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Get involved with the Angeles Chapter this Earth Day
March 29, 2021
This year's Earth Day is unlike many others. We can't gather together to celebrate and honor Earth as we like to each year on April 22nd. Our sacred lands are a gift, and it is our responsibility to protect them and ensure their enjoyment by...
Western Joshua Trees: To Protect or Not to Protect?
March 23, 2021
That is the Question: Should western Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) receive legal protection in California?
Joshua Tree by Christopher Michel (CC BY 2.0)
In September 2020, western Joshua trees were granted candidate status under...
Angeles ExComm Adopts Resolution to Denounce anti-Asian Hate
March 18, 2021
Wednesday, March 17 — As of today, there have been thousands of reports of anti-Asian hate across the country. Some of the most violent actions include the murder of 84-year-old Vicha Raranapakee in San Fransisco. And now, a shooting in...
Celebrating World Water Day - The Angeles Chapter Way
March 1, 2021
WatCom tours MWD/ LA Sanitation Recycled Water Pilot Project, March 2020 before shutdown.
Dear Reader,
This March we celebrate water to coincide with World Water Day, March 22nd. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness...
Sierra Club Looks to Build on Special Efforts to Make Water Agencies More Diverse and Progressive
March 1, 2021
The Sierra Club Helped Make Several Influential Water Agencies More Diverse and Progressive; Now We Need to Prepare to Do Even More
Water may be life, but most residents of Southern California do not often reflect on the complex series of canals,...
Mapping Our Water
February 25, 2021
GIS Committee Maps for Angeles Chapter Water Committee
The GIS and Water Committee first partnered up many years ago on the Water Conservation Measures Scorecard project, then on a map of California Lakes and WaterWays. Recently several maps...
What's the Sierra Club California Water Committee and Why Do We Need It?
February 25, 2021
The Sierra Club California Water Committee is an issue committee that reports to the California Conservation Committee, the organization that sets Sierra Club's environmental policy for the State of California. Thus the State Water Committee is...
Climate Change Creating Enormous Challenges
February 25, 2021
WRD Robles Advanced Water Treatment Facility
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) is the largest groundwater agency in the State of California, managing and protecting local groundwater resources for over four million...
California's New Futures Market for Water
February 25, 2021
The San Luis Dam and San Luis Reservoir is a water-storage "off-stream" reservoir and is typically low in late summer due to its heavy usage for irrigation, Merced County, California, USA Peter Bennett all rights reserved
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Poseidon's Toxic Desalination Proposal
February 23, 2021
The people behind the Poseidon project feel Orange County residents do not pay enough for water. They feel that residents can and should pay. They see a potential profit in each glass of water, each shower and each toilet flush. Their...