The California State Water Board has opened a comment period for the draft General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial Lily Bulb Operations in the Smith River Plain and the draft Environmental Impact Report. These permits will regulate the ongoing pollution from commercial lily bulb operations in the Smith River Estuary. Ongoing pesticide pollution of the Smith River Estuary puts at risk the air and water quality for the community of Smith River, the health of residen

The federal government has just taken a step that could open the door to new offshore oil drilling off California’s coast. On February 26, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it will prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Northern, Central, and Southern California planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.

Photo courtesy of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

The Fix Our Forests Act is poised to undermine critical environmental protections and would have devastating consequences for our forests.

Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump have more in common than you might think. Since the 1970s, the California Coastal Commission has played a

The Northwest Forest Plan is the most important regulation protecting the public forests of the Pacific Northwest. Now, it may be on the cho

Photo Credit: Bob Wick/BLM California's rich biodiversity is unmatched, from the California condor soaring above our coastlines to the...