The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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EPA begins groundwater remediation project for DDT superfund sites
March 6, 2013
The Del Amo Pits and Montrose Superfund Sites ground water remediation project was the subject of a federal Environmental Protection Agency community meeting in Harbor Gateway in February. The properties are located between Normandie and Vermont...
Standout volunteers to receive Angeles Chapter Awards
March 4, 2013
Each year the Angeles Chapter salutes volunteer who have made outstanding contributions during their service to the Sierra Club. Check out these profiles of our 2012 honorees and then come celebrate at the Angeles Chapter Banquet on May 5 at...
Desalination destroys the environment and isn't a quick fix for Southern California's water woes
March 4, 2013
Many people in Southern California think that we are in a perpetual drought and will not have enough water to sustain ourselves. Unfortunately, this common fear is fueling misguided support for ocean desalination, the process of removing salt from...
Passages: Darrick Danta and Dorothy Beck Mcinnis
February 22, 2013
Darrick Danta (1955-2013)
Darrick Danta, a longtime Sierra Club Angeles Chapter outings leader, Wilderness Travel Course lecturer and navigation examiner died in a climbing accident on New York Mountain in the Mojave National Preserve on Feb. 15...
Agency drops plans to plant salt grass at Sepulveda Dam site
February 22, 2013
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bulldozed a 48-acre wildlife area near Sepulveda Dam in December, touching off a fierce response from activists who opposed the action and said it lacked community input. For the moment, things have changed -- and...
Chapter Chair Column: Get involved!
February 22, 2013
Whether you are a new or longstanding member of the Angeles Chapter, as the new Chapter Chair, I want to welcome you.
I have been a Sierra Club member since the mid-'80s and have made the transition from dues-paying magazine reader to...
Sierra Club takes the lead at L.A. climate change rally
February 22, 2013
The Sierra Club LA Beyond Coal Campaign, together with the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter, played major leadership roles in the Forward on Climate event in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 17 in which huge numbers of Angeles Chapter members and...
JOIN THE LARGEST CLIMATE RALLY IN LA HISTORY!
February 14, 2013
Forward on Climate LA
JOIN THE LARGEST CLIMATE RALLY IN LA HISTORY!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
WHO: YOU and hundreds of activists and supporters from across a wide coalition of over 90 groups, led by Sierra Club, Tar...
Sierra Club's Michael Brune and others arrested protesting Keystone XL Pipeline
February 13, 2013
History was made in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after police arrested Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, Board of Directors President Allison Chin, and an amazingly broad coalition of almost 50 other climate-crisis activists outside...
What's the best way to become an Angeles Chapter volunteer?
February 6, 2013
All of us want to leave the world a better place, but how?
Volunteering with the Sierra Club is a fun way to make a real difference. Whether you enjoy hiking and backpacking, fighting to preserve wilderness, or finding better ways for us to...