Big Coal's Days in the Bay Are Numbered

Nov 16, 2021

The Richmond City Council just signed an agreement that will keep coal out of the city permanently—a move that Baykeeper has fought for long and hard. We worked with partners and local activists in Richmond to develop the original ban a few years ago, and then we provided expert legal advice after the fossil fuel industry took the city to court over the ban.

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Baykeeper defends San Francisco Bay from the biggest threats and holds polluters accountable. For more than 30 years, using science, policy, and law, we’ve achieved 290 legal victories to stop pollution from industrial facilities, reduced sewage spills to the Bay by 75% from 10 cities, passed new state laws to keep fossil fuel pollution out of the Bay, and strengthened local regulation of toxic pollutants like mercury and selenium to protect the Bay’s wildlife and residents.

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Thank You for Suing Us!

Feb 29, 2024
Sejal Choksi-Chugh
by Sejal Choksi-Chugh

"Thank you for suing us." The first time I heard those words from a defendant in a Baykeeper case many years ago, I was surprised and thought it was meant sarcastically. Then I heard it again a couple of years later from another defendant, and by the fifth or sixth time a defendant expressed their gratitude for our legal action, I began to realize that the Bay Area’s polluters are a little different.

Schnitzer's Toxic Mess Around the Bay

Feb 21, 2024

For decades, Schnitzer Steel’s auto-shredding operation on the Oakland shoreline has released chemicals and heavy metals into the Bay and nearby neighborhoods. And large fires, likely ignited by chemicals on the site, frequently break out at the facility (pictured), causing air pollution problems for the West Oakland community.

Now we’ve also uncovered high levels of pollution at the company’s satellite sites around the Bay.

Making Waves at 35: Our Local Wins Made a National Difference

Feb 9, 2024

In celebration of our 35th year of defending San Francisco Bay, each month we’re sharing a significant victory that we’ve won together, and highlighting how it’s still making waves today.

Pesticide runoff from irrigated crops used to be one of the largest unregulated sources of water pollution in California. Back in the late 1990s, scientists were documenting high levels of pesticide pollutants in Central Valley creeks—and at the same time, Baykeeper’s attorneys were building a legal case.

Happy Anniversary!

Jan 31, 2024
Sejal Choksi-Chugh
by Sejal Choksi-Chugh

Guess what?! This year marks Baykeeper’s 35th anniversary defending San Francisco Bay from polluters and government agencies—and thanks to your generous year-end support, our team is off to a running start!

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