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Tough Questions Considered at Baykeeper’s Water Forum
How is California faring during a major drought? What can we do locally to help turn around the acidification of the ocean? Can the many different interests in California come together to deal...
The Future of Water in California Forum: Photos
On January 13, Baykeeper held a reception and conversation to consider one of our state’s most pressing issues: The Future of Water in California. Our speakers were Felicia Marcus, who chairs the...
The Biggest Threats to San Francisco Bay in 2016
What’s ahead for San Francisco Bay in 2016? Here are the top pollution threats Baykeeper foresees in the year to come, plus ways we’re fighting to stop these threats. Oil Spills. The large number...
Baykeeper Challenges Weakened Rules on Trash in the Bay
Baykeeper recently challenged new rules that make it harder to stop trash and other pollution from storm water runoff in San Francisco Bay. We filed an appeal with the State Water Resources Control...
South San Francisco Waste and Recycling Facility Will Protect the Bay from Toxic Runoff
In the 30th victory for Baykeeper’s Bay-Safe Industry Campaign, the operators of a waste disposal and recycling facility on the San Francisco Bay shoreline recently agreed to keep polluted storm...
Paris Climate Agreement a Step Forward—Now Local Action is Needed
The United Nations Climate Conference, or COP21, recently concluded with the adoption of an ambitious global agreement on climate change. Baykeeper was represented at the climate talks by Advisory...
Victory for the Bay: WesPac Calls Off Proposed Pittsburg Oil Storage Facility
An oil storage and transfer facility proposed for Pittsburg that could have polluted San Francisco Bay won’t be opened. In a victory for the Bay and local communities, the facility developer, WesPac...
From the Air, King Tides Show What’s Coming with Sea Level Rise
Photos taken from the air during the highest tides of the year can provide a preview of what sea level rise will mean for the Bay Area. In November, Baykeeper Staff Scientist Ian Wren and...
Regional Water Board Weakens Rules to Limit Trash Washing into the Bay
It’s going to be harder to stop trash pollution—a major source of contamination in San Francisco Bay—under new rules recently adopted by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board. The Board weakened...
New Action in Baykeeper’s Advocacy Against Coal Export from Oakland
In October, Baykeeper filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the export of coal from a new shipping terminal proposed for Oakland. Baykeeper and our partners recently dismissed the suit, after Oakland...
Court Rules Against Excessive Sand Mining in Bay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (San Francisco, CA) State agencies and private companies no longer have a green light to extract excessive amounts of sand from the floor of San Francisco Bay—which harms...
Proposed Vallejo Export Terminal and Cement Plant Could Harm the Bay
A bulk shipping port and cement plant proposed along the shores of Mare Island Strait in Vallejo could contaminate San Francisco Bay and nearby communities, Baykeeper recently told Vallejo city...