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Baykeeper Earns 2nd 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator, the nation’s leading evaluator of nonprofit organizations’ financial performance, has awarded San Francisco Baykeeper its second consecutive top 4-star rating.“Only 17% of the...
Cosco Busan Oil Spill Five Years Later— Can It Happen Again?
Five years ago on the morning of November 7, the 900-foot container ship Cosco Busan left Oakland, in heavy fog with low visibility. It side-swiped a Bay Bridge tower, ripping open two fuel tanks and...
Recent Noteworthy Research about Bay Water Quality
Some noteworthy research findings about water quality in San Francisco Bay have recently been released in an annual publication by local scientists and regulators. Here are some highlights:...
Excessive Sand Mining in Bay Approved Despite Risk to Ocean Beach
(San Francisco, CA)—A large increase in sand mining in San Francisco Bay was approved in mid-October by the State Lands Commission. The approval came despite findings by scientists at the U.S....
Vote Yes on Berkeley’s Measure M
San Francisco Baykeeper recommends a Yes vote on Berkeley’s Measure M. This bond measure will provide funds to reduce rainy-season pollution that runs off Berkeley’s streets and into San Francisco...
Vote Yes on Prop 37—Label Genetically Engineered Food
Baykeeper recommends you vote Yes on Proposition 37, the statewide initiative that requires genetically engineered food sold in California to be labeled. Prop 37’s passage will empower Californians...
Tips: Projects to Make Your Home and Garden Bay-Friendly
Your home and garden can help protect San Francisco Bay by minimizing pollution from storm water during rainy winter months.The rainy season brings a surge of pollution into the Bay. During storms,...
Take Action to Clean Up Industrial Runoff Pollution
Note: The comment period for this Action Alert is closed. Thank you to everyone who sent a message! There are more than 1,300 industrial facilities in the Bay Area, and Baykeeper’s analysis of...
Excessive Sand Mining Risks Further Erosion of Ocean Beach
San Francisco Baykeeper is urging the State Lands Commission not to approve a large increase in sand mining in San Francisco Bay. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey have found that sand mining...
Clean Water Act Turns 40
October 18 is the 40th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act. The landmark law has been a powerful tool for cleaning up waterways, but it has also repeatedly come under attack from polluters....
Congratulations, Swim for the Bay Swimmers!
Twenty-six swimmers made a 9-mile crossing of San Francisco Bay on Sunday, September 30 in San Francisco Baykeeper’s annual Swim for the Bay. We’re so proud of their accomplishment, and honored that...
Cleanup of the Ghost Fleet is Ahead of Schedule
The Ghost Fleet—57 decaying military ships that poisoned the San Francisco Bay ecosystem for 40 years—is being cleaned up ahead of schedule. In 2010, Baykeeper successfully reached a settlement...