About Coastkeeper Orange County Coastkeeper is a non-profit organization that protects swimmable, drinkable, fishable water and promotes watershed resilience throughout our region. For over 20 years, we’ve had incredible success…
At Coastkeeper’s January 2023 board of directors meeting, a new “Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan,” also known as JEDI, was unanimously adopted. This plan was created after months of…
Newport CAD Update We are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Newport Beach to take further action to protect Newport Bay and its biota…
Since at least the 1950s, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been widely used in manufacturing and are found in many consumer, commercial, and industrial products. Common sources are non-stick…
As we wrap up our 23rd year of protecting swimmable, fishable, drinkable water, we’d like to reflect on some of our favorite moments from 2022. Our victories would not be…
Non-stick cookware is a common source of PFAS contamination. In 2023, the State of California will prohibit the distribution and sale of PFAS-contaminated food packaging on January 1 and juvenile…
by Michaela Coats, Education Director at OC Coastkeeper “Close your eyes. Think back to a foundational moment that sparked your relationship with nature. Where are you? What do you see?…
Giving Tuesday Results Thanks to you, we raised $6,545 on Giving Tuesday! These funds will help us continue to track water issues affecting our community, such as PFAS contamination, stormwater…
With the holidays rapidly approaching, we want to offer some sustainable and fulfilling alternatives to the Black Friday circus! A few members of our team took some time to write…
San Diego Creek Shows High Levels of PFAS Over the past several months, we participated in a study with Waterkeeper Alliance to determine how polluted our waterways are with “forever…