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Just say no to Huntington Beach desalination proposal
April 13, 2015
Poseidon Water, a private corporation based in Connecticut, is making the next move in their effort to build an environmentally destructive ocean desalination plant in Huntington Beach. After a humiliating setback at the California Coastal...
Join us for Earth Day events!
March 31, 2015
Each year, Earth Day -- April 22 -- marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Join us for these events and celebrations throughout the month of April.
April 22
Join the Sierra Club in...
Removal of native habitat at Banning Ranch halted
March 26, 2015
Activists prevailed this month at a California Coastal Commission hearing in which a land owner agreed to stop ruining the coastal open space at Banning Ranch in Newport Beach.
The 400-acre Banning Ranch, located at the mouth of the Santa Ana River...
Do you want to keep Griffith Park wild? New pilot plan temporarily reopens roads in the park
March 23, 2015
The Hollywood Sign atop Mt. Lee in Griffith Park. Credit: Mary Forgione
Make your voice heard on the plan to open some roads in Griffith Park to tourists who want access to the Hollywood sign. Express your...
Come to March 26 hearing on air-quality rules about oil and gas wells
March 18, 2015
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has chosen Montebello as the site of the 3rd Working Group Meeting for Proposed Amended Rule (PAR) 1148.1 – Oil & Gas Production Wells. This is an important rule that will effect all...
A long-awaited (and deserved) land victory in Orange County. Who cares why it happened?
March 10, 2015
This is a long story with a happy ending that was hoped for but not assured. The Sierra Club played a role in the story, but I’ll leave it to you to decide whether we should claim victory, just say...
Have you met the L.A. RIver?
March 10, 2015
Water Committee's Charming Evelyn (right) teaches kids about being water-wise in a fun way. Credit: George Watland
When I first heard about the proposed outing between the Chapter's Water Committee and the...
Chapter activists spend an afternoon with Paul Loeb
March 10, 2015
Hope is a hard thing to stoke in these days marred by congressional gridlock and obstructionist politicians, but author Paul Loeb broke through all that.
Loeb travelled from Seattle to meet with Angeles Chapter activists to speak about how we can...
Sign up for Chapter leadership training by March 28
March 10, 2015
Take that first step and become a volunteer leader for the Angeles Chapter!
angeles.sierraclub.org/ltc_leadership_seminar
Offered just twice a year, the next Sierra Club Angeles Chapter's Leadership Training Seminar is scheduled for Saturday,...
We're proud of our record!
March 2, 2015
For over 120 years the Sierra Club has been America’s best-known environmental advocate. The Angeles Chapter, nearly 40,000 strong, is the largest and most influential of the 63 Sierra Club chapters nationwide.
With so many threats to the...