CCKA Launches Interactive Water Pollution Maps on World Environment Day

CCKA commemorated World Environment Day by officially launching interactive maps of seriously polluted waters throughout California. The United Nations sponsored the 26th annual World Environment Day on June 5th to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues and encourage political action to protect and restore the environment. Sunday, June 8th marked the 16th annual World Ocean Day. CCKA’s launch of new pollution maps and these world environment events coincide with Governor Schwarzenegger’s announcement and Executive Order on the serious drought facing California, which further stresses our waterways. CCKA’s maps aim to educate the public about water pollution in the state and to inform decisionmakers on how to improve the health of California’s polluted waterways. 

Listen to a podcast on California's polluted water bodies by CCKA's Executive Director, Linda Sheehan.

Governor Signals Support for 3 Oil Spill Bills

On June 11th Governor Schwarzenegger signaled his support for oil spill bills. Read the Governor's press release here. One of the bills, AB 2911 (Wolk), includes language co-sponsored by CCKA and Defenders of Wildlife to create an inland oil spill cleanup and penalty program. In 2007, the amount of oil spilled into the state’s creeks, rivers and lakes was over nine times the volume of the Cosco Busan oil spill into San Francisco Bay, with only a small fraction of the cleanup effort. Oil spilled into our local waterways has significant and long-term effects. AB 2911 takes on this problem by increasing penalties on inland oil spills and making the chain of command for enforcement and cleanup clear. Click here to read CCKA's press release. CCKA will continue to work to secure passage of all the pending oil spill bills.

 

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