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. 

Members of Congress are planning to sell off your public lands and increase the amount of logging, timber sales, and industrial...

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

Take Action: The Pacific fisher needs your help. The fisher is a candidate for protection under the California Endangered Species Act....