Posts with the category ‘Legislation’


Polluters Pay, Communities Benefit: California Launches New Clean Water Funding Program

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…


AI Data Centers’ Thirst

Data centers power the modern internet, storing and processing the data required for our online activities. Though these types of server facilities have existed for decades, they are popping up… Read More…


CCKA’s 2026 Priorities for Clean Water

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…


CCKA’s Water Wins of 2025

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…


2025 Legislative Recap

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…


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…


Governor Newsom Signs Assembly Bill 263 to Support California Tribes, but More Work is Needed

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…


It’s Time Governor Newsom Safeguard California from Trump’s Clean Water Rollbacks

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…


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…


Empowering Communities: The Clean Water Act’s “Citizen Suit” Provision

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…


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