The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Angeles Chapter Stands with the National Monuments on June 24th
June 14, 2017
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order that directs the Department of the Interior to review national monuments created by Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. That’s not only a brazen attack on the 111-year-old...
Southern California has the dirtiest air in the nation. Who's supposed to fix that?
June 2, 2017
Yvonne Watson, a Sierra Club clean-air activist and lifelong Southern California resident, recounts the history of air pollution in Southern California and her struggle to breathe throughout her life in the most polluted air...
Six national monuments in California that need your help
June 2, 2017
President Trump's order to review 27 national monuments created over the last two decades includes six in California. Sierra Club, activists and outdoors lovers worked hard to create these public lands for recreation and habitat protection. Now...
Sierra Club says no to Trump's plan to withdraw from Paris Accord
May 31, 2017
At the close of the 2017 G7 Summit in Italy, the U.S. refused to sign on to a communique reaffirming a strong commitment to swiftly implement the Paris Agreement. Now President Trump has indicated the U.S. will pull out of...
Stand with the monuments: Tell Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke you want all national public lands to be kept intact
May 30, 2017
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order that directs the Department of the Interior to review national monuments created by Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. That’s not only a brazen attack on the 111-year-...
Climb, ride, slide, fly: 2017 Adventure Film Festival
May 26, 2017
Now in its 14th year, the 2017 Adventure Film Festival is an international forum for the best and most inspiring independent adventure films of the year. Encompassing all aspects of adventure, from serious exploration to environmental heroism...
Trump's 2018 budget: What it means for the environment (brace yourself)
May 25, 2017
President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget released May 23 will have a negative impact on wildlife, ocean protection and public land resources in Southern California and across our nation.
A few highlights:
--Elimination of...
Sungevity Bankruptcy Update
May 25, 2017
Sungevity filed for bankruptcy in March 2017 and has been working to sell its business and obligations. As part of that Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and sale, Sierra Club understands that Sungevity has sold certain of its assets to a...
Advanced screening of 'From the Ashes'
May 22, 2017
Join us on June 8 for an advanced screening of the remarkable documentary about coal mining in America, "From the Ashes."
Join us for a movie that captures Americans in communities accross the country as they wrestle with the legacy...
We need your voice on Bears Ears National Monument by May 26
May 19, 2017
Following Trump’s Executive Order to review over 20 years of national monument designations, the Department of Interior has announced a shockingly brief 15 day comment period on whether or not Bears Ears National Monument should...
