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 …
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 …
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.
Summer is the best season to see sea turtles in California, especially San Diego. Here’s where to see them and how to help protect them.
The most important resource in the race to fix the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis is state and federal funding. Here’s where we’re at in 2025.
“Every time you see the beach closed because of bacteria or you go to Mission Bay and the water looks oily or nasty after a rainstorm, that’s all related to the stormwater system. And the …
Tijuana River has been at the center of a transboundary pollution crisis on the U.S./Mexico border for decades, resulting in public health impacts, closed beaches and massive environmental degradation of the Tijuana River Estuary.
Tijuana River has been at the center of a transboundary pollution crisis on the U.S./Mexico border for decades, resulting in public health impacts, closed beaches and massive environmental degradation of the Tijuana River Estuary.
We reflect on our participation in Latino Conservation Week this past summer and celebrate Latino Heritage Month by highlighting the people and organizations working to better our communities.
We are teaming up with California State Parks and Parks California to help make our beaches more affordable and accessible for everyone! Take the survey and win a two-hour private boat tour with the San Diego Waterkeeper, Matt O’Malley.
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 …
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 …
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.
Summer is the best season to see sea turtles in California, especially San Diego. Here’s where to see them and how to help protect them.
The most important resource in the race to fix the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis is state and federal funding. Here’s where we’re at in 2025.
“Every time you see the beach closed because of bacteria or you go to Mission Bay and the water looks oily or nasty after a rainstorm, that’s all related to the stormwater system. And the …
Tijuana River has been at the center of a transboundary pollution crisis on the U.S./Mexico border for decades, resulting in public health impacts, closed beaches and massive environmental degradation of the Tijuana River Estuary.
Tijuana River has been at the center of a transboundary pollution crisis on the U.S./Mexico border for decades, resulting in public health impacts, closed beaches and massive environmental degradation of the Tijuana River Estuary.
We reflect on our participation in Latino Conservation Week this past summer and celebrate Latino Heritage Month by highlighting the people and organizations working to better our communities.
We are teaming up with California State Parks and Parks California to help make our beaches more affordable and accessible for everyone! Take the survey and win a two-hour private boat tour with the San Diego Waterkeeper, Matt O’Malley.
