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Alliance of Sportfishing and Environmental Groups Petition California and Feds to Protect SF Bay White Sturgeon
North America’s largest and oldest fish are declining fast, as more threats loom. Today,...
A Message for Holiday Cooks & Kitchen Helpers
When you think of the holidays, Bay pollution probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But every year, celebratory meals worsen sewage pollution in San Francisco Bay. Holiday cooking...
Housing in all the Wrong Places
The Bay Area is experiencing a desperate housing crisis. But instead of building safe, dense housing on infill sites, as many experts recommend, yet another city is attempting to build on a toxic...
California Has New Laws: What They Mean for the Bay
The 2023 legislative session has drawn to a close, and a number of bills are now law. Here are a few legislative highlights that Baykeeper supported: Investigating Water Rights: SB 389 is...
Baykeeper Puts Federal Agency on Notice: Will Sue to Uphold Endangered Species Act
Fish and Wildlife Missed Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt Oakland, California—San Francisco Baykeeper today put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the...
Groups Urge EPA to Regulate Coal Pollution from Uncovered Rail Cars
Today SF Baykeeper, Sierra Club, Public Justice, and several other environmental and public health organizations filed a petition for rulemaking with the EPA, calling upon the agency to...
Baykeeper to Increase Legal Staff to Advocate for Fresh Water Flows Into Bay
Oakland—In order to ensure the health of San Francisco Bay, its wildlife, and local residents, it's critical to protect the entire Bay watershed, which depends on fresh water flowing into the Bay...
New Dams? Bad Idea
As multiple California fish species teeter on the brink of extinction, and both commercial and recreational fisheries face imminent collapse, a new project threatens to push them over the edge....
Harmful Algal Blooms in California—A Seminar for Journalists
Water Quality Is Essential to Tribes, Communities, and the Environment Stockton, CA – On September 13, 2023, California tribal governments and environmental advocacy organizations will hold...
Grammy-nominated RyanNicole Releases “Small but Mighty,” in Collaboration With Hip Hop for Change and SF Baykeeper
Oakland, CA—The music video release of Grammy-nominated artist RyanNicole’s “Small but Mighty” is the result of an innovative collaboration between two Bay Area nonprofits. SF Baykeeper, the Oakland-...
New Chevron Oil Spill Report Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
In early 2021, Richmond residents called Baykeeper’s pollution hotline to report a strange sheen on the Bay and a noxious smell in the air. Turns out, they had discovered an oil spill at Chevron’s...
Valley Water Board Set to Approve Misguided Environment Report
Health of South Bay Rivers, Creeks at Risk What: The Santa Clara Valley Water Board votes to approve controversial EIR When: 1 pm, Tuesday, August 8 Where: Agenda and live viewing...