Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) announced a sweeping suspension of environmental protection laws and regulations due to the current COVID-19 crisis. While the severity of this… Read More…

California leads the nation as a top agricultural producer and contributor to global food supply. Unfortunately, intensive agricultural activities threaten the very resources upon which they depend, including clean water… Read More…

To say that I am honored and proud to be joining California Coastkeeper Alliance (CCKA) as the organization’s new Staff Attorney would be an understatement. Joining the organization is truly… Read More…

Photo provided by Inland Empire Waterkeeper, as part of its work with the Clean Camp Coalition to improve water quality along the Santa Ana River. In California, over 151,000 people… Read More…

Photo: Humboldt Baykeeper Clean water is fundamental to our health, economy, and way of life – and this isn’t a secret to anyone living in California. California led the nation… Read More…

Each year, thousands of people travel through the Sierra foothills to reach Nevada City and Grass Valley for the South Yuba River Citizen League (SYRCL – also known as the… Read More…

“Unlicensed auto dismantlers are unregulated in the handling and disposing of hazardous materials and fluids,” said Sean Bothwell, Executive Director of the California Coastkeeper Alliance. “This underground industry poses a real… Read More…

“The California Senate found that while the existing law required each eligible business to have IGP coverage, many businesses had not filed for such coverage with the state Water Board…. Read More…

“Our communities are behind in developing and enacting adaptation plans that correspond with current sea level rise projections,” said Sean Bothwell, executive director of the California Coastkeeper Alliance. “Sea level… Read More…

“I think staff in the draft permit lose sight of that,” said Sean Bothwell, executive director of the California Coast Keeper [sic] Alliance. “That [minimizing marine life mortality] is the… Read More…