "My artwork is a way to express my impressions of beauty in natural and manmade structures."

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Read Shizumi's story.










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