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Mercury

Jan 23, 2012

by Abigail Blodgett

Tightening Controls on Toxic Cement Plant Pollution

A Cupertino cement plant, the largest source of mercury pollution in the Bay Area, should face tougher requirements to reduce toxic pollution, Baykeeper recently told regulators. Baykeeper urged...

Sick of Sewage

Jan 13, 2012

by Jason Flanders

West Bay Agrees to Curb Sewage Spills to the Bay

Less sewage will be draining into San Francisco Bay from Menlo Park-based West Bay Sanitary District. Baykeeper has successfully settled our long-running lawsuit against West Bay for illegal sewage...

Jason Flanders

Jan 12, 2012

Baykeeper Victory Will Boost Clean Boatyard Education

A local nonprofit boat-building organization will receive a grant to create a new education program on non-polluting boat maintenance and repair, thanks to a recent Baykeeper legal victory.As part of the settlement we achieved in our lawsuit against...

Deb Self

Jan 6, 2012

Richmond Tug Oil Spill Update

Baykeeper received a briefing from the Coast Guard on the current status of the oil spill caused by a sunken tug boat in Richmond's Inner Harbor last month. We're pleased to report that oil is no longer actively seeping from the tug, and efforts are...

Deb Self

Dec 15, 2011

America's Cup Required to Fully Manage Storm Water from Redevelopment

Based largely on Baykeeper's advocacy, the Regional Water Quality Control Board today submitted a letter to the Port of San Francisco and the America's Cup Event Authority, indicating that storm water must in fact be managed consistent with the San...