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June 5, 2008
Baykeeper to Address More Illegal Sewage Spills in the San Mateo Peninsula; Pollution Watchdog Group Also Co-Sponsors Bill to Reduce Sewage Spills

May 16, 2008
California Coastkeeper Alliance and Baykeeper Call for Improvements in Oil Spill Preparedness and Response

April 16, 2008
Judge Tosses Biological Opinion for Salmon and Steelhead in California

February 27, 2008
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case Has Implications for Cleanup in San Francisco Bay

February 15, 2008
Flawed Regulations Allow Polluted Runoff from Dairies
Groups assert that polluting dairies must be regulated under the federal clean water act

February 13, 2008
Agency Leaves PCB Contamination in SF Bay for Another Century
Clean up plan relies on little more than natural erosion of the toxic pollutant

February 11, 2008
San Francisco Baykeeper is Sick of Sewage
New Initiative Aims to Stop Sewage Spills

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January 28, 2008
California Coastkeeper and Baykeeper call for Improvements in Oil Spill Preparedness and Response
Organizations respond to Release of Phase I US Coast Guard Review of Cosco Busan Oil Spill

December 13, 2007
Marin Town Hall Meeting Dec. 15

November 21, 2007
Keep Sewers Fat-Free This Holiday Season: Baykeeper and East Bay Municipal Utility District urge residents not to put cooking oil and grease down the sink

November 20, 2007
New Satellite Photo of San Francisco Bay Shows Impacts of Oil Spill

November 13 , 2007
Press Advisory: Boxer to Host Commerce Committee Briefing on San Francisco Oil Spill

November 5 , 2007
Press Release: EPA Criticizes California's Lax Pollution Permits

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October 29, 2007
Press Advisory: Groups to Sue U.S. Maritime Administration for Polluting Suisun Bay

October 22, 2007
San Francisco Baykeeper To Sue Burlingame for Sewage Spills and Illegal Discharges

August 29, 2007
Settlement Reached In Dispute Over Port of Stockton Development Plans

August 14 , 2007
Environmental Groups Press EPA in Court
for Federal Regulations on Ballast Water

July 30, 2007
Refineries Attempt to Avoid Study of Mercury

July 18, 2007:
State Approves Tough Mercury Clean Up Plan

June 18, 2007:
Regional Water Board Sued Over Agricultural Pollution

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April 10, 2007:
Refineries May be a Major Source of Mercury Pollution

December 13, 2006:
CA Court of Appeal Reverses Decision on Port of Stockton, Orders Retrial

December 11 , 2006:
Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Deregulating Pesticide Spraying

November 21, 2006:
Keep Sewers Fat Free This Holiday Season

October 18, 2006:
City of Richmond Pledges to Clean Up its Sewage System

September 21, 2006:
Judge Orders Army Corps, Port of Stockton to Stop Illegal Dredging

September 18, 2006:
Federal Court Orders US EPA to Regulate Ships Dumping Ballast Water