Written by Courtney Brown, Staff Attorney Citizen suits are fundamental to our work as Waterkeepers. This legal tool allows ordinary citizens and non-profit groups to hold polluters accountable in federal court when the government fails …
Most San Diego residents have never heard of LAFCO — but it’s one of the few bodies with the power to hold your water agency accountable. On May 4, 2026, it voted to stop doing exactly that.
Written by Patrick McDonough, Senior Staff Attorney, and Courtney Brown, Staff Attorney San Diego is often held up as a model of water resilience. In a region battered by drought, officials here are quick to …
By Patrick McDonough, Senior Staff Attorney & Nicky Rosenberg, Communications Manager Something tiny is hiding in San Diego’s sand, washing into our lagoons, and working its way up the food chain. It arrives by freight …
San Diego’s coastline features some of California’s most beautiful and accessible tidepools. These dynamic ecosystems offer incredible opportunities to observe marine life up close, from colorful sea anemones and sea stars to hermit crabs and …
Discover the impact an invasive seaweed is having in San Diego bay, what agencies are doing to stop it, and how you can help.
Left to right: Natalie Herendeen (Monterey Waterkeeper), Drevet Hunt (California Coastkeeper Alliance), Erina Kwon (Los Angeles Waterkeeper), Patrick McDonough & Courtney Brown (San Diego Coastkeeper) By Elyse Farwell, Education Manager at San Diego Coastkeeper Image …
By Courtney Brown & Patrick McDonough, Staff Attorneys at San Diego Coastkeeper Image shows Courtney & Patrick on the right, joined by lawyers from the California Coastkeeper Alliance From October 16 – 19, 2025, nearly …
Over 15,000 Elegant Terns nested on Mission Bay’s West Ski Island in 2024, but this year they abandoned the site. Learn about how human disturbances like fireworks threaten critical seabird habitat and how you can help protect it.
Known as the Right To Clean Water Act, SB 601 is a bipartisan bill that aims to enshrine previously robust federal clean water protections into California law. If passed, SB 601 would safeguard the state’s streams, wetlands, and drinking water. Read San Diego Coastkeeper’s overview of the bill here.
Written by Courtney Brown, Staff Attorney Citizen suits are fundamental to our work as Waterkeepers. This legal tool allows ordinary citizens and non-profit groups to hold polluters accountable in federal court when the government fails …
Most San Diego residents have never heard of LAFCO — but it’s one of the few bodies with the power to hold your water agency accountable. On May 4, 2026, it voted to stop doing exactly that.
Written by Patrick McDonough, Senior Staff Attorney, and Courtney Brown, Staff Attorney San Diego is often held up as a model of water resilience. In a region battered by drought, officials here are quick to …
By Patrick McDonough, Senior Staff Attorney & Nicky Rosenberg, Communications Manager Something tiny is hiding in San Diego’s sand, washing into our lagoons, and working its way up the food chain. It arrives by freight …
San Diego’s coastline features some of California’s most beautiful and accessible tidepools. These dynamic ecosystems offer incredible opportunities to observe marine life up close, from colorful sea anemones and sea stars to hermit crabs and …
Discover the impact an invasive seaweed is having in San Diego bay, what agencies are doing to stop it, and how you can help.
Left to right: Natalie Herendeen (Monterey Waterkeeper), Drevet Hunt (California Coastkeeper Alliance), Erina Kwon (Los Angeles Waterkeeper), Patrick McDonough & Courtney Brown (San Diego Coastkeeper) By Elyse Farwell, Education Manager at San Diego Coastkeeper Image …
By Courtney Brown & Patrick McDonough, Staff Attorneys at San Diego Coastkeeper Image shows Courtney & Patrick on the right, joined by lawyers from the California Coastkeeper Alliance From October 16 – 19, 2025, nearly …
Over 15,000 Elegant Terns nested on Mission Bay’s West Ski Island in 2024, but this year they abandoned the site. Learn about how human disturbances like fireworks threaten critical seabird habitat and how you can help protect it.
Known as the Right To Clean Water Act, SB 601 is a bipartisan bill that aims to enshrine previously robust federal clean water protections into California law. If passed, SB 601 would safeguard the state’s streams, wetlands, and drinking water. Read San Diego Coastkeeper’s overview of the bill here.
