Keeping Watch for Clean Water
In response to a Trump-era Executive Order, federal agencies have begun steps to identify locations as potential sites for commercial aquaculture operations. The Santa Barbara Channel—along with areas in the Gulf of Mexico and waters off Marina del Rey, California—was selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as one of the first areas to… Read more
California recently took groundbreaking steps to cut plastic pollution and hold the plastics industry accountable for plastic waste, setting the nation’s toughest rules for reducing plastic waste.On June 30th, Senate Bill 54 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill represents the most significant overhaul of California’s plastics and packaging recycling policy in history and surpasses other… Read more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion today ruling that the federal government violated environmental protection laws when it approved permits for fracking and acidizing (otherwise referred to as “well stimulation treatments,” or “WSTs”) from platforms offshore California. Today’s ruling protects the sensitive coastline and marine waters, local communities, and wildlife, including threatened… Read more
Heaps of metal, contorted by the Alisal Fire and rusted in the months since, marked the places along Refugio Canyon where homes and other structures once stood. The remote location, coupled with the absence of disaster relief funding, has made it nearly impossible for property owners to clean up individually. Meanwhile, the proximity of these… Read more
The Program and Administrative Assistant supports Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s (SBCK) team. The Assistant will perform specific duties in support of SBCK’s education and monitoring programs. In addition, the Assistant will undertake office-wide administrative tasks.This is a part-time position (24 hours per week).The Program and Administrative Assistant should be a dependable, motivated, and well-organized individual who… Read more