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,…
Issues and Causes
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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…
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As California’s Gubernatorial Race Takes Shape, SYRCL Calls on Candidates to Commit to a Clean Water Future
With California’s gubernatorial race taking shape, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and water advocates across the state are drawing…
