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WATER, FLOWERS, AND LIFE

May 28, 2026 | By Julie Wedge

This Water a Flower Day has me reflecting on how lucky I am that my husband has an incredibly green thumb. I can grow food and, in fairness, those plants flower, too. However, the beautiful explosion of colors in our yard all year long must be completely credited to my better half.

Let's Unpack That: Coffee

April 3, 2019 | By Nina Foushee

The United States contains 5% of the world’s population, yet consumes about a quarter of the planet’s resources. Much of this consumption stems from our “throw away” lifestyle, whereby many products are used once and then thrown away. This started in the 1950s, when the plastics and chemical

Community Participation in Groundwater Sustainability: Ventura County

March 18, 2019 | By Nina Foushee

Candice Meneghin serves on the board of the Fillmore and Piru Basins (FPB) Groundwater Sustainability Agency as an environmental representative for the Santa Clara River Environmental Groundwater Committee. She also serves on the board of a local nonprofit, Friends of the Santa Clara River, which

Teaching Environmental Justice, Empowering Students

March 8, 2019 | By Sheila Islam

Imagine growing up in a low-income immigrant of color neighborhood that has been subject to disinvestment and neglect. Imagine your neighborhood is also near neighborhoods with extensive wealth and resources and demographics that are nothing like yours. If you grow up in this type of neighborhood

Madison Park student on field trip to MLK shoreline, photo credit Robin Morales

Community Participation in Groundwater Sustainability: A Tale of Two Rivers

March 5, 2019 | By Nina Foushee

In some California basins, sustainable groundwater management can mean the difference between whether a species goes extinct or a community’s drinking water becomes contaminated. The stakes are high. Felice Pace, an activist who works for the North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, talks to Clean Water

Pursuing Environmental Justice In Kern County

February 19, 2019 | By Jesus Alonso

Clean Water Action has been working with communities in Kern County since 2014 to bring resources and attention to the needs of local residents in order to advocate for community health protections and improved regulations on the oil and gas industry.

Community advocates, including ReThink Disposable team members, celebrate the passage of the Berkeley ordinance

How To Pass A Disposable Free Dining Ordinance In Your City

January 30, 2019 | By Samantha Sommer

Last week, Berkeley’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution that will drastically reduce the amount of disposable food ware from the city's restaurants. Berkeley’s new Disposable Free Dining ordinance is a game-changing step forward in the global movement to stop plastic pollution from

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