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The latest on Baykeeper’s activities to defend San Francisco Bay, its tributaries, and the communities that rely on a healthy environment.

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Featured Update

Valero oil refinery and Amports, a shipping company operating at the Port of Benicia, reached an agreement with San Francisco Baykeeper over allegations that the companies had been dumping toxic petroleum coke (petcoke) from the Valero refinery into the Bay. 

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Petcoke spill in Benicia - high res

Column | Defending Fish & Wildlife | Update

Salute the Salmon

Longfin smelt head

Defending Fish & Wildlife | Strengthening Laws | Update

The Last Gasp for the Longfin Smelt

Update

The Attorney Who Almost Got Away

Schnitzer Steel polluting shoreline site

Update

Nothing Fluffy About Auto Fluff

Chevron oil spill in Richmond, from Baykeeper drone

Column

Baykeeper in Action

Valley beneath mountain peaks

Defending Fish & Wildlife | Update

Roundtable: Water Wars Beyond the Delta

Oil sheens on the bay

Update

When the Bay Smells Like a Gas Station

Column | On Patrol | Update

Oil doesn’t belong in our Bay