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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...

The Importance of the Burrowing Owl to a Coastal Activist As Sierra Club members work together and try to protect coastal land from illegal development or development inconsistent with the California Coastal Act, it is important for activists to...

It is widely known that the plastic pollution within our oceans has hit nearly catastrophic levels but what you may not know is that one of the largest pollutants comes from microfiber, one of the most dangerous forms of microplastic. In a paper...

When I began as a Sierra Club activist in 1992, working to protect the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach, the person who recruited me to join the Club asked me to go birding with him.   I was terrified.      An...

Angeles Chapter Volunteers at Conservation Retreat; John Nilsson all rights reserved Winning campaigns depend on four critical phases, first we need to engage the community in its desire to protect the place or quality of life that it values. Be...

John Nilsson All Rights Reserved. An Interview with SFFD Captain Julie Mau The Sierra Club has many initiatives related to clean energy and climate change. These initiatives are imperative because climate change is already impacting our...

This holiday season, do your part and take the necessary steps to reduce your food waste. “In the United States, food waste is estimated at between 30–40 percent of the food supply,” as stated by the FDA. Although, even before the...

Kilynn Johnson got very sick one night and was rushed to hospital almost five years ago. Surgery to remove a tumor from her gallbladder revealed cancer that had spread from her gallbladder to some lymph nodes and to her liver. She needed six weeks...

Last month, I wrote an article about the benefits of regenerative agriculture by highlighting a local urban farm in the heart of Los Angeles.    As November is Native American heritage month, I wanted to add the indigenous knowledge and...