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Come speak out at hearing on Porter Ranch gas leak on Saturday
January 8, 2016
California Gov. Jerry Brown has finally declared a state of emergency in response to the massive out-of-control gas leak that has been flowing unchecked -- and sickening residents -- for months.
On Jan. 9 (Saturday), there will be an important...
Join us for Chapter Retreat on Jan. 23 in Pasadena
January 2, 2016
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Angeles Chapter Retreat
9am-5pm, Saturday, January 23rd, 2016
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Eaton Canyon Nature Center
1750 N. Altadena Dr., Pasadena...
New members elected to Angeles Chapter Executive Committee
December 7, 2015
Five new and re-elected members have been chosen to serve on the Angeles Chapter's Executive Committee in elections that ended Dec. 1.
Sridhar Gullapalli
Marcia Hanscom
Bill Simpson...
Sierra Club applauds court's rejection of Newhall Ranch EIR
December 1, 2015
The Santa Clara River.
Over the past two decades, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups have opposed a massive new Newhall Ranch plan that would house 58,000 people on 12,000 acres along the Santa Clara...
By popular demand, we're offering another trip to Iceland. Here's why.
December 1, 2015
Godifoss Photo credit: Donna Specht
When I first visited Iceland a few years ago a comparison with Ecuador's Galapagos Islands came to my mind: It is a unique sanctuary in the populated West with pristine,...
Come hike every peak in Griffith Park on Dec. 12
December 1, 2015
Photo credit: Sten Rüdrich/Wikimedia Commons
OK, these aren't Sierra Peaks, nor do they count on any Hundred Peaks list, nor are they in the Desert Peaks repertoire, and they are probably too low...
2015 California Legislature bill summaries Sierra Club supported
November 30, 2015
Sierra Club California policy advocates select the California Legislative bills that appear on the 2015 Score Card of the state's elected officials.
The selection is based on factors that include a bill’s overall importance to the state...
2015 California Legislative Report Card: How green are your state representatives?
November 30, 2015
Nearly twice as many California Senators as Assembly members scored a 100% on Sierra Club California’s 2015 legislative report card. It measures how often they voted with the Club’s recommendations on a list of priority bills that would...
How green is your city? 3 things that make L.A. remarkable
November 18, 2015
For those keeping score, Los Angeles has racked up definite points in improving its green image this year. The city that by 2025 promises to be coal-free and reduce greenhouse gases by 45% has taken more strides with renewable energy sources in the...