BAYKEEPER IN THE NEWS
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Baykeeper in the News

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Chevron Says It Failed to Detect Pipeline Corrosion That Led to Bay Fuel Spill

KQED

Chevron says inspections at its Richmond refinery failed to detect corrosion on a pipeline that leaked hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel into the bay last February, a disclosure that one local...

Big Storm Leaves San Francisco Bay Waters Strewn With Debris

KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

The big storm brought a lot of much-needed moisture to the Bay Area, but it also brought a lot of stuff into the San Francisco Bay that doesn’t belong in the bay. “Basically, anything that’s in the...

Chevron Says It Failed to Detect Pipeline Corrosion That Led to Bay Fuel Spill

KQED

Chevron says inspections at its Richmond refinery failed to detect corrosion on a pipeline that leaked hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel into the bay last February, a disclosure that one local...

Accomplished Pacifican represents area at inaugural ocean swim in Germany

Pacifica Tribune

Gary Emich is a very avid swimmer. His name is synonymous with open water swimming worldwide. He has literally swum in some of the most challenging waters in the world. Living on Pedro Point, he...

Whistleblower Sets Off Probe Into Illegal Discharge Of Petcoke At Port Of Benicia

KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

BENICIA (KPIX) – An environmental watchdog claims it caught a polluter on camera in the act of repeatedly discharging a petroleum byproduct illegally into the bay at the Port of Benicia. The...

8 Months After Chevron Oil Refinery Spill, Few Answers Surface About Cause

KQED

In the eight months since hundreds of gallons of fuel from Chevron's Richmond oil refinery spilled into the bay, local air regulators and the state's workplace safety agency have issued a handful of...

Huntington Beach Oil Spill: Two Experts Explain What Happens Next

LiveKindly

The environmental impact of the Huntington Beach oil spill will be felt for years to come. Between October 1 and 2, a pipeline leak released around 126,000 gallons (just under 573,000 liters) of...

Bay advocacy group says it intends to sue Port of Benicia owner

The Daily Republic

BENICIA — San Francisco Baykeeper announced it has notified Amports Inc., owner of the Port of Benicia, of its intent to sue the corporation for what Baykeeper asserts are violations of the Clean...

Video and Photos at Port of Benicia Show Fossil Fuel Polluter in the Act

Benicia Independent

Public Tips Lead to Catching Fossil Fuel Polluter in the Act – Baykeeper Notifies Benicia Petcoke Polluter of Intent to Sue … Oakland, CA—San Francisco Baykeeper yesterday served a notice of intent...

Watchdog alleges routine pollution at Port of Benicia

Vallejo Sun

An environmental watchdog has alleged in a letter to the Port of Benicia that it has routinely allowed petroleum pollutants to drain into the Carquinez Strait in violation of federal and state...

Northern California Environmentalists Respond to Massive Huntington Beach Oil Spill

KQED

One of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches that could end up closed for months as crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further...

61 Groups Demand That EPA Update Industry Water Pollution Technology Standards, Many Dating To 1970s

Water Online

Two thirds of EPA’s water pollution standards for industries are more than 30 years old, despite a Clean Water Act requirement that they be reviewed every year to keep pace with improving pollution...

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