Conservation Blog Category

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, April 22, 2022    Contact: Jonathan Howard, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, jonathan.howard@sierraclub.org   Janice Hahn receives Sierra Club Environmental Service Award  ...

This Friday (4/22) is Earth Day and the beginning of Earth Month.    Join us as we celebrate the planet and spread the word about we fight for a future where all people enjoy a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature...

Join the Vision Webinar on April 6th that reviews CALGEM Rulemaking – useful information for any environmentalist wanting to make a difference in Southern California where oil ang gas is involved in any way   Activists cannot impact...

If you take only one action to save the planet this April, start with this... In April, if you only do one thing, please add your name to the list of supporters encouraging Long Beach to join Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles to ban...

Protesters call for 'no gas' at the Glendale Environmental Coalition rally in February. Photo credit: Morgan Goodwin   The reality and consequences of the climate crisis require us to stop spending any money on new fossil...

Wendy-Sue Rosen and Cynthia “Robin” Smith are excited to be the new co-chairs of the Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee.   Pictured: Wendy-Sue Rosen Wendy is an award-winning environmental activist and brings a wealth of...

In 2012, California took the bold step of enacting AB 685, which declared that every person in the state has a right to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water. Seven years later, in 2019, Gov. Newsom signed SB 200 to provide funding to “...

The Carlsbad ocean desalination (desal) plant, the largest in the western hemisphere, was conceived as a futile scheme to beat the 1987-92' drought. The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) was clashing with their supplier, the Metropolitan...

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is considering letting California’s largest water users build a 1.5 million acre foot, or 20 sq mi, reservoir that would divert much more water from the Sacramento River. At 13,200 acres, Sites Reservoir...

About a year ago, I reported on a new water futures market on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The market is based on an index, which is based on the sales  transactions of actual water in CA, including statewide and in 5 sub-basins in the...