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For many years we have opposed this project through its many iterations. The Peripheral Canal of the 80’s, the Bay Delta Conservation Project of the 00’s, the California WaterFix & Eco Restore Project of the 10’s and now the 20...

http://www.owenslakeproject.com/ This photo was posted in The Lake on April 28, 2016. Many of today’s under-resourced communities have no more access to blue gold (scarce water) than the under-resourced white residents of the Owens...

A Water Quality Gradebook for LA and OC's Drinking Water Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood, California. A major storage area for LA's fresh water needs. John Nilsson all rights reserved As part of the Sierra Club’s long-standing...

YouTube screening Feb 20-21 will benefit Sierra Club’s youth outings program   For more information:   icofilmfestival@gmail.com   In a time of serious stress, nothing soothes like the great outdoors. Now, even...

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...