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2022
- November 28, 2022: Federal Jury Sides with Inland Empire Waterkeeper in Massive Clean Water Act Victory
- October 26, 2022: Over Fifty Groups Petition EPA to Improve Oversight of Water Pollution from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
- October 18, 2022: Nationwide PFAS Study Reveals Shockingly High Contamination in Orange County
- October 14, 2022: OC Coastkeeper Disappointed in Coastal Commission’s Approval of Newport Dredging Project
- October 13, 2022: The City of Newport Seeks Coastal Commission Approval for Controversial Dredging Project
- October 1, 2022: Biden Administration Greenlights Work on California Pipeline Linked to 2021 Huntington Beach Oil Spill
- September 29, 2022: Statement One Year After The Amplify Energy Oil Spill
- September 18, 2022: Long Beach Boaters Fight Climate Change by Restoring Native Oysters
- September 17, 2022: 26,000+ Pounds of Trash Collected for Orange County’s Coastal Cleanup Day
- June 20, 2022: 1.25 Tons of Trash Prevented from Entering Newport Bay at Volunteer River Cleanup
- May 31, 2022: 552 Students Celebrate Kids Ocean Day at Huntington Beach
- May 12, 2022: Stop Poseidon Coalition Celebrates California Coastal Commission’s Decision to Unanimously Deny Permitting for Brookfield-Poseidon Huntington Beach Desalination Plant
- May 3, 2022: Collaborative Workshop Offers New Perspectives on California’s Offshore Oil Predicament
- March 22, 2022: Orange County Coastkeeper Celebrates the Clean Water Act’s 50th Anniversary on World Water Day
- February 4, 2022: SUCCESS! The Irresponsible “More Water Now” Ballot Initiative is Dead (for Now)
- January 20, 2022: Coastkeeper Sees 2022 as a Decisive Year for Both OC Desalination Projects
2021
- September 27, 2021: Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Inland Empire Waterkeeper in Case Against Corona Clay Company
- September 23, 2021: Nearly 20,000 Pounds of Trash Collected at More than 40 Sites During Orange County Coastal Cleanup Day
- September 10, 2021: World’s Largest Trash Cleanup Event Returns to Orange County After Pandemic Hiatus
- July 26, 2021: Coastkeeper Joins Effort in Newport Bay Against Invasive Algae
- July 12, 2021: Orange County Coastkeeper Says Region is Well-Equipped to Handle Drought for Now
- July 9, 2021: Orange County Coastkeeper to host public cleanup at Huntington State Beach
- June 8, 2021: Students Across California Send Giant Ocean Protection Message through Art for World Ocean Day
- June 1, 2021: In Today’s Appeal, California Coastkeeper Alliance Highlighted Destructive Precedent Set by Regional Board’s Permit Approval for Poseidon Ocean Desalination Facility
- May 27, 2021: Orange County Coastkeeper Reminds Southern California Residents to Conserve Water Amid Drought Conditions
- May 5, 2021: Coastkeeper Applauds Orange County Community for Support Around Newport Beach Harbor Access
- April 21, 2021: Orange County Students to Participate in Art Contest for This Year’s Kids Ocean Day
- March 18, 2021: To Protect the Region’s Water Quality, Orange County Coastkeeper Launches 20-Year Vision
- February 18, 2021: Coastkeeper Partners with Long Beach Yacht Club to Restore Olympia Oyster Populations in the Region
- January 15, 2021: Orange County Coastkeeper Receives Grant to Continue Managing Access Point to Huntington Harbor at Portofino Cove
2020
- October 27, 2020: Reporters Invited to Learn How Orange County Residents Can Prepare Homes Against Wildfires
- October 21, 2020: Orange County Coastkeeper Encourages Local Residents to ‘Imagine a Day Without Water’
- October 1, 2020: Environmental Lawyer Joins Coastkeeper to Keep Orange County’s Water Swimmable
- August 26, 2020: First-Ever Coastal Cleanup Month to Gather Community Members to Clean Up Orange County
- August 17, 2020: Orange County Coastkeeper Welcomes New Committee of Water Warriors
- June 23, 2020: Coastkeeper Executive Director Recognized for Over Two Decades of Clean Water Protection
- May 12, 2020: Coastkeeper To Offer Update On Poseidon Desalination Project
- May 4, 2020: Water Quality Experts to Discuss Dangerous Micropollutants in Everyday Products with Orange County Coastkeeper
- April 27, 2020: Orange County Coastkeeper to Teach How to Report Stormwater Pollution from Industrial Facilities
- April 20, 2020: Join Coastkeeper For Virtual Discussions Celebrating Earth Day
- April 18, 2020: Community to Join Orange County Coastkeeper for a Virtual Neighborhood Cleanup
- April 13, 2020: Community Celebrates Judgment Ruling for Water Quality Improvements in Santa Ana River
- March 5, 2020: Volunteers to Help Restore Native Olympia Oysters in Alamitos Bay on Saturday
2019
- October 23, 2019: Orange County Coastkeeper Announces Newest Board Member Janice Sclafani
- October 10, 2019: Coastkeeper to Host Town Hall Meeting on Oct. 15 in Huntington Beach
- July 8, 2019: In Its 20th Year, Coastkeeper Dives Deep into Marine Protected Areas
- May 29, 2019: Newly Founded Coachella Valley Waterkeeper Announces Its Associate Director
- May 28, 2019: Orange County Coastkeeper Announces its 3-Year Strategic Vision for the Region
- May 22, 2019: Inland Empire Waterkeeper Teams Up With Water Agencies to Educate Communities on Water Conservation
- May 1, 2019: Hundreds of Students to Create Aerial Art for Kids Ocean Day on May 21
2018
- September 18, 2018: Joint Release: Rainwater Capture Systems at Waste and Recycling Facilities Improve Santa Ana River Water Quality
- September 10, 2018: Thousands of Orange County Volunteers to Fight Coastal Pollution with World’s Largest Beach Clean Up
- September 7, 2018: Joint Release: City of San Juan Capistrano, Blenheim Facility Management, LLC, and OC Coastkeeper Agree to Settle Litigation
- June 5, 2018: CEMEX and California Clean-Water Advocacy Groups Reach Agreement
- June 4, 2018: Orange County Coastkeeper Releases 2017 Data on Human Activity in Marine Protected Areas
- May 9, 2018: Hundreds of Students to Create Aerial Art for Kids Ocean Day on May 24
- April 5, 2018: Joint Release: Dirty Heads and Coastkeeper to Host Beach Cleanup on Earth Day
- April 4, 2018: Coastkeeper and Source Molecular Launch Partnership to Pinpoint Sources of Local Water Pollution
- March 19, 2018: New Scientific Report Offers 17 Ways to Restore California Delta Habitats
- March 1, 2018: Orange County Coastkeeper and Huntington Beach Foundry Reach Historic Agreement to Improve Water Quality
- January 25, 2018: Coastkeeper Expands Free Water-Wise Workshops for Underserved Communities in Orange County
2017
- December 11, 2017: $300,0000 Settlement with Concrete Mixing Facilities to Benefit Wildlife Restoration
- November 17, 2017: Public Interest Groups Challenge State Lands Commission Vote, Seek Full Study of Costs and Alternatives to Controversial Desalination Project
- September 26, 2017: Environmental Leaders Call on Former Senator Boxer to Divulge Lobbying Payments for Work on Poseidon Desalination Plant Opposed by Local Taxpayer and Coastal Groups
- September 21, 2017: Moulton Niguel Water District, OC Coastkeeper Bring Water Education to Orange County Schools
- September 19, 2017: Over 70,000 Pounds of Trash Collected at Record-Breaking Orange County Coastal Cleanup Day
- September 5, 2017: Orange County Groups Urge Legislators to Support Bills Protecting Local Environment From Federal Threats
- August 15, 2017: Thousands of Volunteers to Make Orange County Beaches Sparkle with World’s Largest Trash Cleanup
- July 27, 2017: Statewide Coalition of Community, Equity and Environmental Leaders Speak Out Against Huntington Beach Desalination Plant
- July 5, 2017: Today: Coastkeeper Takes Legal Action to Protect San Juan Creek and Doheny Beach from Illegal Pollution
- June 15, 2017: 150 Volunteers Complete First-Ever Oyster Restoration in Upper Newport Bay
- May 15, 2017: 1,300 Students to Create Aerial Beach Art for Kids Ocean Day
- April 13, 2017: Coastkeeper and Inland Empire Waterkeeper Kick Off Free Workshop Series for Drought-Tolerant Landscapes
- April 19, 2017: Big Water makes desperate bid to save billion dollar desalination boondoggle
- March 13, 2017: Coastkeeper Says it’s the Beginning of the End to the Proposed Desalination Plant
- January 10, 2017: Final Report Moves California Closer to Nation’s First Statewide Direct Potable Reuse Regulations
- January 9, 2017: Orange County Coastkeeper Expands Legal Team with Sarah Spinuzzi
- January 2, 2017: Coastkeeper to Discover What Rain Washed Into Orange County’s Water
2016
- December 8, 2016: King Tides Show Huntington Beach’s Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise
- November 2, 2016: Local Dock Owners to Join Coastkeeper in Restoring Newport Bay Eelgrass
- October 26, 2016: Coastkeeper Urges Orange County Water District to Reject Plan to Pump Mojave Desert Water
- October 25, 2016: Marine Protected Areas Boom with Beachgoers, According to New Report
- October 17, 2016: Coastkeeper Says New Review Process for Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Holds Project to State Environmental Standards
- October 14, 2016: New Report Confirms Desalination is the Most Expensive, Least Efficient Water Supply Option for California
- October 4, 2016: New Report Finds Water Recycling Regulations Feasible for Direct Potable Reuse
- September 26, 2016: 57,000 Pounds of Trash Collected at Record-Setting Coastal Cleanup Day
- August 23, 2016: Hearing on Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Postponed
- August 17, 2016: Registration Now Open for Orange County Coastal Cleanup Day on September 17
- August 17, 2016: Orange County Coastkeeper Celebrates 17 Years of Clean Water at Toast the Coast on October 13
- June 9, 2016: Environmental Groups Appeal the Regional Water Board’s Denial to Reopen Poseidon’s Permit
- June 2, 2016: Coastkeeper Says: Watch Out Orange County, San Diego’s Desalination Plant Incurred Multiple Pollution Violations
- May 26, 2016: Seahorse Rare to California Found Near Eelgrass Restoration in Newport Bay
- May 24, 2016: New Stanford Report Reveals Desalination Has Limited Applications in California
- May 19, 2016: Coastkeeper Responds to State Water Board’s Consideration to Readopt Drought Emergency Regulations
- March 9, 2016: Coastkeeper Inspires the Next Generation of Water Stewards Through Local Habitat Exploration
- March 1, 2016: Orange County Coastkeeper Adds Jacqueline Neumann to Legal Team
- February 16, 2016: Coastkeeper Says Irvine Ranch Water District Reveals Additional Threats from Proposed Desalination Plant
- February 5, 2016: New Report Proves Orange County Water District Overestimated Future Water Demand
- January 28, 2016: New Eelgrass Protection and Mitigation Plan Finds Compromise Between Environment and Dock Owners of Newport Bay
- January 21, 2016: King Tides Provide Preview of Risk to Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Location
- January 15, 2016: New Report Proves Using Wells for Sub-Surface Intakes Can Produce Water to Run Huntington Beach Desalination Plant
- January 4, 2016: SmartScape Expands Into Garden Grove and Anaheim
2015
- December 22, 2015: High Tides Threaten Proposed Location for Huntington Beach Desalination Plant
- November 12, 2015: Final Report Identifies Steps to Lessen Impacts of Subsurface Intake Valves for Proposed Orange County Desalination Plant
- October 14, 2015: Orange County Coastkeeper Invites Locals to Stop Trash From Reaching the Pacific
- September 24, 2015: VHS tape, Frisbee and Voodoo Doll Highlight Strange Items Found During Coastal Cleanup Day
- September 18, 2015: Marine Protected Area Watch Supplies a Year’s Data About Human Activity
- September 16, 2015: Orange County Student Assessments Show Increased Knowledge of Watershed Science
- September 14, 2015: Oyster Restoration Project Replenishes Ecologically Important Habitat
- September 11, 2015: Orange County Coastkeeper and Metropolitan Water District Team Up in the Name of Clean Beaches and Waterways
- September 8, 2015: Orange County Coastkeeper Brings Local Industry, Government and Thought Leaders Together To Celebrate Clean Water
- September 4, 2015: Registration Now Open for Orange County Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19
- August 31, 2015: Living Shorelines Project Receives Funding to Combat Rapidly Rising Sea Levels
- August 27, 2015: State Water Board Says Poseidon Permit Invalidated by Statewide Desalination Policy
- August 18, 2015: New Report Proves Huntington Beach is the Wrong Location for Poseidon Desalination Plant
- July 27, 2015: Coastkeeper Thanks Regional Water Board for Holding Costa Mesa Sanitary District Accountable for Harmful Sewage Spill
- June 2, 2015: Environmental Groups Sue The City of Huntington Beach for Repealing Plastic Bag Ban
- May 19, 2015: Did the 2013 Labor Day Sewage Spill Affect You? Orange County Coastkeeper Needs Your Story
- May 14, 2015: Orange County Coastkeeper Disappointed as Orange County Water District Moves Forward with Poseidon’s Unstable Desalination Proposal
- May 7, 2015: Orange County Coastkeeper Concerned How New Statewide Desalination Policy Will Impact Orange County Waters
- May 4, 2015: Orange County Coastkeeper Says Desalination is Wrong Answer to Drought
- April 11, 2015: Coastkeeper Launches Drought-Tolerant Landscaping Service to Help Orange County Lower Water Use
- April 7, 2015: Coastkeeper Says Today’s Approval of Statewide Trash Rules Empowers Orange County’s Efforts in Place Since 2011
2013
Coastkeeper Garden
- “Plan and plant a waterwise garden now” – OC Register, 10-25-2013
- “Adobe Play Day helps build future naturalists” – OC Register, 8-8-2013
- “Garden ready for visitors” – OC Register, 6-4-2013
- Coastkeeper Natural Play Garden – Fun Orange County Parks, May 2013
- “Youth Action Team gives local garden a boost” – OC Register, 5-10-2013
Education
Kids Ocean Day
- “Teaching kids about healthy seas” – Huntington Beach Independent, 6-5-2013
- “More than 1,000 kids gather for beach cleanup, aerial artwork” – OC Register, 6-5-2013
Outreach
- “Wahoo’s joins water district outreach campaign” – Daily Pilot, 11-4-2013
Advocacy
Huntington Beach Desalination
- Poseidon withdraws Huntington Beach desalination permit application; coastal commission tables vote– 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio, 11-14-2013
- Vote on desalination plant off Huntington Beach delayed – LA Times, 11-14-2013
- No decision on desal plant – Huntington Beach Independent, 11-13-2013
- Water desalination project stalls at Coastal Commission – OC Weekly, 11-14-2013
- Desalination plant off S. Calif. coast not dead yet – SF Gate, 11-13-2013
- Proposed desalination plant could harm ocean environment, report says – LA Times, 11-10-2013
- “Staff approval of Huntington Beach desalination plant called ‘cynical ploy’ to kill project” – 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio, 10-31-13
- “O.C.’s state lawmakers back Poseidon desalination plant” – OC Register, 8-5-2013
- “Private Equity Purifies Pacific to Boost California Water” – Bloomberg Businessweek, 2-8-2013
- “Poseidon invites cities to talk water rates” – The Huntington Beach Independent, 2-5-2013
- “Huntington Beach’s Poseidon Mis-Adventure” – OC Weekly, 1-31-2013
Restoration
Copper Reduction Project
- “Water Board Considering Copper Limits for Newport” – The Log, 4-11-2013
Eelgrass
- “Seagrass catching on in Newport’s Back Bay“ – OC Register, 7-25-2013
- “Coastkeeper’s Eelgrass Project is Growing Strong” – Newport Beach Independent, 2-1-2013
Native Oyster Restoration
- More Shells Added In Oyster Restoration Project – Grunion Gazette, 7-3-2013
Green Abalone
- “Orange County groups educate kids about green abalone, foster citizen science” – 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio, 9-8-2013
Other Events/Projects
Swimmable California Day
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