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Poseidon Action Alert for State Lands Commission
October 10, 2017
State lands Commission
100 Howe Ave Suite 100 south
Sacramento CA. 95825
Via email to CSLC.CommissionMeetings@slc.ca.gov
Re: Opposition to Poseidon Huntington Beach Desalination Project
Dear Commissioners:
I am writing...
Stop the Poseidon Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach
October 10, 2017
Attend the Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Hearing at the State Lands Commission
On October 19 , 2017 the State Lands Commission (SLC) will consider approving an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Poseidon’s destructive Huntington...
Why the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor deserves your support
October 6, 2017
Are you tired of being stuck in traffic in the San Fernando Valley? Here's a way to be part of the solution. The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority has spent several years studying the possibility of creating a 9.2-mile line that would...
Join us Oct. 19 to speak out against plan to build Huntington Beach desalination plant
October 6, 2017
Click here to find out how you can take action to stop the Poseidon desalination plant in Huntington Beach.
The California State Lands Commission on Oct. 19 will consider approving an Environmental Impact Report, or EIR, for a destructive...
2017 winners of Sierra Club National Awards
September 22, 2017
Dr. Gordon Nipp, right, received a Special Service Award from Sierra Club National in Washington, D.C. Nipp, who now lives in Bakersfield, was an Angeles Chapter member who served on the Santa Monica Mountains Task Force....
Hurricanes impact most vulnerable areas - Chapter sends $20,000
September 21, 2017
ANGELES CHAPTER SENDS $20,000 FOR HURRICANE AID
Sierra Club is gathering...
It’s baaack: Zombie water project called Cadiz
September 21, 2017
Everyone’s favorite zombie water project is baaaack… but there’s a move afoot to lay it to rest for good with a new state law, AB 1000.
The Cadiz water project would pump 50,000 annual acre-feet of water from an ancient aquifer...
Sierra Club works on bill to expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
September 21, 2017
A wilderness experience awaits right next door. You can hike, ski, picnic, camp, ride horses, play in the water, or just sit and enjoy nature within an hour’s drive of downtown Los Angeles.
You can see Nelson’s bighorn sheep,...
The end of marine sanctuaries?
September 18, 2017
The creation of America’s national marine sanctuary program in 1975 was the highlight of a decades-long effort to gain protections for unique ocean and Great Lakes ecosystems in federal waters surrounding the U.S.
Now the national marine...
Love your gear and it will love you back
September 18, 2017
Anytime you tread off pavement, you’re bound to get dirty. After a day hike or a backpack, your gear is going to need attention. Follow a few simple tips and the boots, bags and tents you invested in will last longer. And you'll be more...