The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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The Angeles Chapter celebrates the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; Calls for more protections
May 3, 2024
President Obama established the 346,000-acre San Gabriel Mountains National Monument almost a decade ago. On March 3rd, President Biden expanded the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by another 106,000 acres, protecting two-thirds of the 700,...
Earth Day Events!
April 16, 2024
The Sierra Club has a presence at many local Earth Day events. Here’s a small selection! You can look at sierraclub.org/earth-day for a complete list of events and activities
California State University Dominguez...
The Activist Academy - Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Leaders
April 12, 2024
Most of the spaces I have stepped into throughout my life have not centered voices of people from my community, the climate justice space being no exception. I felt a strong disconnect when I heard people who live outside of Black, Indigenous, and...
Water Guide for Water Equity
April 3, 2024
Black Women for Wellness' Environmental Justice team has released a comprehensive water guide aimed at addressing water equity in South LA.
The Drinking Water Guide for South Los Angeles is a resource to give...
Sierra Club Goes Door to Door in Signal Hill to Block a 20-Year Permit Extension
April 1, 2024
Last Monday, Sierra Club and our partners (Food and Water Action, Climate Brunch, and Center for Biological Diversity) launched a canvass in Signal Hill. We knocked on over 150 doors and educated residents about the harmful health effects of living...
March Appeal: Our biggest annual fundraiser
April 1, 2024
Every springtime the Angeles Chapter launches a big fundraising appeal, reaching as many donors as possible. The springtime appeal is the largest fundraiser we run, keeping our core environmental work moving ahead as we’ve promised to our...
Banquet Keynote speaker announced! Early Bird Prices end soon!
April 1, 2024
The Banquet Committee is extremely pleased to announce this year’s keynote speaker: Jason "Journeyman" Wise. You might recognize him from TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram! His passion is truly infectious! Jason is a Certified...
Battling Plastic Pollution: Rethink Cleanup Investments
March 29, 2024
The rainstorms continue to turn the ocean into a dumping ground, inundating it with a deluge of trash, including a lot of single-use plastics that should have never been produced in the first place.
“I’d like to put a water wheel...
Celebrate Earth Month with Sierra Club Angeles and Swell Energy
March 29, 2024
As we celebrate Earth Month this April, it's crucial to reflect on the ways we can collectively reduce our carbon footprint and protect our planet for future generations. Swell Energy is proud to partner with the Angeles chapter to promote...
Inflation Reduction Act helps grow solar power in So Cal public sector
March 29, 2024
As we end the third month of 2024, there are signs that a brand-new program from the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is bearing fruit. One of the provisions of the IRA, passed in 2022, is the creation of a program that allows non-taxable entities...