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The former Secretary of State could inherit a number of ambitious eco-commitments established by President Obama. Here’s where she stands on each one.

Cordoning off half of the area of Earth is the only way to protect the world’s vulnerable wildlife and ecosystems

The terrorist group typically ramps up attacks during the country's stormy winter

What does the GOP's big orange machine think about issues like climate change, energy development, and federal control of public lands? We rounded up Trump's surprising (and sometimes shocking) set of views.

Two of our country's biggest issues, racism and climate change, have collided on a North Dakota reservation. This week, I loaded up my station wagon with water and supplies and drove down for a look at a historic demonstration that could shape the national dialogue going forward.

Team Rubicon began in 2010 with a unique dual mission: providing disaster relief and giving struggling American veterans a vital sense of purpose. The program has a reputation for ignoring best practices and obliterating red tape, and it has already disrupted the aid industry. Now founder Jake Wood wants to take on the Red Cross.

Should we ban the construction of any more trails into the wilderness? Robert Moor, author of the new book, 'On Trails,' says we should build more.

Should we continue blazing trails into wild places? Kenneth Brower doesn't think so.

We often don't hear about the people of color who have shaped America's natural spaces—and we still have a long way to go when it comes to representation in environmental and adventure media. Carolyn Finney, a professor of geography whose work often focuses on diverse communities in the outdoors, explains how we can do better.

In an excerpt from 'The Accidental Life,' McDonell tells the story of tagging along to a rather stuffy dinner party with Edward Abbey—and how things got a little out of hand.

The books, movies, shows, and other happenings on our radar

While the nation freaks out over the presidential race, 
a climbing legend is quietly helping the industry become a powerful force

A political primer on the world’s most expensive sports party

Sponsored by Senators Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch, the Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act would give local land managers the discretion to allow mountain bikers into wilderness areas

Gear and apparel manufacturers are big chemical users. A new overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act has them scrambling to innovate—minus the toxins.

The suit, filed after 28-year-old Avishek Sengupta drowned at the 2013 Tough Mudder Mid-Atlantic event, had major implications for the obstacle-course-racing industry

The president of The North Face on President Obama’s support of the National Park Centennial and outdoor recreation

You worry about your vacation—we’ll handle the reading list. We'll even help you decide which book to take with you (just in case you're a little too busy on the trail to read all of our picks).

What, are you surprised? Tulsi Gabbard learned to choose her own line on Oahu's South Shore.

New ways to get lost, beat the crowds, and find the perfect summer adventure

It’s time to move beyond the divide between conservation and recreation

Czech running phenomenon Emil Zátopek was unstoppable on the track. ���ϳԹ��� of the arena, living in a Soviet satellite state, was where things got complicated.

A check-in on the state of equal pay shows that women still earn less than men in most outdoor industry occupations

While some groups celebrate the American bison as a conservation success story, we're slaughtering the animals by the thousands

Protesters have made genetically modified food a bogeyman, but it may be the key to feeding a growing planet

Even Sierra Club-approved activities can have disastrous effects on the natural places we revere. And that's led to a fracture between two should-be allies: recreationists and conservationists.

For a decade, the African nation of Burundi was home to a unique phenomenon: group jogs involving thousands of people who hit the streets to sing, socialize, and sometimes protest the nation’s authoritarian president, Pierre Nkurunziza. In March 2014, he banned the activity. As conflicts threaten to boil over—and the body count continues to rise—runners have become both weapons and victims.

The Secretary of the Interior just issued an order that aims to help get at-risk and disabled children outside. Here’s how it will work.

Jordan Lewis runs the ritziest pot store in the country: Aspen, Colorado's Silverpeak Apothecary, where sommelier-like "budtenders" sell gourmet ganja in a designer showroom. But soon after he arrived, he found himself under siege from locals worried about that skunky smell wafting over their mountain valley. It's enough to drive a man to toke.

Yvon Chouinard thinks environmental activists could learn a thing or two from businesspeople, even if—as he puts it—businesspeople are sleazeballs

Utah congressman Rob Bishop, a conservative Republican who has long opposed federal management of western lands, has emerged as the unlikely architect of a grand compromise, one that would involve massive horse trading to preserve millions of acres of wilderness while opening millions more to resource extraction. Is this a trick, or the best way to solve ancient disputes that too often go nowhere?

The California Coastal Commission's decision to oust its executive director has set in motion a chain of events that could change the character of the state's iconic coastline

The New Hampshire politician shares his state pride by tackling a legendary hiking challenge—over and over

The lack of doping positives by female athletes might just be a reflection of a flawed testing protocol

Mountain bikers and wilderness advocates have buried the hatchet and created an alliance in the Appalachians—but will the Forest Service back their plan?

Avian enthusiasts around the country are speaking out, penning op-eds, and even threatening Ammon Bundy and his Sagebrush compadres to get them to leave Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

The ultrarunner has a long history with the land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. Now he's pushing to grant it official protections.

It's expensive, demanding, and in the eyes of the many cities that have refused to throw their hats into the five-ring circus, a total scam

Mother Nature's stewards are gaining power in politics

A new bill could allow pipelines to make their way into your favorite wild lands

Right now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could take away the federal government's ability to regulate rivers in 100 million acres of Alaskan wilderness

During a year-long journey to Paris for the UN Climate Summit, they witnessed a changing environment firsthand

Ending dependence on fossil fuels will require the movement to get better at one thing: compromise

As the Paris talks continue, the brand's president calls for a concerted effort to bring about real change

America’s Wilderness areas have been off limits to mountain bikes for decades, but a new draft bill seeks to change that

Australia is home to 24 million people and roughly 60 million kangaroos. The cuddly looking creatures are still a beloved national icon, but they're also the scourge of ranchers, frequent roadkill, a favorite on restaurant menus, and now the target of government-sponsored sharpshooters. Our writer hops Down Under for a rugged tour of one of the world's most surprising human-animal conflicts.

Cycling and track athletes cause a stir when they're caught cheating—but in smaller (and less well-funded) arenas, others may be getting away with it

The spirit of long-distance triathlons is being swallowed by behemoths like the World Triathlon Corporation. And it's our own fault.

The feds want you to shred—and that's a major shift in policy

Responding to claims of cheating, the country provides a number of excuses to the contrary

New study finds that fish are ingesting large quantities of fibers that likely came off your outerwear in the wash and flowed into the sea.

Without hard numbers to demonstrate the value of our public lands and the recreation they support, Congress won’t take our needs seriously

Athletes competing for no country are not new to the Games, but a concentrated effort to recruit more of them could bring exciting new competition next year

Pro skier Angel Collinson lays out how the state’s refusal to obey federal clean air standards is costing athletes, businesses, and visitors

E-bikes are now legally allowed on designated bike paths in the state

But the Forest Service has a plan to stop them: working together so that glading works for everybody

The Secretary of the Interior on gun groups, gear, and getting outside

San Francisco, Montreal, and Washington, DC, are all looking to adopt the Idaho Stop

The Land and Water Conservation Fund has been allowed to expire. With the Sierra Club, we break down what the fallout will be.

Athletes optimistic but have questions

With Airbnb and Yelp already operating in Cuba's capital, will hordes of American tourists sipping McDaiquiris ruin the very authenticity that draws us to the rebel island nation? Allow us to explain why you should go now—before Cuba changes, while it changes, and because you will change it yourself.

We talked to the filmmaker behind a new Patagonia-funded film about a controversial ski resort development in British Columbia

How a city built on sin wrote the gospel on moderation

A federal program that has helped protect more than half of our national parks is in danger of going away

The PED drug market keeps getting savvier

There's no quick fix for post-traumatic stress disorder, but research has shown that surfing's physicality and flow can give victims some relief and a way forward. The author hit the water with his close friend Brian, a former Navy SEAL whose service in Afghanistan beat up his body, tortured his mind, and pushed him into a zone where violence—against himself or others—seemed inevitable.

A close examination of the president's recent trip to the state reveals that he made some inroads, even with those who balk at his progressive environmental agenda

As each week brings fresh reports of African and Middle Eastern migrants and refugees dying on the Mediterranean in overcrowded boats, a self-made Louisiana millionaire and his Italian wife have taken to the sea to save them.

There is an Arctic glimmer in the eyes of many nations around the world right now. There is no turning back—the Arctic is about to get a lot busier and a lot warmer. And it’s nearly untouched beauty is at risk of being lost forever.

Those who enjoy seeing nature on two wheels are increasingly conflicted about legislation that would protect it

The track star’s name is everywhere these days, but what’s the big deal?

Leaked documents show running's doping problem is almost as bad as cycling's

But sometimes the best way to restore diplomatic relations is a little friendly competition—and plenty of rum

From the Sierra Club: The best way we have of maintaining recreation areas across the country is in danger of being cut off entirely.

The president wants to fatten the paychecks of people working on federal lands. The question is: Can he do it without putting public land tourism out of business?

Patagonia pulled on a thread and found migrant workers suffering under servitude in its supply chain. Will its disclosures prompt other brands to air their dirty laundry (or even look for it) as well?

The ultrarunner set a new record on the AT and found himself at the center of a debate about how we should use the wilderness

Photographer Josh Hydeman has made it his mission to illuminate America's caves and spark interest in what lies beneath.

The country's Sandinista government has cut a deal with a reclusive Chinese businessman willing to spend $50 billion on a larger-than-life transport waterway. There are a few unanswered questions, starting with whether Nicaraguans really want it and how much priceless habitat would be wrecked. Traveling the proposed route by motorcycle, boat, and boots, the author hunts for answers.