BK In The News: February 17, 2023
If Gov. Gavin Newsom gets his way, he wants to use it to build up the state's water supply. But critics are saying not releasing water into rivers could further hurt the environment. The State Water Board told CBS13 it did receive a request to modify the water rules. Staff are carefully reviewing...
BK In The News: February 16, 2023
As January’s drenching storms have given way to an unseasonably dry February, Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to waive environmental rules in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in an effort to store more water in reservoirs — a move that is drawing heated criticism from environmental advocates who...
BK In The News: February 15, 2023
Environmental group say pulling that much water out of the rivers would be a death sentence for the salmon and other threatened fish species that depend on strong, cool flows in the rivers to survive. They’re furious with Newsom, whom they view as a hypocrite for touting himself as a champion of...
BK In The News: February 15, 2023
The Board of Supervisors this week urged San Francisco’s water manager to rethink how it supplies and disposes of The City’s water after an unprecedented red tide overtook San Francisco Bay last summer, killing untold numbers of fish and aquatic life.
City leaders passed a resolution Tuesday...
BK In The News: February 15, 2023
Semanas depois que fortes tempestades despejaram 32 trilhões de galões de chuva e neve na Califórnia, autoridades estaduais e grupos ambientais no estado devastado pela seca estão lutando para saber o que fazer com toda essa água.
BK In The News: February 14, 2023
Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday suspended environmental laws to give the go-ahead to state officials to hold more water in reservoirs. The governor’s executive order authorized the State Water Resources Control Board to “...
Blog Post: January 20, 2023
San Francisco Bay desperately needs a plan for sustainable water use that protects our fish, wildlife, water quality and the communities that depend on it. Instead, Governor Newsom is giving away water the Bay needs, subsidizing industrial agribusinesses at every turn. In dry years, his agencies...
BK In The News: December 19, 2022
On December 16, the San Francisco Baykeeper and 13 partner organizations filed comments with the California Department of Water Resources on the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for Governor Gavin Newsom’s Delta Conveyance Project, AKA the Delta Tunnel.
BK In The News: November 8, 2022
A voyage story about the Bay Area's agricultural sectors that watch their greediness impact the world around them.
BK In The News: October 24, 2022
The destructive algal bloom that struck San Francisco Bay this summer has researchers looking at both causes and solutions. But now, several environmental groups are demanding action on a similar challenge miles upstream from the Bay. They're focused on a toxic bloom that's become almost a yearly...