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Nearly one in four Californians suffer from food insecurity.    Yet more than 11 billion pounds of edible food is wasted every year in California.     Organic waste, including food waste, decomposes in landfills...

Woman speaks into megaphone during protest outside Los Angeles City Hall, June '20 - John Nilsson all rights reserved As a Sierra Club member with an interest in your community, you might come across some issue that you feel is wrong and...

A PUMPJACK IN L.A.’S WILMINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD. ACROSS CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE NEAR AN OIL OR GAS WELL, TWO-THIRDS OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. PHOTO BY NACHO CORBELLA Los Angeles is the largest urban oil field in the...

As it does each year, the Executive Committee of the Angeles Chapter has named its officers for 2021.    Electing Dennis Loya as Chair—Dennis’s immediate priorities are reopening outings safely, and growing membership....

You can help decide the direction of the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organization by voting in the Sierra Club’s annual board of directors election. National Board members are elected for three-year terms.   The 2021...

Beth Pratt, California Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation and leader of the #SaveLACougars campaign, gives a talk about coexisting with mountain lions in the second largest city in the country, and the stories of some...

February is Black History Month, and we take this moment to celebrate the contributions of Black leaders to the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. Be sure to also read about the first Black members in the chapter and the challenges of...

Discrimination and Integration at the Angeles Chapter February is Black History Month, and we’re taking this opportunity to shine a light on the Black history of the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. This article is based on documents1...

LA Metro Lightrail DTLA, John Nilsson all rights reserved For the past 4 years on February 4, the Labor Network for Sustainability along with a coalition of transit unions, community organizations, environmental groups (including Sierra Club),...

A number of mysterious surfboards were placed throughout Dana Point since the lockdown in March. Photo by Hoiyin Ip One of my favorite quotes over the years is by Gloria Steinem:   "In each of these stages of campaigning, I...