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Legacy of Fight That Saved 640 Acres Still Teetering on the Edge of Destruction - Ballona Wetlands
July 31, 2019
Ballona Wetlands by Jonathan Coffin (left) and SOCALGAS/PDR by Jeanette Vosburg (right)
The Ballona...
Governor Signs Legislation Dealing a Major Blow to the Cadiz Inc. Mojave Desert Water Mining Project
July 31, 2019
By John Monsen. Sierra Club activists and friends at Bonanza Springs, an area of the Mojave Desert that will be protected from the Cadiz water mining project by the new legislation (Clockwise from top left, Moises Cisneros, Chris Clarke, Asma...
Inglewood Oil Field is Killing Us
July 31, 2019
Courtesy of the Angeles Chapter Central Group
The largest urban field in the nation is right here in Los Angeles – right in Kenneth Hahn State Park. Pump jacks next to playgrounds, homes, schools, and playgrounds....
These Hills Are For The Birds
July 31, 2019
Pumpjack By Megan Rae Watson
When most people think of oil and gas wells, they probably picture a fenced off oilfield with hard-hatted employees who try to keep the curious away from danger, but plans for a new housing...
Oil Fields - When the Damage is Done
July 31, 2019
Mission Tract Boundary. Curtesy of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
The Sierra Club has opposed the 21,000 unit Newhall Ranch project in the Santa Clarita Valley for over two...
AQMD Committee votes to allow Toxic HF to stay in two local Refineries.
July 5, 2019
On June 22, the AQMD Refinery Committee voted 3-2 to allow tons of toxic volatile hydrogen fluoride (HF) to remain at two local refineries, Torrance PBF and Wilmington Valero. This is totally unacceptable. There is no other place in the...
The Very Heart of the Angeles Sierra Club is its Members and Volunteers
July 5, 2019
Photo by: Bob Crates
I was inspired to write this post after, as every morning, we received our mail. Today's included more than the typical letters, standing out from the bundle there was a little package with a Chicago...
Cadiz Inc Paying the Three Valleys Water District to Conduct "Independent" Research on Impacts of the Cadiz Water Project
June 29, 2019
(L to R) Mojave Trails National Monument, desert bighorn sheep, Bonanza Springs.
Through an intermediary Cadiz Inc is funding a Pomona Valley Water District up to $1,078,000 to research the impacts of the Cadiz water mining...
Report Calls for a Smart and Sustainable Water Portfolio in California
June 25, 2019
SACRAMENTO–Sierra Club California released a report today that outlines smart tactics for establishing a resilient water system in California without reliance on Delta tunnels.
The paper, researched and written by a team of volunteer leaders...
Energy: Draining Water and Wallets Since the Industrial Revolution
June 21, 2019
Carbon footprints. We all know enough about carbon footprints. Higher consumption of energy and resources equals a larger carbon footprint. Simple enough right? But carbon footprints only address the byproduct of our energy consumption without...