Health officials used a Centers for Disease Control survey protocol to understand drought impacts in Tulare County…
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Health officials used a Centers for Disease Control survey protocol to understand drought impacts in Tulare County…
The Drinking Water Advocates Coalition representing rural water advocates, urban water districts, education and children’s organizations, and environmental justice, health and equity organizations expressed support for the Legislature’s investment in guaranteeing that all Californians have access to safe, clean, and affordable drinking water and urge the Governor to support…
The linchpin of California’s climate change agenda, a program known as cap and trade, has become mired in legal, financial and political troubles that threaten to derail the state’s plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions…
While this year’s average rainfall has taken the edge off the crisis for many, we still lack adequate water supplies, both in terms of quantity and quality, for the many needs of our region…
If you want to see what happens to a community when its residents don’t have access to the most basic human necessity—clean water—make a trip to East Porterville…
After over two years since the first wells started running dry, East Porterville is now moving swiftly toward a lasting, community-wide drinking water solution…
We are witnessing a national catastrophe: Innocent people are fighting for their lives because officials at all levels have been derelict in their duties to protect Flint, Michigan, residents from environmental harms and have deliberately silenced community voices…
Two years ago, California adopted historic legislation to move toward managing the state’s aquifers, many of which are declining rapidly due to overpumping…
Last week, CWC and our partners spoke at a State Capitol briefing hosted by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia about challenges and opportunities for California schools impacted by unsafe drinking water…