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…

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…

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…

This year, CCKA introduced Senate Bill 601, the Right to Clean Water Act, which aims to protect California from the Trump Administration’s federal rollbacks by enshrining longstanding federal Clean Water… 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…

Have you ever witnessed water pollution and thought: I wish I could make that stop? What if we told you that you can?  The Clean Water Act is our nation’s… Read More…

Stormwater is the number one source of urban pollution – it runs off of paved surfaces like parking lots, sidewalks, and streets when it rains, carrying toxins into nearby waterways…. Read More…

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary law in the United States that protects surface waters from pollution. Historically, the CWA has applied to wetlands and waters with a… Read More…

Image: 3 Fish Studios Today, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its plan to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rewrite the definition of “waters of… Read More…