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 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…

July 25th is Swimmable California Day! A day proclaimed by the California Legislature to recognize every Californians’ right to waterways and beaches that are clean and safe to enjoy. Wherever… Read More…

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…

Last month, we told you about the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approval of a revised groundwater well construction and drilling ordinance intended to protect local streams and creeks, and… Read More…

California is getting hit with its second atmospheric river in a week, and California Coastkeeper Alliance is reflecting on how the state can better prepare for wild swings between drought… Read More…

California is starting off the new year with a bang, as an atmospheric river pummels the state with flooding rains, damaging winds, and significant mountain snowfall. After years of intense… Read More…

California Coastkeeper Alliance accomplished a lot for clean water in 2022 – successfully wrapping up years-long projects like the fight against a harmful desalination plant on the Orange County coast,… Read More…

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, landmark legislation with a lofty goal to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s… Read More…

In June, California Coastkeeper had the privilege of participating in a PFAS Monitoring Project, one of the country’s largest PFAS surface water contamination data projects yet. But what does PFAS… Read More…