California Coastkeeper Alliance

California Coastkeeper Alliance California’s voice for clean water 💧

Los Angeles just adopted a first-in-the-nation regulation for shopping centers and warehouses to clean up their own stor...
07/30/2026

Los Angeles just adopted a first-in-the-nation regulation for shopping centers and warehouses to clean up their own stormwater pollution 👏 The new rules will require hundreds of businesses to better manage the polluted runoff from parking lots that flows to waterways and beaches.

Read the full article here: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-29/la-polluted-runoff-regulation.

And stay tuned while we hold the rest of the state accountable to do the same 🫡

Every July 25, we celebrate Swimmable California Day! A day to get out and enjoy our favorite beaches and watering holes...
07/21/2026

Every July 25, we celebrate Swimmable California Day! A day to get out and enjoy our favorite beaches and watering holes. But what if you don’t know whether your local waterway is safe to swim? That’s the reality for many Californians cooling off in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs this weekend.

Nearly three decades ago, California made a commitment to ocean beach swimmers: regular bacterial testing at public beaches with posted warnings when the water is unsafe. No program like this exists for California’s inland waterways.

So how can we make a truly ? Develop a statewide monitoring program for freshwater recreation sites that mirrors what coastal beachgoers enjoy. That way, we can all enjoy the waters close to home.

Read more at: https://cacoastkeeper.org/safe-to-swim-for-all/

Let’s stop the flow of plastic pollution to our waters and communities. How can you commit to reducing single-use plasti...
07/01/2026

Let’s stop the flow of plastic pollution to our waters and communities. How can you commit to reducing single-use plastics in your day-to-day? 🗑️

One ocean, one climate, one future, together 💙
06/08/2026

One ocean, one climate, one future, together 💙

📣 Today, we joined Waterkeepers across California in demanding that the state fill a critical gap in its stormwater prog...
06/01/2026

📣 Today, we joined Waterkeepers across California in demanding that the state fill a critical gap in its stormwater program: pollution from commercial properties.

🛒 Big-box stores, warehouse campuses, and auto dealers generate 30-80% of the toxic metal pollution that dirties public waterways while covering only a fraction of the land. It is time that corporations become accountable for their own pollution.💧If they don’t, California will never meet its clean water goals.

This April, California extended its vessel speed reduction program along the entire coast, a milestone for a program tha...
05/14/2026

This April, California extended its vessel speed reduction program along the entire coast, a milestone for a program that began over a decade ago in Santa Barbara. 🎉

Ships pose a huge threat to whales and marine mammals from direct strikes, noise pollution, and chemical pollutants. 🚢 The vessel speed reduction program slows down shipping traffic enough to drop the risk of fatal ship strikes significantly and reduce underwater noise up to 40%.

However, the expanded program does not go far enough: a longer season and wider zones would greatly reduce shipping impacts to endangered whale populations, sea otters, and other marine mammals. 🐋🦦

Read more about the program and how to improve it on our blog: https://cacoastkeeper.org/californias-vessel-speed-reduction-program-just-expanded-but-not-far-enough/

Nutrient pollution from coastal wastewater facilities causes harmful algal blooms that shut down fisheries, makes our co...
04/30/2026

Nutrient pollution from coastal wastewater facilities causes harmful algal blooms that shut down fisheries, makes our coastal waters more acidic, and harms marine wildlife. Combined with increasingly warmer waters year-over-year, California’s coast just can’t take any more hits. ☀️

In today’s LA Times, California Coastkeeper Alliance’s executive director underscores the urgent need to address coastal nutrient pollution now, so that our marine ecosystems and blue economy can thrive. 🌊

Read the full op-ed here: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-04-30/californias-ocean-heat-records

Urban households pay 5-10x more for water than large agricultural operations. That’s not an accident - that’s policy. Bu...
04/27/2026

Urban households pay 5-10x more for water than large agricultural operations. That’s not an accident - that’s policy. But the people bearing the heaviest costs are the same communities that built California agriculture with their labor, and the same communities that have been systematically excluded from owning it.

It doesn’t have to stay this way. Read more on our blog: https://cacoastkeeper.org/californias-water-system-wasnt-built-for-you/

This Earth Day, we remind you that progress happens when people show up. Imperfect, collective action is better than ina...
04/22/2026

This Earth Day, we remind you that progress happens when people show up. Imperfect, collective action is better than inaction. What’s one way, big or small, that you can commit to better protecting our environment and shared resources? 🌎💧🌲

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