Much of the leafy greens on America’s dinner tables are grown on California’s Central Coast. But for decades, irrigated agricultural operations have polluted the region’s groundwater and degraded rivers, streams,… Read More…
Much of the leafy greens on America’s dinner tables are grown on California’s Central Coast. But for decades, irrigated agricultural operations have polluted the region’s groundwater and degraded rivers, streams,… Read More…
California failed to protect our waters, ecosystems, and communities again in 2026. With the Trump Administration dismantling federal environmental protections at a pace we’ve never seen, Californians needed their state… 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…
For almost 50 years under the Coastal Zone Management Act, or CZMA, California has had a legal right to review federal projects affecting its coastline (like offshore oil drilling, pipeline… 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…
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…. 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…
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…
Data centers have been in California for a long time, and the number and size of facilities are growing to support the rapid boom of artificial intelligence. Oversight, though, has… 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…
