BK In The News: November 10, 2023
Oakland, California—On October 11, San Francisco Baykeeper put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the environmental advocacy organization intends to sue the agency for for violating the Endangered Species Act by missing a Congressional deadline for the listing of the longfin smelt.
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Press Release: October 11, 2023
Fish and Wildlife Missed Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt
Oakland, California—San Francisco Baykeeper today put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the environmental advocacy organization intends to sue the agency for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The...
BK In The News: October 11, 2023
On a remote stretch of creek in California’s far north, a team of biologists dropped fishing nets into a cold pool of water Tuesday with high hopes: to save one of the state’s great salmon runs by bringing the fish into captivity. State and federal scientists, which began catching fish across the...
Tribes and conservation groups rally at State Capitol for water justice and to save imperiled salmon
BK In The News: July 6, 2023
SACRAMENTO — Representatives of California Tribes, fishing groups and conservation groups held a big rally at the State Capitol on July 5 to advocate for water rights and to protest the Governor’s plans to build the Delta Tunnel and Sites Reservoir and the state and federal government’s refusal to...
Press Release: July 5, 2023
PRESS RELEASE for July 5, 2023
For more information, contact:
Brian Smith, (415) 320-9384, brian@bpspr.com
Regina Chichizola, Save California Salmon (541) 951-0126, regina@californiasalmon.org
Fiona Baker, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.org
Sacramento, CA – California...
BK In The News: June 21, 2023
More than 500,000 gallons of sewage spilled from a maintenance hole in El Sobrante, according to a local wastewater treatment agency. The waste leaked into nearby San Pablo Creek.
BK In The News: May 8, 2023
A leopard shark was spotted in Lake Merritt Monday evening, a viewer-submitted photo shows.
Although rare, it is not uncommon for leopard sharks and other marine life to make their way from the San Francisco Bay into the lake.
Press Release: March 7, 2023
San Francisco Baykeeper and allies late yesterday filed a petition (here, with exhibit) requesting the State Water Board to rescind an emergency order that waived Bay-Delta water quality standards through the end of March.The order has caused irreparable environmental harm, including by damaging...
BK In The News: October 13, 2022
Two decades after the South Bay’s main water supplier agreed to restore aquatic habitat in the streams that flow from its reservoirs, fish in the region remain in dire straits, and local river advocates say it’s the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s fault. The agency, which serves the taps and...
BK In The News: October 10, 2022
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing San Francisco Bay's longfin smelt as an endangered species last week. The proposal to give additional protection to the Bay-Delta longfin smelt was made on Oct. 7 and opens a public comment period that will close on Dec. 6, according to the...