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The western Joshua tree needs your help! CA’s beloved desert species is under threat from climate change, wildfire, and development. Take action TODAY to ask the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect the Joshua tree for generations to come and to achieve #30x30CA

Sierra Club Angeles Chapter leaders and supporters gathered on May 1 at Friendship Auditorium in Griffith Park to celebrate its 2019 awardees. More than 100 members and supporters came together to recognize our volunteers, whose efforts to explore and preserve wild places attest to the chapter’s resiliency in the face of overlapping crises to our climate, health, and democracy. 

Join the Vision Webinar on April 6th that reviews CALGEM Rulemaking – useful information for any environmentalist wanting to make a difference in Southern California where oil ang gas is involved in any way

Wendy-Sue Rosen and Cynthia “Robin” Smith are excited to be the new co-chairs of the Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee. They invite Angeles Chapter members to be a part of the Conservation Committee, meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m.

In 2012, California took the bold step of enacting AB 685, which declared that every person in the state has a right to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water. Seven years later, in 2019, Gov. Newsom signed SB 200 to provide funding to “provide safe drinking water in every California community, for every Californian.” Despite these efforts, more than a million Californians today lack access to clean safe affordable drinking water, and millions of people across the U.S. can’t afford water as bills have risen 80 percent in a decade.

So what factors caused Carlsbad's ocean desal water to become one of the world's most expensive tap waters?  Why are the environmental impacts so troubling? Why are the price hikes continuous?   

As you may know, it’s becoming more important for everyone to try hard to conserve water due to the increased frequency of dangerous droughts brought on by climate change. Here are some important water conservation tips individuals, including cities can implement on a daily basis.

Angeles Chapter ExCom member John Monsen recently interviewed Sam Sukaton about the redistricting of congressional and legislative seats in California and, more specifically, in the Angeles Chapter. 

Did you know that in addition to operating wastewater and solid waste facilities, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts own and maintain a marshland?

The theme for World Water Day 2022 is, Groundwater: Making the Invisible – Visible. Have you ever taken the time to think about the groundwater beneath your feet? Or where your water comes from?

You can help decide the direction of the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organization by voting in the Sierra Club’s annual board of directors election. 

In January, the City of Hawthorne voted unanimously for 100% renewable energy as their default rate while Hermosa Beach voted to join the Clean Power Alliance, thanks in part to the advocacy of the chapter’s Clean Break team. In Orange County, Buena Park became the first city in Orange County to make 100% renewable energy its default, becoming the first member of the Orange County Power Authority to do so. 

West Hollywood Single-Use Plastic Ban Ordinance Passes Unanimously!

While the rest of California advances towards clean energy, the City of Glendale is threatening to move in the opposite direction considering an outdated and irresponsible approach focused on investment in fossil fuel combustion.

Last month (December), L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti along with Los Angeles City Council members demonstrated their commitment to combat Climate Change and eradicate existing air pollution that plagues communities all over Los Angeles by introducing an Energy Justice motion. The motion calls on recommendations for carbon emission elimination strategies in new and existing buildings in accordance with energy and housing justice principles