Santa Barbara-Ventura Blog

Stand strong today by giving whatever you can to support our work this holiday season and going into 2026.

The Sierra Club’s Ventura Network is drawing dozens of residents to its monthly events, and the word is spreading.

The plan to phase out oil/gas in Santa Barbara County will save lives, reduce air pollution, and help meet our climate goals.

Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter's Condor Call Editor John Hankins has won the 2025 Sierra Club National Communication Excellence Award!

The transition away from fossil fuels can be slowed but not stopped, and every day our air is getting cleaner, and lives are being saved.

Blackford Becomes the First Female Executive Director in Organization’s History

Hundreds of residents, activists, and leaders came together to celebrate the potential of renewable energy to power the 21st century.

The process of phasing out oil production in Santa Barbara County started May 13 when County Supervisors voted 3:1 to begin a move that, when implemented, will save lives, reduce air- pollution and help meet our climate goals.

Become part of the solution to ocean pollution on Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, Sept. 20 in both Santa Barbara and Ventura counties (and statewide) 9am to noon, thanks to the CA California Coastal Commission.

A federal court on July 25 allowed the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and its clients to intervene in a lawsuit against Santa Barbara County filed by fossil fuel companies trying to restart a huge oil and gas operation on the Gaviota Coast.