BK In The News: August 10, 2023
A recycling scrapyard at the Port of Oakland where a massive fire broke out Wednesday has been the site of several fires in recent years, resulting in environmental violations, fines and renewed calls for the company to clean up its act.
Schnitzer Steel operates the recycling facility on...
Blog Post: March 13, 2023
During the Bay’s recent King Tides (the highest tides of the year), our field team used Osprey the drone to monitor the shoreline. We were surprised to find the site of a proposed new housing development in Pittsburg under water. It was also under water when we checked it out again during low tide...
BK In The News: January 28, 2023
A national study of water pollution from oil refineries reveals that Bay Area refineries are among the worst polluters, including the Chevron Richmond and Valero Benicia refineries. Chevron is the frequent subject of complaints to the San Francisco Baykeeper pollution hotline, and Baykeeper is...
BK In The News: January 28, 2023
“California has a reputation of being an environmentally friendly place,” said Sejal Choksi-Chugh, executive director of San Francisco Baykeeper, an environmental watchdog. But, she added, “San Francisco Bay is officially recognized as impaired by selenium pollution.”
BK In The News: January 27, 2023
Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond is among the U.S. petroleum producers that most regularly exceed limits aimed at keeping pollution out of local waterways, according to a nonprofit that ranked it 8th worst out of 81 oil refineries on that point after studying Environmental Protection Agency...
Blog Post: September 23, 2022
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act. So we’re looking back to celebrate the ways this effective law has helped us protect San Francisco Bay—and share how we’re still working to expand on our past wins.
In 1994, after discovering that a local regulatory agency was allowing...
Press Release: April 19, 2022
Oakland—The Superior Court of California, Alameda County, ruled yesterday that the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) must regulate toxic metal shredder waste from Schnitzer Steel as hazardous waste. Previously, metal shredder waste in California was treated as nonhazardous...
Press Release: April 9, 2022
Benicia, CA—A four alarm fire broke out at the Port of Benicia Saturday, April 9. San Francisco Baykeeper, which is currently taking legal action against the port and the Valero refinery over Clean Water Act violations, was on site, documenting the incident with video captured by drone.
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Blog Post: February 16, 2022
A metal plating company in Fremont, Global Plating, has long avoided Clean Water Act requirements by claiming to have no industrial activities outdoors.
But after collecting stormwater samples, Baykeeper scientists found unusually high levels of chromium and other heavy metals flowing into the Bay...
Blog Post: January 7, 2022
Baykeeper's legal action to stop petroleum coke pollution at the Port of Benicia just got much bigger. We put Valero—one of America’s largest companies, #16 on the Forbes Top 50—on notice that we’re going to add them to our lawsuit. That is, unless Valero's massive Benicia oil refinery takes...