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Stop ludicrous scheme to pump the Mojave Desert water! Major VOTE Tonight 5pm
March 20, 2018
ATTEND TUESDAY EVENING WATER BOARD MEETING AND TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES NOT TO SIGN ON WITH CADIZ!
March 20, 2018 5:30 PM 602 East Huntington Drive, Suite B, Monrovia 91016
Tuesday evening is when your local water board will give...
Register now for Ballona Creek Watershed workshop and tour April 14-15
March 16, 2018
You can be one of L.A’.s leaders in restoring more vibrant, natural habitat that invites wildlife into backyards, front yards, multifamily residences, and public places in the Upper Ballona Watershed.
Join us for “A Day-long...
Stand up for LA's Recycling Program on March 7th press conference & rally
March 1, 2018
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter has been part of the Don't Waste LA Coalition for over 7 years advocating for clean air, zero waste and healthier communities.
Join us on March 7th and show your support for the RECYCLA!
Our right to...
Sierra Club hosts one-night-only climate change play 'Dr. Keeling's Curve'
February 25, 2018
Among climate scientists, Charles David Keeling and the Keeling Curve are famous, even revered. Walk into the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C., and you’ll find one wall shows Darwin’s finches, next to a double...
Learn about the Ballona Creek Watershed at April workshop and bus tour
February 23, 2018
Let's imagine natural flowing water throughout much of the L.A. Basin. It's not such a far-fetched idea. The watershed of Ballona Creek encompasses 130 square miles, from Griffith Park and Mulholland Highway to Westchester and South LA, to...
Ready to go zero waste? We'll show you how at April 7 expo
February 22, 2018
Many communities are banning single-use plastic drinking straws as
a way of cutting back on waste. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Angeles Chapter Zero Waste Team on April 7 will be hosting an...
Join us Feb. 24 at Sierra Club Open House!
February 16, 2018
Sierra Club Open House is free but please register here.
Ready to go zero waste? Learn how at April 7 fair-expo
February 16, 2018
The Angeles Chapter Zero Waste Team on April 7 will be hosting an educational interactive Zero Waste Fair-Expo that will teach you how to get on the right path to cutting down on what you throw away.
Bring your family to this fun event at...
10 ways the Trump administration is ruining America's public lands
February 16, 2018
The striped brick-colored Chinle badlands at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Credit: BLM
Under President Trump and Interior Secretary Zinke's leadership, we have seen the...
First person: L.A. environmental activist Nalleli Cobo
February 16, 2018
Hello, my name is Nalleli Cobo. I am a high school student at Alverno Heights Academy in Sierra Madre. I have lived in South Los Angeles my whole life. Until recently, I lived across the street from an AllenCo Energy oil drilling site which...