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Baykeeper Supports AB 376 to Protect Sharks
Baykeeper is joining environmental and conservation groups in supporting California Assembly Bill 376, which would prohibit the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins in the state....
Barge Runs Aground Off San Francisco Shoreline
Update: The sheen on the water around the barge is reportedly a small amount of engine oil, and the barge's fuel tanks were not damaged. Booms are in place around the barge. Baykeeper spoke with...
High Tides This Week Foreshadow Sea Level Rise in the Bay
This week some of the year’s highest tides will breach California’s coastal and bay shorelines, providing a glimpse of what the state can expect as sea level rises due to climate change. Baykeeper...
The Ghost Fleet Cleanup Progresses
A year ago, Baykeeper successfully settled our lawsuit to force the federal government to clean up the toxic Ghost Fleet of Suisun Bay. Work to remove the fleet has been steadily progressing since...
Hotline Tip Leads to Cleaner Roadways in Redwood City
San Francisco Baykeeper recently received a call to our pollution hotline from a concerned resident who was biking in Redwood City. She noticed oil on the street next to several garbage collection...
Improving Cleanup of PCBs in the Bay
This week Baykeeper advocated for the Regional Water Board to strengthen the cleanup plan for PCBs in the Bay by reining in contaminated discharges from municipal and industrial waste water. The...
Oil Spill Drill in Oakland Harbor
Executive Director and Baykeeper Deb Self is participating in an oil spill preparedness training in the Oakland Middle Harbor today.She reports:I'm out at the Oakland Middle Harbor where oil spill...
Speak Up for A Healthy South Bay Shoreline
The City of San Jose is currently considering how best to use the 2,600-acre site of the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant as they sustainably rebuild their wastewater treatment...
King Tides in the Bay
The Bay Area will experience a King Tide in February-- extreme high tide events that happen twice a year. King Tides this year occur on January 19 and 20 and on February 16,17 & 18.These high...
San Francisco Offers Discounted Rain Barrels to Residents
If you're a resident of San Francisco, check out this special SFPUC program to help you reduce water consumption and storm water pollution to the Bay by installing a rainwater harvesting system...
$3.6 Mil Cosco Busan Settlement for Fishermen
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that 120 Bay Area commercial fishermen will receive $3.6 million in a settlement with the companies that owned and operated the Cosco Busan container ship that...
Promising Advances for Salmon in the Bay Watershed
Although the number of salmon spawning in local creeks has dropped precipitiously over the past several years, this season there is some good news for these migrating fish. The San Francisco...