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News Archive
When Green Is Bad: Lush (Non-Native) Lawns
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
Plants of San Gabriel Mountains CD
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
In South L.A., CSU Helps Students Learn and Practice Sustainability
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
Study Details Benefits, Impacts of San Gabriel River Discovery Center
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
Sustainable Gardening 101
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
A Public Thank You Note
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
Update: L.A.'s Plan For Zero Waste
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
Volunteer Corner
July 1, 2009 By The Editor
Called To Action by a Turtle
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
CHAPTER ACTIVISTS WORKING TO KEEP CITY PARKS HIKER-FRIENDLY AND MOUNTAIN-BIKE FREE
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
COMMITTEE OFFERS YOU AN EASY WAY TO HELP SLOW GLOBAL WARMING
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
Composting 101
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
Don't Waste the Desert on Trash
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
ZERO WASTE: FUN WITH REPURPOSING
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
LETTERS AND EMAILS
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
LOBBY DAY IS AUGUST 23, 24 mark your calendars!
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
CHAPTER TASK FORCE TAKES ON MONTEBELLO HILLS EIR
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
Club Launches Online Communities
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
THINKING OUTSIDE THE DUMP: ZERO WASTE
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
PALOS VERDES LANDFILL
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
EVOLUTION OF A WASTE WATCHER
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
HELP SAVE L.A. COUNTY'S LAST WILD RIVER
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
PSYCHOLOGY OF ZERO WASTE
June 1, 2009 By The Editor
Join the Fight to Preserve Banning Ranch
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
THE ECOLOGY OF LOVING AND LEAVING YOUR CELL PHONE
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
MCLEAN CD GIVES YOU FLOWER POWER AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
Sustainable From The Cradle: An Environmental Journalist Offers Tips for a Greener Nursery
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
Vern and Debbie Jahnke's Green Dream Home
May 1, 2009 By Michelle Mocarski
Join Airport-Marina For the Do's and Don'ts of Mountain Ecotourism on May 18
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
Angeles Chapter Conservation Legal Committee and Loyola Law Partner in Environmental Law Training
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
Omnibus Bill Adds 2 Wilderness Areas in San Gabriels, 2 Million Acres in U.S.
May 1, 2009 By Don Bremner
Save The Date: Western Wilderness Conference 2010 New Aims, New Allies
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
THREE CHEERS FOR CHAPTER ENTITIES--TOGETHER WE MAKE THE CHAPTER STRONG!
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
SUSTAINABILITY TIPS SOME IDEAS FOR GREENING YOUR LIFESTYLE
May 1, 2009 By The Editor
ANNUAL STARR RANCH BARBEQUE APRIL 26
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
EARTH DAY
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
THE CHAIR'S CORNER
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
CHANNEL ISLANDS: CHOOSE MAY, JULY, AUGUST, OR SEPTEMBER
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
COUGAR P-12 EVIDENCE THAT WILDLIFE CORRIDORS WORK
April 1, 2009 By Dave Brown
SOUTHERN SIERRAN'S WEBMASTER PERFORMS AT EARTH DAY'S CELEBRATION
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
NEIGHBORS' PLANS FOR EXPANSION MAY SPELL TROUBLE FOR GRIFFITH PARK
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
Group Spotlight: Inner City Outings
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
ANGELES CHAPTER CONSERVATION LEGAL COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR PREPARES LAW STUDENTS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PLANET
April 1, 2009 By Dean Wallraff

Loyola Law School trains lawyers in the basics of CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). CEQA, like its big brother, the federal National Environmental Policy Act, requires that agencies contemplating a project that might substantially affect the environment prepare a report on the potential environmental effects of that project.
Passages
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
A POLCOMM MEMBER REFLECTS ON THE UPCOMING LA CITY ATTY RACE
April 1, 2009 By Emil Lawton

The two candidates for Los Angeles City Attorney, Jack Weiss and Carmen Trutanich, who received the most votes in the first round on March 3, will face each other in a runoff election on May 19.
COAST REDWOODS STATE NATIONAL PARKS ADVENTURE
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
THE URGENT BUSINESS OF SAVING THE PLANET CAN'T BE SCHEDULED FOR BUREAUCRACY'S CONVENIENCE
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
VOLUNTEER CORNER
April 1, 2009 By The Editor
The Economic Bubble Explained
March 1, 2009 By The Editor
Celebrating the Life of a Great Mountaineer and Friend
March 1, 2009 By The Editor

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