Why SYRCL Stands Opposed to Proposition 45
For decades, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) has worked alongside our community to safeguard clean water, restore degraded river…
Issues and Causes
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What’s a WOTUS? (And why the Yuba needs you to write a letter by October 9th)
You’ve heard about POTUS and SCOTUS, but do you know what “WOTUS” is? WOTUS stands for “Waters of the United States,”…
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California Needs a Clear Path for Safeguarding Its Outstanding Waters
California has spent billions of dollars restoring rivers, lakes, and streams after they have been damaged by pollution, development, altered landscapes,…
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What Gets Measured, Gets Managed. So Why Aren’t We Measuring California’s Data Centers?
This year, SYRCL’s legislative priorities have a new addition: data centers. We’re working on this with our partners at the California Coastkeeper Alliance (CCKA) — a statewide network…
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Protecting California’s Rivers When Federal Rules Won’t
California’s rivers are under growing pressure, and one of the most effective tools for protecting them remains little known: Outstanding National Resource Waters (ONRW) status. This…
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Licensed Cannabis Cultivation: A Key Tool for Protecting Watersheds
In 2025, researchers at the UC Berkeley Cannabis Research Center released Mapping & Assessing Unlicensed Cannabis Cultivation, one of the most comprehensive analyses…
