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East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Rainbow Sierrans, the Sierra Club's first LGBTQ hiking group, on 40 years of trekking together

A Sierra Club LGBTQ affinity group formed in 1986 continues thriving decades later, sustaining friendships and commemorating co-founder Bob Walker's environmental and cultural legacy.
Social justice
fromNew York Amsterdam News
4 weeks ago

Ben Jealous fired as Sierra Club's first Black executive director; many say racism at play

Sierra Club board fired its first Black executive director, Ben Jealous, amid disagreements and without providing detailed reasons.
fromNew York Amsterdam News
1 month ago

Ben Jealous victim of racism at Sierra Club, allies say

"We have worked with Ben closely throughout his tenure as executive director, and speak from experience. Ben is under attack by many who, through a pattern of misinformation, character assassination, and discrimination, seek to oust him from his position and drive him out of the Sierra Club."
Social justice
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Cupertino quarry owner to begin multi-million-dollar cleanup of mining waste in creek

Heidelberg Materials begins an environmental project to clean up Permanente Creek from mining waste as part of a settlement from a 2011 lawsuit.
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