A major oil spill in one of the nation’s most economically important waterways could become more likely unless a plan to dredge two San Francisco Bay channels less frequently is reconsidered… “That kind of catastrophe can obviously have very intense environmental impacts,” attorney Erica Maharg said at a hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. Maharg represents San Francisco Bay Keeper, an environmental group that intervened as a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit to block a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to dredge the Pinole Shoal and Outer Richmond Harbor channels every other year instead of annually.
Oil Spill Risk Cited in Fight Over San Francisco Bay Dredging Plan