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The PERMIT Act Threatens California’s Water

Fifty years ago, America’s waters were severely polluted. Rivers caught fire, lakes were unsafe to swim, and municipalities struggled to provide people with safe, clean drinking water. The Clean Water… Read More…


Beyond Data: The Time to Act on Nitrate Contamination is Now

CCKA and the coalition of community and clean water advocates at the State Water Board’s Expert Panel Hearing. Low-income communities of color in California’s Central Valley and Central Coast have… Read More…


Protecting San Diego’s Waters: Why the State Must Approve the Region’s Biological Objectives

On May 6, 2025, California Coastkeeper Alliance, alongside Orange County Coastkeeper and San Diego Coastkeeper, appeared before the California State Water Resources Control Board to advocate for the approval of… Read More…


Welcome Marty Farrell to California Coastkeeper Alliance!

I am so excited to join California Coastkeeper Alliance as its new Policy Analyst! My passion for environmental stewardship and water policy stems back to time hiking, running, and swimming… Read More…


California Continues to Fail Commercial Fishing

Last week, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted 13 to 1 to recommend banning all commercial salmon fishing off the California coast. This decision, which the National Marine Fisheries Service… Read More…


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