This July, Kern River Parkway Foundation and Bring Back the Kern are hosting free “Sunsets on the River” events at Yokuts Park on Thursdays. In an effort to illustrate: "Public Trust Doctrine, which requires water be used to the greatest public benefit, including for the environment and recreation."

The federal government has proposed a new federal rule that will impact nearly all federal funding recipients. The public comment period for this proposed rule ends on July 13th, 2026. Clean Water Action Staff are committed to standing together on this. We invite you to join us. Learn more here:

Our Silver Lining award goes to West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project. Their work at the port to clean up our air and water - especially from the steel industry - shows us that there is power in caring for our local communities. Join us tomorrow night! cleanwater.org/events/makin...

Our Ear to the Ground is a woman who has been fighting shoulder to shoulder with Clean Water Fund since we opened our California office in April of 1990. If there is anything happening in the world of reuse, Ruth will know! Join us to congratulate Ruth in person! cleanwater.org/events/makin...

This year our Takes the Heat awardee is our very own Attorney General, Rob Bonta! The AG's Community Outreach Manager, Tong Thao, will be on hand to accept the award. We appreciate all his hard work to hold industry accountable. Join us THIS Thursday night! cleanwater.org/events/makin...

We are excited to announce this year’s Making Waves Online Auction is LIVE! We have some fun items online. We hope you check them out before the event. We still have a few items up our sleeve for those of you who can be there in person. so please keep checking in and see if anything entices you.

@rethinkdisposable.bsky.social 🎉You're invited!🎉Can't wait to see you at our 2026 Clean Water Making Waves event! 📩RSVP! act.cleanwater.org/page/188296/... Thursday, June 25th, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Nido's Backyard Amazing auction prizes, delicious food, awards, special guests, and great conversation!

🌱✨ Good News Thursday! Welcome Dashe Cellars to ReThink Disposable 🍷♻️ They’ve eliminated disposable chip cups—switching to stainless steel bowls that elevate their charcuterie and remove their last regular single-use item. Small change, big impact. 🙌 Cheers to going zero waste! #TheFutureIsReusable

"Acrolein poses an estimated cancer risk exceeding 800 in 1 million based on the draft cancer risk values and early research. This is more than 10 times higher than the cancer risk from benzene" oehha.ca.gov/air/press-re...

Lost Hills residents worked together to develop an Emission reduction Plan, Taking their health and air quality into their hands. This came together thanks to CARB's Air Grant and the community's decade long fight to protect their families from the toxic air contaminants that plague their community.

This is a promising development for groundwater monitoring in CA. San Joaquin Valley growers now have to report how much water they're pumping. We agree with the director of the SWB’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Office, Natalie Stork, on this one: “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.”

Celebrated today in the Northern Hemisphere, Beltane is a Celtic festival marking the peak of spring and the arrival of summer. We would like to take a moment to pause and reflect on how integral our water is to all life on earth. We commit ourselves to continuing the fight for clean water.

Hey, Walnut Creek, CA! We've got an Earth Month event just for you - *Green Movie Night & Panel*, on Friday, 4/17, in Walnut Creek from 6:30pm-9:00pm! Join our very own Julie Wedge for a film screening, light refreshments, and a post-film panel discussion with city staff and local organizations🌏✨

Saturday, 4/18, 2026, Celebrate Oakland’s 32nd Annual Earth Day with a day full of sustainability, community, and environmental action! Join hundreds of volunteers in honoring our city and creating a lasting impact for generations to come. Over 60 Projects, One Goal: Make a Difference!

More good news: Earth Month 2026 will be a month full of climate action here in California! There are numerous opportunities to volunteer and take action on climate this April. Join us in the fight for clean water for all! www.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/earth-month-...

After two long years of community science, collecting data, sharing and collecting community experience and developing strategies. The Lost Hills Community has completed their Local Community Emission Reduction Plan. this momentous plan is a big step forward for pollution burdened communities

Let's go NGO Groundwater Collaborative & Groundwater Leadership Forum! Our next GWC+GLF Bi-Monthly Joint Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 8th, from 3:00pm – 4:30pm Pacific Time. We'll be hosting dialogues covering such topics as Budget+Bond, Prop 4, Watershed Resilience, FIRO, URCTA and more!

Thank you, @asmnickschultz.bsky.social ! 🫡

The “heat dome” enveloping California over the next week will rapidly melt our remaining snow cover – an increasingly common occurrence as temperatures increase. Read more about in this week’s blog post - cleanwater.org/2026/03/11/w.... Happy #GroundwaterAwarenessWeek!

Come join us on a volunteer restoration day or a field tour this summer and learn how these landscapes help sustain the Yuba River. Groundwater Awareness Week reminds us that what’s beneath our feet matters just as much as what we see on the surface. #GroundwaterAwarenessWeek #MeadowRestoration

It’s #GroundwaterAwarenessWeek! Protecting groundwater is central to the One Water approach. Water systems are deeply connected—from aquifers and rivers to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater. Join us in raising awareness to protect this vital resource: www.ngwa.org/get-involved...

💧 It’s National #GroundwaterAwarenessWeek - celebrate by learning about the water beneath our feet that sustains communities, ecosystems, & more. Learn more: bit.ly/national-groundwater Educational activities: groundwater.org/activities/ Let’s protect #groundwater for generations to come! 💙

*National Groundwater Awareness Week* is right around the corner! From March 8th to March 14th, 2026, we ask you to join us and our ally groundwater advocates in celebrating and learning about this vital California natural resource. Join the fight for clean water! cleanwater.org/campaign/cli...

"Enhanced Oil Recovery" (EIR) produces an average of 7 barrels of Produced wastewater for every 1 barrel of Oil. This produced water often contains radiated material and a medley of health harming chemicals.

So proud of our State Director Jennifer Clary (on the far left) and our ally and friend from Community Water Center, Uriel Saldivar on this panel, telling the story of water in California.

What does it mean to be drought-free? For CA, it means we don’t count overdrafted aquifers or households still dependent on hauled water after the last drought. #CAwater #CAdrought

Years of community advocacy by pollution impacted families led to the successful passing of SB 1137 the 3200ft setback, which protects schools and homes from neighboring oil wells. Now this Administrations seeks to end those efforts. www.latimes.com/environment/...

As we reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We reflect on his words, " Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." thank you all who continue his legacy.

🚨 A new chemical industry-backed House bill would roll back key federal protections from toxic chemicals and weaken safeguards that protect our families. This bill is a chemical industry wish list disguised as “reform,” and it threatens our health, our environment, and our communities.

Thank you to State Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Damon Connolly, and Assemblymember Tasha Boerner for also signing on to a similar letter from state leaders. We appreciate your leadership! www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/tsca...

With all the bad news in the world, here's some local good news!!

This is Daisy, one of Clean Water Action's support staff. She's been monitoring the rain and can report that our reservoirs are full. But she's asking us to STILL CONSERVE WATER. WE NEED TO SAVE IT FOR THE DRY PERIODS IN THE FUTURE.

Our colleague, Judith Enck, wrote an amazing book about our plastic problem. She was recently featured on KQED in the Bay Area and you can listen here: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

It's almost midnight! Now's the time to invest in clean water for 2026! cleanwater.org/make-special...

Live in Palo Alto? Please help us stop the installation of toxic plastic grass. Properly planted natural grass uses less water, cools playing fields, limits injuries, and is non-toxic. sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Good news for our children and grandchildren.

Over 250 public health & enviro groups sent Congress a message: protect public health & reject the chemical lobby’s push to weaken #TSCA, our nation’s chemical safety law. TAKE ACTION at the link in the comments: go.toxicfreefuture.org/tsca-sign-on... #PolluterProtectionAct #TSCA #PFAS #phthalates

At Clean Water Action we win! We protect drinking water, reduce toxic chemical use, prevent plastic pollution and fight for Environmental Justice. Your donation today will help us protect tomorrow. support.cleanwater.org/page/155114/...

Good news for San Francisco firefighters and our environment.

Big Oil's good neighbor claims fall short as they continue to sneak in Hydrogen Plant projects in to low income communities of color and raising the risk of exposure to harmful chemicals. These communities are already over polluted.

Whether you're shopping for the holidays, or just making home purchases, you want them to be safe . Clean Water Action is thrilled to share Clearya's link for safe on line shopping. You scan and you'll know what's in the product and what to or not to buy. www.clearya.com

This year we fought for and won renewal of the SAFER program to ensure all Californians have safe drinking water. Now we need to fight our own federal government to ensure clean and safe drinking water. Join the fight on Giving Tuesday - cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025

To all our members, our funders, our participating restaurants and staff, and to all the chefs out there making our world a little more healthy and delicious every day we thank you. We hope your table is filled with friends, love, and delicious food. Happy Harvest from ReThink Disposable.

CWA on the radio talking PFAS (excuse the part when the host dropped off 😊). Happy to share the mike with our allies at EWG too. kpfa.org/episode/terr...

Check out this article on the day in the life of residents in a polluted community. www.deseret.com/magazine/202...

It is shocking to see Katherine M. Butler of #California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control claim that her Dept's hazardous waste included real input from community members. Community input was largely ignored, which is why communities and public advocates called for the plan to be rejected.