Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit Defending Rejection of Harmful Southern California Development

  • Posted on 2 December 2021
  • By Angeles Chapter Updates
As part of a long struggle to curb unneeded sprawl development and to protect vital wildlife corridors, the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, and California Native Plant Society filed a motion to defend a Calabasas City Council’s denial of a residential and commercial development proposed for the city’s fire-prone hillsides. 
 

LA Zoo Expansion Threatens to Destroy Native Woodlands

  • Posted on 29 November 2021
  • By Juliet Fang, Communications Volunteer

Sierra Club Angeles Chapter is calling on the Mayor and City Council to Stop L.A. Zoo's planned destruction of native woodlands. A $650 million LA Zoo expansion would make room for modern animal habitats and veterinary support facilities, but could impact 227 protected native trees like Southern California Black Walnut, Toyons, Coast Live Oak, and other native shrubs. Instead club leaders are asking Angelenos to support the environmentally superior Alternative 1 in the Zoo Vision Plan, which preserves 23 acres of native woodlands.

Orange County Oil Spill Town Hall

  • Posted on 22 November 2021
  • By Angeles Chapter Updates

Pictured left to right - Cottie Petrie-Norris, Dave Min, Arlis Reynolds, Monica Embrey, Ray Hiemstra, Kim Carr, Kim Kolpin, Sharon Koch, Melissa Brock and Joana Tavares-Reager

Pictured left to right - Cottie Petrie-Norris, Dave Min, Arlis Reynolds, Monica Embrey, Ray Hiemstra, Kim Carr, Kim Kolpin, Sharon Koch, Melissa Brock and Joana Tavares-Reager

Help us reach more members through video and podcasts!

  • Posted on 1 November 2021
  • By Everette Phillips

We are looking for environmentally inclined individuals who have an interest in digital marketing and digital strategies with an ambition to participate in the creation of video interview and podcasts then reorganize the content into snack size video and memes for broader social media – learn more here: https://angeles.sierraclub.org/volunteer Virtual organizational meetings are Monday evening sign up for details.

Coastal Activist Primer: Intro to the Coastal Act

  • Posted on 1 November 2021
  • By Seth Weisbord
Often Sierra Club members become concerned about conservation issues along the coastline of LA and Orange Counties. Usually, this means having some knowledge about the California Coastal Act and California Coastal Commission is useful. This article is part of a planned series of articles and videos/podcasts to help those new to coastal activism quickly come up to speed on how to be effective in protecting our coastal environment.
 
Introduction to the Coastal Act
 

West Hollywood Takes a Stand Against Plasticware

  • Posted on 1 November 2021
  • By Juliet Fang, Communications Volunteer
The scene is all too familiar: a crinkly bag handed to us at our doorstep or a restaurant, the bag’s THANK YOUs stretched pink as it struggles to contain the tower of squeaky Styrofoam containers stashing steaming takeout. Nestled somewhere in the bag are thick, plastic utensils each sealed in their own clear baggies, sitting alongside an accouterment of condiment packets. 
 

Irvine and Los Angeles each win $1M Cool Cities Grant

  • Posted on 27 October 2021
  • By mgoodwin
Thanks to hundreds of people who have signed up as Cool Block captains, the cities of Irvine and Los Angeles are about to get a whole lot cooler. 
 
The Cities of Los Angeles and Irvine have been chosen as two of three CA cities to participate in the Cool City Challenge to create a climate moonshot strategy — an ambitious, exploratory, and ground-breaking approach to reach communitywide, inclusive sustainability. 
 

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