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Wake up: Here is what a real water crisis looks like
07.02.2009
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Otter population falls as humans pollute ocean
07.01.2009
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Truth drought: California's real shortfall
06.30.2009
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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $167 Million in Recovery Act Funding for 50 Coastal Restoration Projects
06.30.2009
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Turf wars loom as services retooled
06.30.2009
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Your Calls and Emails Needed to Protect the Clean Water Act
Senator Barbara Boxer chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which voted on June 18th to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act (S. 787) out of committee. Your calls and emails were essential to this success - thank you!! With the bill moved out of committee, we now have momentum for the full Senate to take up the bill. Keep the momentum going during the upcoming Congressional recess - your calls and emails to both Senator Boxer and Senator Feinstein continue to be critical. S. 787 addresses recent federal agency rollbacks regarding the number of waterways protected by the federal Clean Water Act, following U.S. Supreme Court decisions that raised but left unanswered questions about the scope of the Act. Many California waterways, particularly seasonal wetlands and intermittent streams, and even the Los Angeles River, are now exposed to significantly increased pollution because of these rollbacks. The Clean Water Restoration Act would again offer pollution protection to these California waterways. For more background, see here. Please call your local office for Senator Boxer and Senator Feinstein today, and ask them to strongly support the Clean Water Restoration Act (S. 787) when it comes to the floor. Thank you!
Poisoned Waters
America's great waterways are in peril. The PBS Frontline Special Poisoned Waters investigates new and continued waves of pollution that are killing fish, causing mutations in frogs, and threatening human health. The timing of the Poisoned Waters documentary is critical, as clean water has slipped off the national agenda in recent years. The Clean Water Act called for all of our waters to be fishable and swimmable by 1983, but we’re not even close to that. Watch the documentary, which features other Waterkeepers, to learn more, and explore our website to learn about how CCKA and its member Waterkeepers are fighting for clean, abundant water in California.
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Speak Up for Clean Water
California is compiling a list of the state's seriously polluted waterways. These are waters that are now too polluted for activities that Californians used to enjoy, like fishing, swimming, boating or surfing, or that are too polluted to supply drinking water without costly extra treatment. Waterways placed on the list must be cleaned up.Find out how you can join in the fight for clean water in your region! Learn More
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What's on My Food?
Ever wonder about pesticides on your food or in your drinking water? A new tool from Pesticide Action Network provides science-based information on what pesticide residues are found on each food, in what amount, and links those residues to the health effects associated with exposure to each of the chemicals. The database was developed in tandem with the movie Food, Inc. -
Kids Ocean Day A Success
As the local coordinator of the statewide "Kids Ocean Day" event on June 4, 2009, Orange County Coastkeeper brought over 700 students to Bolsa Chica State Beach. After participating in a cleanup activity, students, teachers and volunteers joined together to create an aerial art message, asking us all to keep the ocean "trash free!"
