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Jennifer Gregg joins Angeles Chapter as New Fundraising Officer
December 2, 2022
Jennifer in Acadia National Park
The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter welcomes Jennifer Gregg as the new Fundraising Officer on staff at the chapter office. She is excited to join the team on December 1, 2022, and is ready to achieve...
Announcing Sierra Club’s New Executive Director
November 15, 2022
Republished from Sierra Club National
Ben Jealous
It is with great excitement that I write to you, as President of the Sierra Club, to share the news that the Board of Directors just voted unanimously in support...
WTC Program Returned in 2022 Welcoming an Excited Class of Outdoor enthusiasts
November 7, 2022
The comeback year!
After an interrupted 2020 and a skipped 2021, our beloved WTC program returned in 2022 welcoming an excited class of outdoor enthusiasts.
WTC leader and active HPS member, Matt Kraii lead a...
Local Group Volunteers Represent Chapter at Pasadena 100 Rally
November 4, 2022
The Pasadena Group mobilized to represent the Sierra Club at the Pasadena 100 Rally to celebrate the collection of more than 1,100 postcards from Pasadena residents with the message: “I care about climate change and I want Pasadena to be...
Avoid Grid Black Outs With Swell Energy's Black Friday Offer!
November 4, 2022
Extreme weather events, due to climate change, are increasingly straining the aging and overburdened electric grid. As high electricity demand continues to stress the grid, the need for Flex Alerts, which call for consumers to voluntarily conserve...
Sierra Club Continues to Fight the Doheny Desalination Project in OC
November 4, 2022
In mid-October, less than six months after rejecting a proposal for a massive desalination plant in Huntington Beach (Poseidon), the California Coastal Commission approved—with conditions— the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project near the...
LA County Board Green-Lights Ordinance to Phase Out Oil Wells
November 4, 2022
On a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance that will ban new oil drilling and declare existing oil drilling a nonconforming land use in unincorporated Los Angeles. After Culver City last year, Los Angeles...
Terrific donation for the chapter library
October 17, 2022
The Angeles Chapter library is a one-of a kind collection of mountaineering writings and culture.
This month, we received a very generous donation of books from Alan Stamm. Alan has been a member of the Sierra Club for 64 years, and a life...
Keeping the Lights On During Extreme Heat
October 3, 2022
The long-lasting heat wave that settled over the U.S. West in early September set record high temperatures and created an energy emergency for Californians. According to the National Weather Service, Sacramento reached 116 degrees on Tuesday,...
National Sierra Club 2022 Awardees
September 20, 2022
Every year the Sierra Club honors volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to the environmental movement. This year the Angeles Chapter is proud to call three of these leaders our own. We are including their photos, and the nominations for...