Column: April 26, 2023
While we celebrated Earth Day around the Bay Area this past weekend, there was a sad backdrop to the festivities: State authorities shut down the Chinook salmon fishing season this year because there aren’t enough salmon in the ocean to support California’s legendary fishery.
The Baykeeper team was...
BK In The News: April 18, 2023
Salmon need cold water to hatch and grow strong enough to embark on migrations that stretch hundreds of miles from their places of birth. In California, dams constructed along various rivers have disrupted traditional salmon runs and are one reason the species has been in decline for decades. And,...
Press Release: April 7, 2023
Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis yesterday requested federal emergency disaster relief support for California’s salmon fishing industry. The Pacific Fishery Management Council, the federal body that recommends best practices for West Coast fisheries, is calling for a full closure of the ocean...
BK In The News: March 29, 2023
Restoring marsh and wetland habitat can have significant benefits for dozens of species throughout the Bay and Delta—that’s beyond dispute. But when it comes to saving the Estuary’s most imperiled fish, how much habitat improvements can help in the absence of dramatically increased freshwater flows...
BK In The News: March 10, 2023
As storms swell California’s reservoirs, state water officials have rescinded a controversial order that allowed more water storage in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while putting salmon and other endangered fish at risk.
Ten environmental groups had petitioned the board to rescind its order,...
Press Release: March 10, 2023
In response to a petition Baykeeper and allies filed earlier this week, the State Water Board late yesterday reversed its emergency order that waived Bay-Delta water quality standards. The previous order allowed agencies to sequester water behind dams rather than let it flow into the Bay estuary,...
BK In The News: March 9, 2023
Farners and environmentalists debate over the water stored in California's reserviors.
KCBS Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon has the latest on who's laying claim to California's water.
BK In The News: March 8, 2023
Environmental groups on Monday asked state water regulators to rescind their controversial decision to weaken Delta flow rules to increase storage in California’s reservoirs.
The petition to the State Water Resources Control Board was submitted by 10 environmental groups, including the Natural...
Press Release: March 7, 2023
San Francisco Baykeeper and allies late yesterday filed a petition (here, with exhibit) requesting the State Water Board to rescind an emergency order that waived Bay-Delta water quality standards through the end of March.The order has caused irreparable environmental harm, including by damaging...
BK In The News: February 22, 2023
Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered salmon and other fish. The move came after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended key environmental laws.