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Updated Fish Consumption Advisories for SF Bay
New guidelines were released yesterday for safely eating fish caught in San Francisco Bay. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has released an updated health advisory and...
Controlling Groundwater Pollution at the Chevron Refinery
Last week Baykeeper advocated for strengthening regulations on groundwater pollution from the Chevron Refinery. The 2,900-acre facility, located near Richmond on the southern shore of San Pablo Bay,...
Federal Court Win: West Bay Liable for Sewage Spills
In a case brought by San Francisco Baykeeper against the West Bay Sanitary District in December 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen has found West Bay liable for 21 illegal sewage spills...
Federal Court Finds West Bay Sanitary District Liable for Sewage Spills
San Francisco, CA – In a case brought by San Francisco Baykeeper against the West Bay Sanitary District in December 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen has granted summary judgment to...
Abandoned Barge Leaking in Alviso Slough
Update: The Coast Guard has identified a risk of more fuel escaping from the barge. They plan to pump the fuel off of the barge today.An abandoned barge stranded in Alviso Slough since at least 2007...
Speak Up for Responsible Climate Change Planning on May 19
Join Baykeeper in supporting a responsible climate change adaptation policy for San Francisco Bay. This Thursday, a final workshop will be held by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (...
Take Action to Protect Our Waterways From Toxic Pesticides
The U.S. Senate is now considering ill-advised legislation that would overturn key protections against spraying harmful pesticides in waterways and essentially exempt pesticides from the Clean Water...
Air Emissions from Lehigh Cement Amplify Mercury Contamination of San Francisco Bay
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company’s Permanente Plant has spewed toxic mercury into the air since 1939. The Plant, which is located in Cupertino, emits approximately 435 pounds of mercury from its...
Saltworks Project Site Already Susceptible To Significant Flood Risk
Recent research conducted at the Menlo Park office of the U.S. Geological Survey indicates the proposed Saltworks Project site in Redwood City is currently subject to a significant amount of flood...
USGS Video on Sediments and Sea Level Rise
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently posted an interesting video titled Turbid Bay that discusses current research on how sediment is transported from the water column to tidal mudflats around the...
Take Action: Ask Senators Boxer and Feinstein to Protect Waterways from Pesticides
Next week the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture will vote on whether to exempt pesticide applications from Clean Water Act protections. Please send a message to U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and...
Point Molate Saved from Casino Development
On April 5, the Richmond City Council voted against further consideration of a casino development slated for the wild shoreline of Point Molate, wisely choosing to protect this important open space...