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Wetlands are key to the Bay’s future
The Bay’s tides are projected to rise 5 feet within the next generation. That means the wetlands and marshes resting right at the waterline are vulnerable. They will be among the first areas to...
Changing the Fate of the Bay
Thirty years ago, media reports warned that San Francisco Bay was dying. Anti-pollution laws were not being enforced. Polluters were dumping waste into the Bay with no fear of detection. In 1989,...
New Trump Proposal Threatens the Bay
A new proposal from the Trump administration poses a big threat to San Francisco Bay and to local drinking water. If it’s adopted, the rule could erase Clean Water Act protections for streams and...
Baykeeper on Patrol: April 2019 Update
Baykeeper Field Investigator Sienna Courter was out on the patrol boat recently with Dr. Katlin Bowman for a new round of microplastics sampling in the Bay. The sampling is for a National...
Calling out Caltrans for Trashing the Bay
Bay Area roadways, as we’ve all seen firsthand, are heavily littered with trash. And most of the trash you see along the highway is headed right for San Francisco Bay. That’s because Caltrans, the...
Tipster Reports Sludge Threatening the Bay
In Oakland’s Montclair area, a Baykeeper Pollution Hotline tipster spotted thick, muddy sludge running off a hillside construction site. She reported to us that the sludge was running into a storm...
East Bay Express Feature: Beat Cops of the Bay
East Bay Express Feature: Beat Cops of the Bay
Fish out of water: Debunking myths in the Bay-Delta water debate
California’s water wars are often framed as fish versus Big Ag. But a new study reveals just how much fish are losing out. Lobbyists for industrial agriculture and big cities, including some in...
A Green New Deal for a Blue SF Bay
Our children’s San Francisco Bay could be vastly different from what we know today. Rising water levels in the Bay are likely to inundate toxic hotspots, industrial facilities, and sewage...
New report: Delta water supply impacted by human use protections and capacity significantly more than endangered fishes
89% of Delta water flow into Bay was to combat salinity or due to water flows exceeding export capacity. Less than 1.5% related to Delta smelt. SACRAMENTO, CA—New findings published in the journal...
Trump EPA Makes it Easier to Destroy Bay Wetlands
It just got a lot easier for the Cargill corporation to pave over San Francisco Bay wetlands to build offices, condos, and strip malls. At Cargill’s request, Trump’s EPA recently issued a decision...
Meet Baykeeper Senior Scientist Jon Rosenfield
Science is at the heart of Baykeeper’s work. Our pollution investigations and water quality monitoring, analysis of proposed environmental laws, and even lawsuits to stop polluters all rely on...