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Sprawl-Ridden L.A. Cleans Up Its Act - or At Least Acts Like It's Cleaning Up Undoing poor planning and fixing urban environmental problems is going to cost local taxpayers billions of dollars. Or it could pay for itself. Certainly, the millions...

On April 1, businessman and community activist Ken Melendez stood behind the microphone at a meeting room packed mostly with Wilmington residents. It was a beautiful rain-swept morning and Melendez said he would get emotional. He kept his word....

ExComm Meets The Angeles Chapter Executive Committee will meet Sunday, April 23 at 1pm in the Chapter office. All members are invited to attend. Photo Competition Publishing company looking for a color photograph for the cover of the new edition of...

New Books and DVDs Available for Checkout to Angeles Chapter Members Former Sierra Club executive director Michael McCloskey heads the library's list of new authors. In The Thick of It: My Life in the Sierra Club is the autobiography of...

Eco-Friendly Clothing Requires Research, but it's Worth the Clean Conscience As an environmentalist, I find it hard to enjoy clothes shopping these days. Three words on a label tell me enough about a garment's backstory to make me want to return it...

Angeles Chapter Conservation Chair On Feb. 25 about 50 members attended the Angeles Chapter's first-ever all-day conservation retreat at the Community Center in El Monte. The program, 'Tricks of the Trade: A Toolbox for Conservation Activists,' was...

On Feb. 23, Orange County's Transportation Corridor Agency voted 12-3 to certify their environmental report on the Foothill-South Toll Road. TCA officially selected an alignment that bisects both San Onofre State Beach (devastating Trestles Surf...

Conservation Program Coordinator As spring arrives, members enjoying their explorations may notice that wild species are also more abundant. In Southern California, there are several common wildlife species we should be aware of during excursions...

Interim Editor, Southern Sierran It can be very distressing to find an orphaned or injured animal. Though your first instinct may be to help, in some cases it might be best to leave the animal alone until professional help arrives. Does...

James C. Lesperance, former longtime leader in the Angeles Chapter Basic Mountaineering Course, died Jan. 20 following an extended battle with cancer. Born in Chicago, Ill., Lesperance graduated from the University of Illinois and CSU Los Angeles....