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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
Aerial of shoreline by Chase Center

Success Story | Update

How a Hotline Tip Helped Stop Pollution around Chase Center

Aerial image showing location of DePave park along the Alameda shoreline

Defending Fish & Wildlife | Update

Good Choice, Alameda! Replace Pavement with a Healthy New Wetland

Birders on the Baykeeper boat for Christmas Bird Count

Investigating Pollution | Update

Baykeeper on Patrol: January 2020 Update

Stopping Polluters | Success Story | Update

Richmond, Thank You for Banning Coal!

Aerial view of flows of water in the Delta

Strengthening Laws | Update

Newsom’s Water Portfolio is a Wish List, not a Roadmap

Decaying boat docked on Bay shoreline

Stopping Polluters | Success Story | Update

Dream Restaurant Becomes a Waterfront Nightmare

Column

The Courage to Ban Coal

Flooded road

On Patrol | Update

Baykeeper on Patrol: December 2019 Update

Stopping Polluters | Update

Preventing a Toxic Wave of Industrial Pollution

Column | Investigating Pollution

Investigating Pollution by Land, Air, and Water