The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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City Council Demonstrates its Commitment to a Zero-Carbon Los Angeles by Passing Building Electrification Policy
June 6, 2022
On Friday, May 27th, The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban most gas appliances/hookups in new construction, a huge win for clean air, and the climate. Los Angeles joins 54 cities phasing out most gas in California. This policy will require all...
Join Sierra Club Leadership!
June 6, 2022
The Angeles Chapter Nominating Committee is recruiting Executive Committee leaders for the chapter and our regional groups.
Executive Committee members guide the Sierra Club’s work in our communities. We make decisions about...
Can Hilda Solis save the Puente Hills Park?
May 23, 2022
The Puente Hills landfill operated from 1956 to 2013. As early as 1990s, then State Assembly member Hilda Solis authored legislation to covert the landfill to a public park.
That dream just crossed a major milestone to becoming...
Coastal Fire in South Orange County Destroys 20 Homes - It's a Wake-Up Call
May 16, 2022
A firefighter walks past burning homes at Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel.(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
The Coastal Fire, a brush fire driven by California’s prolonged drought that burned some 200 acres, destroyed 20 homes and damaged...
The Western Joshua Tree Needs Your Help!
May 13, 2022
Why Sierra Club supporters must act quickly to protect Joshua trees
California’s beloved western Joshua trees (Yucca Brevifolia) are under threat from climate change, wildfire, and development.
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Your Role in Securing Coastal Access
May 2, 2022
The California Coastal Commission has assured that the California Coastal Act is upheld in all aspects of its mission. The Act oversees the developments made on the land along the coast of California and how it’s protected from development as...
Angeles Chapter Annual Awards Banquet returns after three-year hiatus
May 2, 2022
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter leaders and supporters gathered on May 1 at Friendship Auditorium in Griffith Park to celebrate its 2019 awardees. More than 100 members and supporters came together to recognize our volunteers, whose efforts to explore...
Sierra Club Co-Sponsors Earth Day Panel at Pan African Film Festival in Baldwin Hills
May 2, 2022
What were you up to on Earth Day weekend? Sierra Club staff and volunteers kicked off the festivities Friday, co-sponsoring an Earth Day Panel with Natural Resources Defense Council about the Inglewood Oil Field and our work to phase it out at the...
A Sustainable Win for West Hollywood!
April 25, 2022
Thanks to your support, we excitedly share that the West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed the single-use plastic ban ordinance!
On January 18, 2021 representatives from the Sierra Club, Angeles Chapter Sustainability Committee...
Janice Hahn receives Sierra Club Environmental Service Award
April 22, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, April 22, 2022
Contact: Jonathan Howard, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, jonathan.howard@sierraclub.org
Janice Hahn receives Sierra Club Environmental Service Award
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