Baykeeper Updates Related to On Patrol

BK In The News: July 31, 2023
Rosenfield, with SF Baykeeper, blames this and other recent harmful algal blooms on the region’s 37 wastewater plants that regularly discharge treated sewage into the bay. He said the regional water board has an opportunity next year to change permitting rules — when permits go up for renewal — to...
BK In The News: July 31, 2023
San Francisco Baykeeper received a tip on its hotline Thursday of a possible algae bloom and sent out a drone Friday that captured footage of a red tide spreading between Albany and Emeryville, said Rosenfield.  Water samples of the bloom contain a large number of Heterosigma akashiwo cells, the...
Press Release: July 31, 2023
SF Baykeeper Suspects Same Red Tide Algae as Last Year Oakland, CA—San Francisco Baykeeper's field science team investigated reports to the organization's pollution hotline and confirmed reddish brown (“tea colored”) waters in the Berkeley marina, and subsequently along the shores of Emeryville,...
Blog Post: March 13, 2023
During the Bay’s recent King Tides (the highest tides of the year), our field team used Osprey the drone to monitor the shoreline. We were surprised to find the site of a proposed new housing development in Pittsburg under water. It was also under water when we checked it out again during low tide...
BK In The News: August 19, 2022
  A potentially harmful algal bloom is spreading through San Francisco Bay, adding swirls of dark brown and maroon to the blue-green waters and foaming up near ferry landings and waterways in Oakland and Alameda.
BK In The News: February 28, 2022
On a brisk February morning, Cole Burchiel hopped onto a small boat near Oracle Park and greeted skipper Tracy Rogers as the sun burned off the morning cloud cover. As the vessel pulled away from the harbor and chugged eastward down the shoreline, Burchiel pointed at the mammoth cargo ships docked...
Press Release: October 6, 2021
Baykeeper Notifies Benicia Petcoke Polluter of Intent to Sue   Oakland, CA—San Francisco Baykeeper yesterday served a notice of intent to sue Amports, the owner of the Port of Benicia, alleging repeated violations of the Clean Water Act. Baykeeper, responding to tips to its pollution hotline,...
Blog Post: February 24, 2021
Two weeks ago, an oil pipeline at the Chevron refinery in Richmond leaked, spilling more than 700 gallons of diesel mixture into the Bay. Authorities closed nearby Keller Beach and issued a public health advisory for toxic fumes and contaminated water. "The whole area smells like a gas station,”...
Blog Post: December 19, 2020
Cole Burchiel came to Baykeeper after spending time as a park ranger in Vermont; he was hiking the Appalachian trail when he got the call to interview. Now Cole manages Baykeeper’s signature Bay patrols, as well as our volunteer programs, scientific support for our legal team, and our Pollution...
Blog Post: November 19, 2020
Last fall, paddlers at Berkeley’s Aquatic Park noticed something wrong.  The water had become cloudy and oily, the normally plentiful fish and birds were nowhere to be seen, and the water level was unusually high. The area was also exuding a nasty, pungent smell. Baykeeper received messages through...

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