The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Action of the Month - April: Phase Out Oil Drilling in LB
April 4, 2022
If you take only one action to save the planet this April, start with this...
In April, if you only do one thing, please add your name to the list of supporters encouraging Long Beach to join Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles to ban...
Trash-A-Thon Team Sierra Event
April 4, 2022
Team Sierra is a community determined to create a healthy world for all. Together, we're raising funds to support the Sierra Club's work for our climate and communities, wildlife and wild places. Earth Day has special meaning for...
Faulty Environmental Review Could Lead Glendale to Build California’s Last Gas-Fired Power Plant
March 28, 2022
Protesters call for 'no gas' at the Glendale Environmental Coalition rally in February. Photo credit: Morgan Goodwin
The reality and consequences of the climate crisis require us to stop spending any money on new fossil...
Announcing our 2021 Annual Report
March 24, 2022
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter is pleased to announce the digital publication of our 2021 Annual Report.
2021 was an incredibly challenging year that underscored the urgency of transforming our world into one where both people and nature...
A Letter from the New Conservation Co-Chairs
March 15, 2022
Wendy-Sue Rosen and Cynthia “Robin” Smith are excited to be the new co-chairs of the Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee.
Pictured: Wendy-Sue Rosen
Wendy is an award-winning environmental activist and brings a wealth of...
Interview with Angeles Chapter Activist & Artist, Myla Collier
March 7, 2022
Myla Collier is the winner of a Sierra Club Angeles Chapter grant to create a traveling mixed media art show called “Climate: A New Look”. Her exhibit will premiere around April.
Tell us about your background before...
The Constant Threat Against California’s Human Right to Water
March 7, 2022
In 2012, California took the bold step of enacting AB 685, which declared that every person in the state has a right to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water. Seven years later, in 2019, Gov. Newsom signed SB 200 to provide funding to “...
National Sierra Club Elections are Underway - VOTE!
March 7, 2022
A democratic Sierra Club demands grassroots participation
The annual election for Sierra Club’s Board of Directors is now underway.
Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail...
The REAL Truth Behind Carlsbad “Bud” Lewis Poseidon Desalination Plant. A Costly Mistake.
March 7, 2022
The Carlsbad ocean desalination (desal) plant, the largest in the western hemisphere, was conceived as a futile scheme to beat the 1987-92' drought. The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) was clashing with their supplier, the Metropolitan...
No Delta (Tunnel) Conveyance Without Building Sites Reservoir
March 7, 2022
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is considering letting California’s largest water users build a 1.5 million acre foot, or 20 sq mi, reservoir that would divert much more water from the Sacramento River. At 13,200 acres, Sites Reservoir...