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Will Barons of Blue Water be More Equitable than those of Black Oil?
February 17, 2021
http://www.owenslakeproject.com/ This photo was posted in The Lake on April 28, 2016.
Many of today’s under-resourced communities have no more access to blue gold (scarce water) than the under-resourced white residents of the Owens...
What's in your Water
February 17, 2021
A Water Quality Gradebook for LA and OC's Drinking Water
Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood, California. A major storage area for LA's fresh water needs. John Nilsson all rights reserved
As part of the Sierra Club’s long-standing...
Innovative Outdoors Virtual Film Festival Offers Free 2-Night Lineup for the Whole Family
February 4, 2021
YouTube screening Feb 20-21 will benefit Sierra Club’s youth outings program
For more information:
icofilmfestival@gmail.com
In a time of serious stress, nothing soothes like the great outdoors. Now, even...
SB 1383 Tackling Hunger, Waste and Climate
February 1, 2021
Nearly one in four Californians suffer from food insecurity.
Yet more than 11 billion pounds of edible food is wasted every year in California.
Organic waste, including food waste, decomposes in landfills...
Using Three Principles of Effective Organizing to Plan Action on an Issue
February 1, 2021
Woman speaks into megaphone during protest outside Los Angeles City Hall, June '20 - John Nilsson all rights reserved
As a Sierra Club member with an interest in your community, you might come across some issue that you feel is wrong and...
THE END OF OIL IS IN SIGHT
February 1, 2021
A PUMPJACK IN L.A.’S WILMINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD. ACROSS CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE NEAR AN OIL OR GAS WELL, TWO-THIRDS OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. PHOTO BY NACHO CORBELLA
Los Angeles is the largest urban oil field in the...
ExComm Officers Bulletin
January 29, 2021
As it does each year, the Executive Committee of the Angeles Chapter has named its officers for 2021.
Electing Dennis Loya as Chair—Dennis’s immediate priorities are reopening outings safely, and growing membership....
Vote for Sierra Club's Board of Directors
January 29, 2021
You can help decide the direction of the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organization by voting in the Sierra Club’s annual board of directors election. National Board members are elected for three-year terms.
The 2021...
Webinar: Mountain Lions as Neighbors
January 29, 2021
Beth Pratt, California Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation and leader of the #SaveLACougars campaign, gives a talk about coexisting with mountain lions in the second largest city in the country, and the stories of some...
Notable Black Leaders in the Angeles Chapter
January 28, 2021
February is Black History Month, and we take this moment to celebrate the contributions of Black leaders to the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. Be sure to also read about the first Black members in the chapter and the challenges of...