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News Archive
Letter from Sacramento: Cement Needs to Come Clean
June 28, 2019 By Kathryn Phillips, Director, Sierra Club California
National Sierra Club Elections are Underway - VOTE!
February 26, 2019 By Sharon Koch, Chapter Chair
The Battle Over the Tres Hermanos Ranch
February 25, 2019 By Robin Smith
California License Plate
Nominating Committee for 2020 National Board Election

Applicants for new appointments are now being invited
Clean air over Los Angeles
1 Million LA and Ventura County Residents Now Receiving 100% Renewable Energy
February 21, 2019 By David Haake

Thanks to the Clean Power Alliance, ~930,000 customers living in Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood and 6 other CPA cities will have 100% clean, renewable energy flowing from their electrical outlets!
Beyond Coal demonstration
First State-of-the-State Delivers Half a Loaf for the Environment

Governor Gavin Newsom delivered some good news and bad news for California’s environment during his state-of-the-state address on Tuesday.
Passages: Robert (Bob) Lewis, Angeles Chapter Sierra Singles Founder
February 12, 2019 By Dorothy (Dottie) Juarez, Photo: Laurie Bailey Photography, 2015

Robert (Bob) Lewis passed on Thursday December 13th, 2018
Passages: Jo Ann Dodson, Long Time Sierra Club Activist in Antelope Valley
February 8, 2019 By Chapter Sfaff
Poppies and lavender in bloom
Letter from Sacramento: A Chance to Take a Better Path
January 27, 2019 By Kathryn Phillips, Director, Sierra Club California
Deer at the BKK Landfill
The Legacy of One of California´s Most Infamous Landfills
January 30, 2019 By Brian Jobst
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Congratulates UTLA Teachers for New LAUSD Agreement
January 24, 2019 By Yvonne Martinez-Watson
The San Gabriel Mountains need your help! Rapid Response Clean Up to Government's Shutdown Jan. 26th
Tell the AQMD Board: Ban Use Of MHF in Local Refineries!
Sierra Club Opposes Expansion of the Quemetco Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Plant
December 31, 2018 By Joan Licari, San Gabriel Valley Task Force
2019 New Years Resolution for Youth: Wildlife and the Sierra Club

Ongoing Construction in West Hollywood Creating Environmental Concern
December 18, 2018 By Ashleen Knutsen, Water Committee
Passages: David Czamanske, Longtime Environmental and Political Activist
December 26, 2018 By Elizabeth Pomeroy

Memorial gathering will be Sunday, Feb. 3. See story for details.
After Woolsey Fire burned areas north of sign
California Wildfires: What burned and what's still standing
California Sierra Club PAC Ends First Full Election Cycle and Looks Towards the Future
December 3, 2018 By Pierre Gagniarre, Chapter Communications Committee
Help is needed to stop the Los Cerritos Wetlands from being drilled and killed!
December 2, 2018 By Anna Christensen

On Thursday December 13th, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration and Oil Consolidation Project will be reviewed, and could be approved.
Sierra Club Exposes Climate Change Denier and Likely Project Veritas Operative Volunteering at Angeles Chapter
December 1, 2018 By Oakland, CA -- Lauren Lantry
Chapter Job Opening - Communications Coordinator
November 26, 2018 By George Watland
Please Donate to Sierra Club California’s Wildfire Relief Fund
November 13, 2018 By Kathryn Phillips, Director, Sierra Club California
Nadia´s Hope Garden Opens on a Beautiful Day in November
November 27, 2018 By Charming Evelyn with Nadia and her family
How to have fun and be safe on snow
November 27, 2018 By Will McWhinney
Sierra Club Pasadena Joins the 41st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade
November 27, 2018 By Bill Joyce
The Mid-term Election – An Angeles Chapter Win for the Environment
November 26, 2018 By Sharon Koch
Joan Jones Holtz Honored
November 26, 2018 By Howard Strauss
Get Outdoors & Get Moving!
October 31, 2018 By William Chen, Chapter Communications Committee
Southern California´s Shrinking Coastline
October 31, 2018 By Georgia Cartmill, Chapter Communications Committee
Sierra Club Opposes Expansion of the Quemetco Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Plant
October 31, 2018 By Joan Licari, San Gabriel Valley Task Force
Residents Have a New Choice for Renewable Energy in LA and Ventura Counties
October 29, 2018 By Theresa Tran, Communications Committee
Have you cast your vote yet?
October 27, 2018 By Chapter Staff
Sierra Club outings leaders: Need to update your first aid certification? December 15th, sign up
December 3, 2018 By From Chapter reports
Sierra Club’s Presentation of Dr. Keeling’s Curve a Hit!
October 10, 2018 By Chapter Staff
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Now Observed as a Sierra Club Holiday
October 7, 2018 By Chapter Staff
Campaign to stop rebuilding gas power plants in LA is marching on
Get Your Personal Voting Guide With Sierra Club Endorsements
October 4, 2018 By Chapter Staff
Chapter Awards Nominations Due Nov 1
September 17, 2018 By Chapter Staff
How to meet California's housing needs and protect the environment
September 10, 2018 By From Sierra Club California
Wait! Before you throw out that food …
September 10, 2018 By From Chapter reports
Remember to register and vote in Nov. 6 mid-term elections
September 10, 2018 By Sharon Koch
September 18, 2018 Monthly Airport Marina Group Meeting at Chace Park 7 pm - 8:30 pm
September 7, 2018 By Jeanette Vosburg
Big turnout, plenty of elected officials at Angeles Chapter’s fundraiser for California Sierra Club PAC
August 30, 2018 By Frank Gruber
5 things policy-makers should do right now about California's wildfires
August 27, 2018 By By Kathryn Phillips
Microfibers aren't a micro problem for our oceans
July 27, 2018 By Hoiyin Ip
How young activists become planet protectors
July 27, 2018 By Angelica Gonzalez
Calling all Outings Leaders: Is your first aid certification current?
July 26, 2018 By From Chapter reports
Join us in a salute to our green leaders at the 2018 Political Leadership Awards
July 23, 2018 By Susana Reyes
Dr. Keeling's Curve
July 23, 2018 By By Steve Wicke

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