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Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Contamination Regional Workshop
Community Leaders and Government Officials to Discuss the Threat of Sea Level and Groundwater Rise to Contaminated Sites around San Francisco Bay WHEN: ...
A Turning Point for Bay Fish
In response to our advocacy efforts to reduce pollution in Bay fish over a decade ago, a local water agency informed us that there was “no evidence of subsistence fishing in the Bay Area.” This came...
Big Coal's Days in the Bay Are Numbered
The Richmond City Council just signed an agreement that will keep coal out of the city permanently—a move that Baykeeper has fought for long and hard. We worked with partners and local activists in...
Richmond City Council and Levin Terminal Reach Agreement to Phase Out Coal and Petcoke by End of 2026
Settlement establishes end date for scourge of coal and petcoke dust, and will include interim health protections for Richmond residents for the next five years Richmond, CA—Today, the Richmond...
Science Leads the Way to a Healthy Bay
When Jon Rosenfield started at Baykeeper in 2019, he already had a long history of protecting the Bay. He was practically destined to join our team. After graduating from Cornell, Jon landed his...
The Last Oil Spill?
Yet another oil spill is blackening our state's beautiful coastline—this time in Southern California—a reminder of the destructiveness and toxicity of fossil fuels. News images of marred shorelines,...
Public Tips Lead to Catching Fossil Fuel Polluter in the Act
Baykeeper Notifies Benicia Petcoke Polluter of Intent to Sue Oakland, CA—San Francisco Baykeeper yesterday served a notice of intent to sue Amports, the owner of the Port of Benicia,...
100 Groups Demand Biden Cut Airplane Climate Pollution
Coalition Blasts EPA Delays on Replacing Do-Nothing Trump Rule WASHINGTON— One hundred environmental, community and public-health groups called on the Biden administration today to...
Holding Polluters Accountable
Polluters don’t like getting caught. They get defensive—even when our field team catches them red-handed with photos and water sampling results demonstrating serious pollution violations. After we...
Dangerous Trump Water Rule Tossed: Good News for San Francisco Bay
Oakland, CA—A federal judge Monday threw out a major Trump administration rule that scaled back federal protections for streams, marshes, and wetlands across the United States. Trump's rule would...
Dear Water Board: Friendly Reminder That Actions Speak Louder Than Words
In the past year, nonprofits, corporations, and government agencies have gone to great lengths to make public statements and claim racial equity credentials. These efforts are laudable… and to be...
The Delta Is Going Green—in a Bad Way
Toxic algal blooms—which can make people sick and kill pets—are spreading fast in the Delta. Our patrol drone, Osprey, recently captured the footage above of the Stockton Marina (above), where...