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,”…
Issues and Causes
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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…
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SYRCL in Sacramento: Direct Advocacy is Key to a Healthy Yuba
May is one of the busiest months in Sacramento’s historic Capitol building. As the rest of California starts easing into summer and vacation mode, Sacramento…
