The Summer of Our Discontent
Javier Sierra The planet’s Northern Hemisphere has endured its hottest summer in recorded history. China went through the world’s worst drought in history, the US Southwest its worst…
A Great Victory, But the Fight Goes On
Javier Sierra I have been fighting for our climate and a viable biosphere for almost 25 years. And finally, in 2022, the US Congress passed the largest climate…
Climate Change Threatens the Most Iconic U.S. Landscapes
Farrah Hassen Over the past decade, I’ve traveled countless times to the desert regions east of San Bernardino in Southern California. In the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua…
Heat, the Silent Killer
Javier Sierra Heat waves start to resemble ocean waves. Once one ebbs, another seems to follow closely, breaking another record of torrid temperatures. This phenomenon takes place…
How Colorado’s Changing Climate is Putting Children’s Health at Risk
By Helen Santoro This March, Colorado State Sen. Faith Winter (D-Westminster) stood at a podium in the State Capitol and spoke to a gathered crowd about reducing the…
Never Before Did So Many Demand Something So Urgently
Javier Sierra Time flies for every inhabitant of this planet, especially our children and grandchildren. While the climate alarms scream ever more loudly, and corporate polluters cover…
A Legacy of Toxic Racism
Javier Sierra You may wonder why we Latinos, as well as other communities of color, receive a pollution punishment much more severe than white Americans. Why do so…
Time to Count Our Blessings
Javier Sierra As the saying goes, “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.” In this 2021, we ended up with a lot of birds in hand,…
Sick of Cleaning up after Big Oil
Javier Sierra “I hate the smell of crude oil in the morning.” This thought must have crossed the minds of hundreds of thousands of Orange County, CA,…
Sierra Club Endorses Candidates Across New México
The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club recently announced the endorsement of candidates in the upcoming Albuquerque municipal election, as well as endorsements in the Albuquerque Public School…