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For Immediate Release: Monday, June 15, 2020   Contacts: Angeles Chapter Senior Director Morgan Goodwin. Phone: 530 562 7176 San Gorgonio Chapter Chair Mary Ann Ruiz. Phone: 909-815-9379   Press Statement:   On May 31st,...

It has been a tumultuous ten weeks.  Your patience and dedication to the mission of the Sierra Club has been a source of pride and comfort during these difficult times.  We all continue to face the scourge of a global pandemic and its...

Re-posted statement from Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune on the ways in which environmentalists need to show up in this moment. By now, you’ve likely seen the video of Christian Cooper, a Black birder, being...

The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter welcomes Jonathan Howard as the new Communications Coordinator on staff at the chapter office. He starts June 8th and will be focusing on communications, marketing, and media relations to help increase the capacity of...

In this, the second edition of the Directors Desk update, I want to continue to share with you the most interesting bits of the job, give you a sense of what the Chapter is up to, and share a brief story about family and the mountains. In my...

You’re paying too much to cook with gas. You’re paying with your family’s health. Your gas bills are going to go up. And in some parts of the country, the gas industry is even charging you the cost of distributing their...

We are all spending more time online and at home. We are learning how to hold video meetings instead of in person. We have been organizing online navigation trainings and organizing trainings. We have also been connecting with the outdoors in new...

Los Angeles is home to the Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the country. About 500,000 people in LA County live less than half a mile from an active oil well. We know oil and gas pollution are fueling global climate chaos and a...

Metropolitan Water District, the water wholesaler that serves 26 local water agencies in the Southern California region, voted for a two-year budget that will raise water rates during the biggest economic downturn in California since the Great...

This was my first month on the job for the Angeles Chapter and intense would be a big understatement for what it’s been like to step into this role during a pandemic. The Friday before I started, I met our Chapter Chair, Sharon, at the...