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…
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…
The Santa Ynez River watershed provides critical habitat for species that depend on groundwater-supported stream flows, including endangered species such as steelhead. Unfortunately, unmanaged groundwater extraction in the watershed threatens… 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…
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…
In my 15-year career I have never seen such an anti-environmental legislative session. It saddens me to say this with such confidence, but California is no longer the national leader… Read More…
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed September 26th Native American Day and announced the signing of several bills that advance tribal priorities. Those tribal priorities included CCKA co-sponsored Assembly Bill 263 (Rogers), which… Read More…
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…
The year is off to an inauspicious and unsettling start. The Los Angeles fires, Trump’s Executive Orders attacking California’s water policy with outright lies, and the severe pullback of federal… Read More…
Hunting and habitat loss drove California grizzly bears to extinction, and today, these animals exist only on our state flag. Their history provides a stark reminder of how much California’s… Read More…
