If you’ve ever hiked along a creek in August and found nothing but a dry bed of rocks, you’ve seen a perfectly healthy California stream. Our rain comes during a… Read More…

Last week, a federal appeals court quietly delivered the clearest warning yet about the future of clean water in California. It threw out a jury verdict finding that a Riverside… Read More…

On June 1, California Coastkeeper Alliance and local Waterkeepers filed petitions in six different waterways in San Diego, the Inland Empire, the San Francisco Bay, the Central Coast, the North… Read More…

Last summer, a bill that could have protected California’s rivers, streams, and wetlands for generations got quietly shelved in its last legislative committee. That bill – Senate Bill 601, the… Read More…

Every time you pay your water bill, you’re part of a system that charges you many times more for water than it charges the state’s largest agricultural operations. That’s not… Read More…

California was built by taking water at unsustainable rates from faraway places, pumping it across the state at enormous energy cost, using it once, and flushing it into the ocean…. Read More…

Does anyone really think Congress meant for a power plant to run its entire lifespan without following the law—just because it might shut down someday? That’s the uncomfortable question at… Read More…

For too long, water pollution in California has followed a familiar pattern: communities suffer, regulators issue fines, and the money disappears into a system that rarely delivers relief where it’s… Read More…

As California enters 2026, the stakes for our water could not be higher. Climate-driven extremes, aging infrastructure, industrial pollution, and inequitable water governance continue to threaten rivers, beaches, and communities… Read More…

2025 was not a banner year for environmental progress. Although sometimes it feels easier to talk about the challenges, we’d like to end the year with some hope for the… Read More…