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Judge Tosses Biological Opinion for Salmon and Steelhead in California
A federal judge has invalidated a water plan that would have allowed more pumping from the San Francisco Bay Delta at the expense of five species of protected salmon and steelhead trout. Fishing and...
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case Has Implications for Cleanup in San Francisco Bay
Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the case surrounding the Exxon Valdez oil spill. In 1987, the tanker Exxon Valdez spilled tens of millions of gallons of Alaskan crude oil...
Flawed Regulations Allow Polluted Runoff from Dairies
Environmental groups today challenged the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Board’s flawed regulation of dairy operations in the Central Valley. The Regional Board recently issued permits that do...
San Francisco Baykeeper is Sick of Sewage
After over a decade of efforts to stop sewage spills in the Bay Area, today Baykeeper launched its Sick of Sewage Initiative to rein in the Bay’s sewage spill problem. The initiative will involve...
Call for Improvements In Oil Spill Preparedness and Response
The California Coastkeeper Alliance (CCKA), a coalition of 12 Waterkeeper groups spanning the coast from the Oregon border to San Diego, and San Francisco Baykeeper today called on the U.S. Coast...
Assemblyman Jared Huffman and San Francisco Baykeeper To Hold Marin Town Hall Meeting on Oil Spill Response
Who: San Francisco Baykeeper and Assemblyman Jared Huffman What: Town Hall Meeting on Government and Community Response to the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Where: Stinson Beach Community Center When:...
Keep Sewers Fat-Free This Holiday Season
The holidays are just around the corner, and many Bay Area residents are gearing up for special meals – with buttery foods, turkeys and homemade gravy. Food-focused holidays challenge not only...
Boxer to Host Commerce Committee Briefing on San Francisco Bay Oil Spill
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will host a briefing in the Senate Commerce Committee tomorrow, Wednesday, November 14th at 3pm EST (noon PST) to examine last week’s oil spill in the San...
EPA Criticizes California's Lax Pollution Permits
On October 31 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a report criticizing California’s water pollution permits. EPA agreed to perform an audit of randomly selected permits as a...
Groups to Sue U.S. Maritime Administration for Polluting Suisun Bay
Who: Saul Bloom, Arc EcologySejal Choksi, BaykeeperMichael Wall, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)What: Press conference to announce lawsuit against the U.S. Maritime AdministrationWhen:...
San Francisco Baykeeper To Sue Burlingame for Sewage Spills and Illegal Discharges
As part of its campaign to keep raw sewage out of San Francisco Bay, Baykeeper gave notice today of its intent to sue the City of Burlingame and its wastewater treatment plant for illegal sewage...
Settlement Reached In Dispute Over Port of Stockton Development Plans
Local residents and environmentalists have dismissed the last of their lawsuits against the Port of Stockton, ending the challenges against the port’s expansion onto the West Complex, which the Navy...