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In June, civic and environmental activists won a big victory in shutting down the San Onofre nuclear plant. It may seem that all is now quiet in San Onofre land...

Photographer Charlie Lieberman spent the last two years touring the American West to capture images that would best define the extraordinary landscape. Now an exhibit of his work called "... as it is today" debuts at an opening reception...

The relationship between trade and population is based on one main factor: growth. Growth of people, growth of goods and services, and growth of markets and capital. The latest population projection from the United Nations is for a world...

The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve, part of the last 5% of California's remaining wetlands, was saved from development, but now Sierra Club activists and environmentalists are troubled by the discovery of a drainage system that may have...

The California coastline is threatened by a desalination facility proposed to create fresh water from the ocean in Huntington Beach. Water from this proposal is just too harmful to the environment and the economy...

Seeking Volunteers  Chapter Office Volunteers - Want to enjoy a fun work atmosphere? Do you enjoy meeting new people? The Chapter Office has  volunteer opportunities. It's easy, it's simple, and it's fun to do. If you'...

Showing consistency with other land use decisions in Trabuco Canyon, Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven L. Perk in August ruled in favor of a coalition of community and public interest groups, upholding important planning documents and...

Fitness, research, stress release, friendship, solitude, training, beauty.  There are countless reasons to get outdoors. With more than 133,000 collective acres of wildlands in Orange County—the parks, scenery and experiences are...

Editor's note: What's it like to go solar? Lisa Ferguson of San Pedro details her experience with the Sierra Club's Sungevity program -- and how much she likes making her own power. And she has some advice: Try it. Anyone,...

Every summer I join my family for a week of fishing and relaxation along a lake shore in northern Michigan. It’s always a pleasant time, much of it spent sitting in the shade of a big pine tree talking and catching up after a year apart....