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A Wall in the Bay?
As sea levels rise in the Bay, cities are scrambling to figure out how to prepare. Some cities are contemplating multi-benefit, nature-based solutions and managed retreat for critical infrastructure...
Court Rules Bay Waters Remain Protected Under Clean Water Act
Court Rules Bay Waters Remain Protected Under Clean Water Act Baykeeper Defends Clean Water Act Against Attack by South Bay Cities The United States District Court for the...
Baykeeper statement: State Releases Environmental Report for Delta Tunnel
Newsom Administration Releases Environmental Report for Delta Tunnel New Water Diversion Would Doom Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead, Smelt The California Department of...
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...