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What’s at Stake for Protecting Our Waters

October 15, 2024 | By Julie MacNamara

The outcome of the November 5 election will have significant implications for clean water, the climate, and environmental justice. The protection of clean water, once a broadly supported issue, has over time become highly politicized.

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Supporting Fenceline Communities

August 20, 2015 | By Rosanna Esparza

Clean Water Board Member, Vernice Miller-Travis and I spent a day in Bakersfield, CA with organizers and representatives of U.S. EPA Region 9, Central CA Environmental Justice Network and Global Community Monitor at a workshop examining community-based air monitoring projects and the importance of quality assurance plans.

Collaborating for Success: Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation

Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Depends on You!

July 30, 2015 | By Jennifer Clary

Clean Water Fund, in partnership the Union of Concerned Scientists and Community Water Center has released its first guide to California groundwater planning. Collaborating for Success follows the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), and provides a roadmap for local agencies to ensure that communities, environmental advocates, tribes and other stakeholders are effectively engaged in local groundwater management efforts.

ReThinking Disposables

August 11, 2014 | By Clean Water Action

By Madison Davis, California Waste Program Intern Since starting my summer internship at Clean Water Action in Oakland, I’ve discovered how little I really knew about how disposable containers’ impact our environment. Of course as a life long environmentalist, I’ve always tried to do what I could

Drought Inspires Call for Long-Term Solutions

January 17, 2014 | By Jennifer Clary

It’s said that the worst time to plan for a drought is when you’re in one. Clean Water Action has long been a supporter of locally sustainable and resilient water supplies that can be used to diversify our supply, enhance our communities and reduce reliance on environmentally damaging water diversions.