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| Future Sierra Club activists include (from left) Hannah Freedman, a trainer for the Sierra Club's West Summer Program 2018, and participants Karina Zapata of South L.A., Alondra Alonso from Los Angeles, and Fernando Lopez Gonzalez of North Hills. Credit: Angelica Gonzalez |
The Sierra Club is changing its requirements for first aid certification for Outings Leaders. The date shown on your certification will become the basis for the official expiration date for your first aid certification. Your certification must be current for at least 2 years.
Each year we honor California leaders who have made a difference for the environment. Join us for the 2018 Political Leadership Awards 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 25 with the theme "A River for All." You'll get to meet and honor (from left):
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| An oil field in Inglewood, Calif. Credit: L.A. County |
Sometimes we all need to be reminded the profound difference one person can make -- and to be inspired to chart our own course. Jeannette Merrilees loved Crystal Cove State Park and for years led a Sierra Club task force to protect it from a proposal for a luxury resort that would restrict access to beachgoers.
Many Southern Californians may not be aware of something happening in their own backyard. A billion-dollar desalination plant, the most expensive and environmentally-damaging way to secure Orange County's future water supply, is planned for Huntington Beach.
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| An aerial view of San Francisco Bay and its fragile delta areas. Credit: US Geological Survey |
Scott Pruitt's got a polluting problem. Ever since he became head of the EPA, he's only cared about helping out polluting industries, not our families' health. And now he's using a strategy right out of the tobacco industry's playbook.
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