Press Releases - Archive
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December 19 - High Tides Illustrate Vulnerability of San Diego’s Shoreline
December 14 - San Diego Coastkeeper Announces 2011 Water Quality Monitoring Data
December 5 - Shop Smart and Win with Reusable Bags in San Diego County on Dec. 15
November 14 - San Diego Coastkeeper’s Signs of the Tide Puts a LID on Pollution
November 10 - Public Urges Regional Board to Finally Order Cleanup of San Diego Bay
November 7 - San Diego Coastkeeper Honors 2011 Coastal Champions at Ocean Gala
November 4 - “First Flush” Rain Poses Serious Threat to San Diego’s Water Quality
October 28 - San Diego Coastkeeper Swears in 200 Honorary Lifetime Members at World Water Monitoring Day in La Jolla
October 25 - San Diego Coastkeeper Announces 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
October 17 - San Diego Coastkeeper, SDSU release sea level rise maps for region’s coastline
October 7 - Volunteer San Diego closes its doors, impacts the community
October 5 - San Diego Coastkeeper invites San Diegans to volunteer, learn and have fun
September 28 - San Diego Coastkeeper promotes staff, announces new board changes
September 26 - San Diego Coastkeeper’s data show sewage spill causes ongoing impact
September 21 - Environmental Organizations, Watchdog Group Ucan Team Up for Water Pricing Forum
September 14 - San Diego County Beer Fair gives a taste of beer, sustainability on Sept. 24
September 13 - San Diego Coastkeeper starts volunteer Pollution Patrollers program
September 12 - San Diego Coastkeeper’s Water Quality Data Reveal Severity of 1.9-Million Gallon Sewage Spill into Los Penasquitos Lagoon
September 6 - Coastal Cleanup Day organizers encourage attendance at local, inland sites
August 25 - County Issues Five Coastal Beach Warnings in Four Days
August 3 -Volunteer Registration Now Open for San Diego County’s Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17
August 1-San Diego Coastkeeper Invites San Diegans to Learn and Volunteer for Clean Water
July 25 - ‘San Diego Bay’s Dirty Little Secret’ gets exposed at Aug. 9 Signs of the Tide
July 14 - Kona Brewing's Liquid Aloha Festival Raises More Than $18,000 for San Diego Coastkeeper
July 15 - San Diego Coastkeeper, City of San Diego Launch Project SWELL in 1st Grade
July 11 - San Diego Coastkeeper Announces New Executive Director
June 30 - Water Reliability Coalition Supports Water Purification Pilot Project
June 28 -San Diego Clean Beach Coalition Preps Beaches for Holiday Crowds
June 29 - Southern California Marine Protected Areas Take Effect October 1, 2011
June 17 - Coastkeeper Invites Public to View Nautical Art on July 1
June 1 - Liquid Aloha Music Festival Comes to San Diego Saturday, July 9 at the NTC Promenade, Point Loma
May 24 - San Diego Coastkeeper hosts official World Oceans Day party on June 8
May 18 - San Diego Mayor Limits City’s Use of Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles, Plastic Foam Products
April 27 - Sea Rocket Bistro to Host Sustainable Seafood Cooking Classes May 22 - 24
April 25 - May 12 Signs of the Tide explores water quality: “Is Mission Bay Gross?”
March 28 - San Diego Coastkeeper Celebrates Earth Day with ‘Smart on Water’ Trivia
February 23-Coastkeeper Announces County’s 2010 Water Quality Monitoring Data
February 10 - High Tides on February 16 - 18 to Illustrate Vulnerability of San Diego’s Shoreline
February 7 - Coastkeeper, Surfrider Announce 2010 San Diego Beach Cleanup Data
December 28 - San Diego Coastkeeper Selects Cook + Schmid for Public Awareness Campaign
December 15 - San Diego Ocean Protection Takes Historic Step Forward
December 10 - IPR Coalition Changes its Name to Water Reliability Coalition
November 23 - A Day Without A Bag Takes Over San Diego County on December 16
November 12 - San Diego Coastkeeper Announces Change in Leadership
November 8 - San Diego Coastkeeper Honors Volunteers From Across the County
November 3 - Coastkeeper Runs County’s Only Monthly Watershed Monitoring Program
October 29 - December 8 Signs of the Tide Examines San Diego’s Thirst for Water
October 26 - South Bay Power Plant Operator Withdraws Renewal Application
October 20 - Hundreds of Supporters Urge Fish & Game Commission to Choose Strong Network of Marine Protected Areas in San Diego
October 15 - Students Around the Globe Unite Today for World Water Monitoring Day
October 14 - Business Leaders: Ocean Protection is Good for California’s Economy
October 13 - Final Fish & Game Commission Public Discussion on Marine Protected Areas to be Held on Oct. 20 in San Diego
September 30 - Members of San Diego’s State Delegation Make Commitment to Clean Water
September 27 - San Diego Coastkeeper Audits North County Stormwater Programs
September 25 - Coastal Cleanup Day Takes Over San Diego County
September 17 - San Diego Coastkeeper Wins Grant to Save the Colorado River
September 15 - Registration Climbs for San Diego’s Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 25
September 1 - Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Fails
September 1 - Recycling Bins on Local Beaches Make Big Impact During Summer Holidays
August 31 - Senator Kehoe, Assemblyman Fletcher Co-Host San Diego Coastkeeper’s Bipartisan Legislative Breakfast on Sept. 30
August 9 - August 26 Signs of the Tide Examines San Diego’s Oil Spill Susceptibility
July 27 - City Council Approves Final Contract for Water Recycling Demonstration Project
July 15 - San Diego Coastkeeper Hires Volunteer, Lab Coordinators
July 14 - Regional Board Denies Request to Delay Bay Sediment Cleanup
July 2 - San Diego Coastkeeper’s Website Posts Current Beach Status, Data
June 16 - San Diego Coastkeeper Elects Three New Board of Directors
June 2 - San Diego Coastkeeper Wins Grant to Keep Ocean Beautiful
June 1 - Coastkeeper Encourages State Assembly to Pass Plastic Bag Ban
June 1 - San Diego Coastkeeper Celebrates World Oceans Day
May 18 - Coastkeeper Advises City, Mayor to Revise Flooding Plan
May 11 - San Diego Coastkeeper, City of San Diego Launch Project SWELL in Kindergarten
May 5 - State Water Board Acts on Devastating Power Plant Cooling Systems
April 15 - Coastkeeper’s Signs of the Tide Tackles Trash in the Ocean
April 13 - San Diego Coastkeeper, Surfrider Foundation Publish 2009 Beach Cleanup Data
April 12 - John Paul McNeill Joins San Diego Coastkeeper’s Board of Directors
March 30 - Bare Back Grill Hosts Bash for the Beach on Thursday, April 8
March 26 - State Water Board makes imprudent decision to dismiss desalination petition
March 3 - Coastkeeper Hires Clay Clifton to Manage Watershed Monitoring Program
March 2 - Coastkeeper Launches Signs of the Tide with Science Education Forum
February 24 - Coastkeeper Commends City of San Diego for Drop in Sewage Spills
February 17 - Coastkeeper Brings City Heights 3rd Annual Walk the Watershed
February 10 - Coastal Commission Agrees Poseidon Intentionally Omitted Information
January 28 - San Diego Council Approves Next Phase of Water Recycling Plan
December 15 - Coastkeeper Executive Director to Make Science Education Recommendations
October 16 - Environmental Groups Challenge Inadequate Desalination Review
September 30 - Cali Bamboo Donates $14,000 to Support Coastkeeper’s Watershed Monitoring Program
September 19 - Coastal Cleanup Day Makes a Splash in San Diego County
September 8 - Less Than Two Weeks Until California Coastal Cleanup Day
September 3 - Major Victory for Environmental Groups
September 1 - Environmental Groups Decry Legislative ‘End Run’ around State Environmental Laws
August 6 - Court Defers to Agency in Lawsuit Over Carlsbad Desal Plant
August 5 - City Launches Regional Assessment of Sewage System to Identify Reclamation Opportunities
July 17 - San Diego Coastkeeper Launches Interactive Watershed Database
June 12 - Regional Board Approves Stringent Discharge Permit for Two Bay Facilitie
June 10 - Coastkeeper/EHC Join Environmental & Environmental Justice Coalition
June 5 - World Oceans Day Beach, Dive & Kayak Cleanup at La Jolla Shores
May 13 - Environmental Groups Decry Water Board Approval of Mitigation Plan for Carlsbad Desal Plant
April 9 - Flawed Analysis, New Impacts Require Further Assessment on Desalination Plant
March 25 - Coastkeeper Applauds County’s Decision to Resume Beach Monitoring to Protect Public Health
March 6 - 2nd Annual “Walk the Watershed”
February 11 - San Diego Water Board Delays Action on Desal Plant
February 3 - San Diego Coastkeeper Launches New Beach Cleanup Program
January 27 - San Diego City Council Approves Agreement with Environmental Groups Over Point Loma Sewage Treatment Exemption
January 14 - San Diego Coastkeeper and Surfrider Foundation Begin to See Trend in Beach Cleanup Data Collection
December 12 - City of San Diego NR&C Committee to Vote on Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance
November 18 - City Council Approves Demonstration Water Recycling Project
October 14 - Students around the Globe Came to Chula Vista for 7th Annual World Wter Monitoring Day
October 10 - Students from San Diego & Tijuana Celebrate World Water Monitoring Day
September 29 - Coastkeeper Selected to Taskforce to Enhance Marine Protection in Southern California
September 26 - Environmental Groups Sue State Lands Commission over Desalination Plant
September 19 - Environmental Groups Sue San Diego Water Board
September 11 - Plastic Bag Ordinances Move Forward in Coastal Cities
September 11 - Buena Vista Lagoon Benefits From Settlement
September 9 - City Council Moves Pilot Water Production Facility Forward
August 21 - Environmental Groups Demand Carbon Neutrality for Carlsbad Desalination Plant
August 20 - San Diegans Will Come Together to Cleanup Local Communities
June 23 - San Diego Groups Seek Everyone’s Help To Prevent the Trashing of Beaches
June 6 - World Ocean Day Beach & Kayak Cleanup at La Jolla Shores
May 2 - Coastkeeper Responds to Mayoral Staff’s ‘Foul Email’
April 24 - Coastkeeper Calls for Comprehensive Border Sewage Solution
April 9 - Environmental Groups Caution Agency on Carlsbad Desalination Vote
April 8 - Under State and Community Pressure, Regional Water Board Releases Delayed Contaminated Sediment Files
December 17 - San Diego Regional Water Board Approves Bacteria Cleanup Plans for Local Beaches
December 12 - Regional Water Board Approves Fireworks Discharge Permit
December 6 - Marine Life Protection Act Announces Move to Southern California
December 4 - City Council Moves Ahead with Water Reuse Plan
November 3 - San Diego Coastkeeper Partners with California Paddle 2007 on World Record Expedition
October 31 - California State Lands Commission Postpones Decision Carlsbad Desalianation Project
October 30 - Federal Court Execution and Acceptance of San Diego Sewage Settlement
October 18 - City Council Outpaces Mayor on 2007 San Diego Water Quality Report Card
October 18 - Students Around the Globe Came to Chula Vista for World Water Monitoring Day
October 11 - Students Around the Globe Came to Poway for World Water Monitoring Day
August 31 - 23rd Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
August 28 - Coastkeeper Asks Community to Name New Boat

















