The Sierra Club is one of the oldest and most well-known environmental organizations in the country. It was founded in 1892 and became a powerful political force in twentieth century environmental politics.
In recent years, however, the Sierra Club has been losing members, money, and support. A major reason for this is that the Club, like many progressive non-profits, sought to embrace a broader social justice agenda and, in the process, alienated parts of its core environmental support, according to an extensive investigative report in the New York Times.
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