California

The Battle Not Yet Won

February 29, 2024 | By Jesus Alonso

For almost ten years California communities have fought for regulations to protect their families from oil production. The safety of our health and that of our children should be a given, but the truth is, for many that is far from the reality they live in.

California Program Update, December 2023 | Climate Justice is Environmental Justice

Climate Justice is Environmental Justice | California Program Update, December 2023

December 1, 2023 | By Clean Water Action California

Welcome to Clean Water Action California’s Program Update! Read all about how we’re working towards California’s environmental health and safety. Thank you for your support of this work and for being part of the solution!

Tell Governor Newsom to stand with us in demanding a health protective drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium.

Hexavalent chromium has been detected in drinking water sources in 53 of California’s 58 counties, putting millions of people at risk for cancer. Yet after years of delay the State Water Board is proposing an enforceable drinking water standard of 10 ppb. That is 500 times over what is considered safe. Take action now!

Child looking out of a window, drinking water from a glass.

ReThink Disposable volunteers posing in front of returnable cup tent

ReThink Disposable Success at the Mountain View Art & Wine Festival!

November 10, 2023 | By Julie Wedge

At the Mountain View Art & Wine Festival, ReThink Disposable diverted 5,500 single use cups out of the trash, eliminating nearly 300lbs of CO2 from the air!

Imagine a Day without Water

October 19, 2023 | By Jennifer Clary

The Human Right to Water, which has been California Law since 2012, says that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.” Imagine a day without water – and support our fight to ensure that every Californian has access.

Map of California Groundwater Sustainability Basins and Stakeholder Engagement

Study Shows Vulnerable CA Communities Left Behind in Groundwater Sustainability Planning

July 19, 2023 | By Ngodoo Atume

For the past three years, Clean Water Action has played a leading role in assessing how groundwater sustainability plans submitted to the state of California are considering and protecting vulnerable communities dependent on groundwater as their source of drinking water. Key findings show that 63% of domestic users across the state are not protected by current sustainability plans.