The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Call in for Clean Air on Dec. 4
November 25, 2014
Spanish translation:
"Llamado para el Aire Limpio” Junta en persona y Virtual
El Informe del Estado del Aire en 2014 clasificó a Los Ángeles como la ciudad más contaminada con polución en el país, y tampoco ha cumplido con...
Join us for Remembering and Understanding John Muir panel Dec. 1
November 24, 2014
Join us for a Sierra Club Panel discussion called "Remembering and Understanding John Muir"
7 - 8:30 PM, December 1, at Vroman's bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101; 626-449-5320
Famed naturalist and...
LA-ICO leader Shirley Hickman wins national Sierra Club award
November 24, 2014
Chapter Chair Carole Mintzer, left; national board member Susana Reyes; Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune; honoree and ICO leader Shirley Hickman (center); leader Melody Anderson; and Chapter Vice Chair David...
What you don't know about the Trans Pacific Partnership could hurt you -- and the planet
November 20, 2014
TPP might sound like a bathroom accessory. Instead, it stands for Trans Pacific Partnership, which is a major trade pact being negotiated in secret by the U.S. and many other Pacific Rim countries.
Imagine you are the CEO of a multinational...
Keystone XL pipeline vote was way too close
November 19, 2014
Sierra Club Michael Brune's message about the Keystone XL pipeline vote that came within one vote of passage in the Senate on Tuesday (it had already passed the House):
The U.S. Senate came closer than ever to approving the Keystone XL pipeline...
Sierra Club applauds China-U.S. pledge to reduce pollution
November 12, 2014
The U.S. and China released a groundbreaking announcement Tuesday to set ambitious goals for climate action and carbon pollution reductions.
President Obama has made a pledge for 2025 that keeps the United States on track to cut its...
Free 'Decarbonizing California' event features Sierra Club's Michael Brune
November 10, 2014
Click here to reserve free tickets for the event.
Featured Speaker: Mary Nichols
Mary D. Nichols is Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, a post she has held since 2007.
In addition to her work at the Air Board, she has...
Sierra Club reaction to 2014 Mid-Year Election results
November 5, 2014
Sierra Club's Michael Brune tells members to hang tough amid GOP-dominated wins in the 2014 Mid-Year Elections. His comments:
“Last night’s election played out much as was predicted by analysts. Despite the climate movement...
Chapter and other groups sue to stop filthy air in L.A.
October 31, 2014
Four health and environmental groups, including Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, filed a complaint Friday, Oct. 31, in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s faulty approval of Los...
Sierra Club says vote no on Measure P
October 29, 2014
The nation’s largest and oldest grassroots community-based environmental organization, and one of the country’s earliest and consistent voices for parks, Sierra Club, announced its recommendation for voters related to an important ballot...