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Vessel Pollution

Feb 17, 2012

by Deb Self

California Coast Gets New Protection from Ship Sewage

Cruise ships and other large vessels will no longer be allowed to dump their sewage into the water within three miles of California’s coast, including anywhere in San Francisco Bay or the Sacramento-...

Oil Spills

Feb 14, 2012

by Deb Self

Cleanup Progress with Richmond Tug Oil Spill

The riskiest part of the cleanup of oil spilled from a tugboat in the Richmond harbor has succeeded. The World War II-era Tiger tugboat sank in on December 11, and oil from leaky fuel tanks began...

Abigail Blodgett

Feb 10, 2012

Protecting the Bay from Invasive Species

Large ships should be required to clean hitchhiking invasive species off their underwater surfaces before arriving in San Francisco Bay, and not while sitting in California waters, Baykeeper recently told regulators.Baykeeper urged stronger...

Andrea Kopecky

Feb 2, 2012

California Waste Solutions to Reduce Bay Pollution

Last week Baykeeper and California Waste Solutions, Inc. (CWS) reached an agreement to reduce storm water pollution from the company’s recycling facility in San Jose. CWS picks up curbside recycling in San Jose and Oakland and has several...

Deb Self

Jan 30, 2012

America’s Cup Moves Forward Without Giant TV in Aquatic Park

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors certified the America’s Cup environmental impact report last week, and in a victory for Bay swimmers, a giant floating JumboTron TV screen won’t be placed in San Francisco’s Aquatic Park swimming area during...