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Appeal Court Rules Public Trust Must Be Considered in Sand Mining Suit
An appeal court has ruled that San Francisco Baykeeper has the right to bring a lawsuit over claims that sand mining harms the public trust—the public’s right to access natural resources—in our...
SF Bay Among Most At-Risk Estuaries for Climate Change Impacts
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have issued a report on the threats of climate change to 28 key estuaries around the nation. The agency’s research found that...
Volunteer Investigators Help Baykeeper Find Industrial Polluters
Baykeeper’s Volunteer Pollution Investigators are helping us find out which industrial facilities are polluting San Francisco Bay. After completing their training last month, volunteers are out...
Point Molate Beach Park Reopens After Baykeeper Toxic Debris Cleanup
Point Molate Beach Park in Richmond, which has been closed for a decade, reopened October 14. The reopening of this Richmond city park came after Baykeeper completed a months-long cleanup earlier...
The Passing of Reporter Mike Taugher
Mike Taugher, a former reporter for the Contra Costa Times who was an expert on water issues, died unexpectedly on July 27 while vacationing with his family in Hawaii. Mike covered the environment...
California Celebrates First-Ever Swimmable California Day
(San Francisco, CA) – San Francisco Baykeeper proudly announces that the California Legislature has officially designated July 25th, 2013, as Swimmable California Day. Thanks to the work of our...
GreenWaste in San Jose Agrees to Clean Up Its Bay Pollution
Steelhead trout and Chinook salmon will have a better chance of survival in San Jose’s Coyote Creek and in San Francisco Bay, thanks to Baykeeper’s successful legal action against GreenWaste Recovery...
Celebrate Swimmable California Day on July 25th
July 25th is the first ever Swimmable California Day. The California Legislature has proclaimed Swimmable California Day to recognize Californians’ rights to coastal areas, beaches, estuaries, rivers...
Tips to Protect the Bay as You Enjoy the America’s Cup
Super-fast sailboats are racing through San Francisco Bay this month and during August, leading up to the America’s Cup championship races in September.If you’ll be watching the America’s Cup from a...
San Jose Recycler to Keep Its Polluted Runoff Out of the Bay
GreenTeam of San Jose recently agreed to install controls to prevent the recycling facility’s toxic runoff pollution of San Francisco Bay. Baykeeper sued the company after documenting that GreenTeam...
Baykeeper Seeks 2013 Volunteer Pollution Investigators
Are you interested in getting out in the field for a healthy Bay? Baykeeper seeks Volunteer Pollution Investigators for 2013 to help us find out which industrial facilities are polluting San...
Point Molate Park Restoration Completing This Week: San Francisco Baykeeper Removing Final Toxic Debris From Beach
(Richmond, CA) San Francisco Baykeeper is removing the last remaining toxic debris from Point Molate Beach Park in Richmond this week, after a three-month restoration project to clean up nearly 100...