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Puerto Rico in Need After Hurricane Fiona
This week, Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico and in no time left all Puerto Ricans without power. Five years ago today, Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico, leaving many without power for months. Grid reliability was an issue then, and five years later the situation has not improved.
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Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone
The online purchase you made the other day may seem cheap and easy, but it’s not exactly free. Someone, somewhere, is paying the price for the convenience of that one-click purchase.
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More on how our addiction to online shopping is hurting local communities.
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Map of mega warehouses in southern California
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Is There a Mega Warehouse Near You?
The explosion of online shopping has led to a frenzy of warehouse construction across the United States—in rural and suburban areas as well as urban ones.
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Explore our interactive map to view the mega warehouses in your city or state.
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Register Today for City Hike!
City Hike is back from September 23–October 10! City Hike is a nationwide hike aimed at getting people outdoors and raising money to protect the planet. It’s a fun way to build community, engage with friends, win prizes from our partners, and raise money to build a better future.
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It's Sea Otter Awareness Week!
From September 18–24, we celebrate these otter-ly cute creatures. Help us continue our conservation efforts and protect wild sea otters in Washington, Alaska, and California with a donation of $49. Proceeds from your purchase go toward protecting our environment and wildlife for years to come.
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Use code SEAOTTER and get 15 percent off!
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| Quiz |
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What's in the Inflation Reduction Act?
Still hazy on what is in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act?
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Take our quiz to get the facts!
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| Military Outdoors |
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Getting More Veterans Outdoors
Are you a veteran, or do you know someone who is? Don't miss out on the work of our Military Outdoors Coalition. Sign up to hear more. You can participate or send along the information to military veterans in your life
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A Cross-Country Electric Vehicle Road Trip
Sierra Club Outdoors Director Jackie Ostfeld went on a road trip from Washington, DC to California in an electric vehicle (EV) with her family and wrote about the experience.
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National Drive Electric Week is this month. Learn more about how long trips in your EV are very much possible.
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Jeff and Cheyenne Bryant | Photo by Nate Smallwood
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These Are the New Titans of Plastic
Pennsylvania is just the latest sacrifice zone for the plastics industry.
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Learn how a new "Cancer Alley" is poisoning Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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Photo courtesy of Javier Sierra
| Sign Up |
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Volunteers Needed This Fall to Defend Our Democracy
Learn more about two essential programs to protect the freedom to vote and keep polling places open in your neighborhood, and then...
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...sign up!
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| Take Action |
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The US Must Do More to Address Climate Change
Industrial countries like the United States have contributed the most to climate change and the global crises it has created. Yet our government has long resisted taking responsibility for its pollution and has failed to provide adequate resources to help the world respond to the climate crisis.
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As we approach the United Nations Climate Summit this fall, tell President Biden and his climate negotiators we must do more!
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| Sierra Club Brand Partnership |
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Every Car Can Drive Change
Did you know that 95 percent of a car's lifetime is spent parked? That's right: Only 5 percent of a vehicle's life is spent on the road! Do you have a car, truck, trailer, boat, or motorcycle that you barely use or is not as reliable as it used to be? You can drive change by donating your vehicle, and we'll use the funds to support our work empowering people to safeguard the health of our communities, protect our natural resources and wildlife habitats, and advocate for a just, clean energy future.
Our partners at CARS will pick up your vehicle from any location, no matter its condition, and at no cost to you.
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Visit sierraclubfoundation.careasy.org or call 855-337-4377 today!
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| Take Action |
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Start Ups, Shut Downs, and Malfunctions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows many fossil fuel power plants, refineries, incinerators, chemical plants, and other industrial facilities throughout the country to release deadly air pollution spikes into fenceline communities during facility start ups, shutdowns, and malfunctions (SSM). Last week, the Sierra Club formally petitioned the EPA to eliminate nearly 100 of these dangerous and unlawful loopholes. Now we need public pressure to clean up our communities.
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Add your name to protect communities near these polluting plants and hold these companies responsible!
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The Mountain Valley Pipeline route on Brush Mountain in Virginia. | Photo by Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP Images
| Sierra Magazine |
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Climate Activists to Congress: Kill the Manchin Side Deal
For those in the Appalachian states still fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline, news of the Inflation Reduction Act came with a bitter pill to swallow: a reported handshake agreement between Senator Joe Manchin and Democratic leaders that would, among other things, legislate the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
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Read more about the fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline here.
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Illustration by Mark Smith
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The TVA Is Hooked on Dirty Energy
The mighty Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) isn't in any rush to pivot to clean energy.
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Read more on how the TVA is thwarting the clean energy transition.
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Pre-harvest sugar field burning in Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA), South Florida | Photo courtesy of Patrick Ferguson
| Sierra Magazine |
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A Burning Problem
To harvest half the cane sugar produced in the US, producers set fire to roughly 400,000 acres of sugarcane fields in South Florida, releasing toxic smoke and ash into the air called "black snow" that affects tens of thousands of residents.
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Read more about this environmental justice issue and learn how to take action.
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EPA's response to Line 5 oil spill into the Talmadge Creek near Kalamazoo River. | Photo courtesy of EPA
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Tell the Army Corps: Shut Down Line 5!
The Line 5 oil pipeline has spilled into waterways connecting to the Great Lakes 33 times since 1968. Now, the US Army Corps of Engineers is considering relocating the pipeline into a tunnel under an important waterway in Michigan, further endangering surrounding communities and freshwater access.
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Tell the Army Corps it's time to shut down Line 5 for good.
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| Sierra Club Outings |
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150+ Classic and Brand-New Journeys Are Waiting
Summer may be over, but here at Sierra Club Outings, there's still so much to look forward to! Take your pick of 150+ experiences, from service to snow- and lodge-based samplers, as well as our latest 2023 international and winter domestic trips, all of which are online and ready for reservations. And be sure to mark your calendar for Friday, October 9, when we launch our brand-new offerings, including Alaska, Hawaii, the American Caribbean, and more spring domestic trips.
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