MEDIA CENTER

Media Center

Baykeeper Media Center

Baykeeper's scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates can be reached anytime to speak about the threats to San Francisco Bay and how we hold polluters accountable.

Members of the media may also request to join a pollution patrol to see firsthand how Baykeeper works to defend the Bay.

Press Contact

Mark Westlund, Communications Director: 510-841-8329

Press Releases

Water Quality Is Essential to Tribes, Communities, and the Environment   Stockton, CA – On September 13, 2023, California tribal governments and environmental advocacy organizations will hold...

Oakland, CA—The music video release of Grammy-nominated artist RyanNicole’s “Small but Mighty” is the result of an innovative collaboration between two Bay Area nonprofits. SF Baykeeper, the Oakland-...

Health of South Bay Rivers, Creeks at Risk   What: The Santa Clara Valley Water Board votes to approve controversial EIR When: 1 pm, Tuesday, August 8 Where: Agenda and live viewing...

SF Baykeeper Suspects Same Red Tide Algae as Last Year Oakland, CA—San Francisco Baykeeper's field science team investigated reports to the organization's pollution hotline and confirmed reddish...

PRESS RELEASE for July 5, 2023 For more information, contact: Brian Smith, (415) 320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Regina Chichizola, Save California Salmon (541) 951-0126, regina@californiasalmon....

Sacramento, CA – On July 5th, 2023, California tribal governments, fishing, and environmental justice organizations will descend on Sacramento for a Day of Action on behalf of communities, fish,...

In the News

Baykeeper's scientists, attorneys, and advocates are regularly featured as subject matter experts on San Francisco Bay pollution prevention, environmental justice, natural areas, endangered species, and more.  

Law360

Two Silicon Valley cities must face claims they polluted local waterways with raw sewage from stormwater systems, despite their argument that a new discharge permit provided safe haven from a...

Maven's Notebook

At the September 6 State Water Resources Control Board meeting, Board members took another step forward in the long-running effort to update the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan (or Bay-Delta...

KPFA

On today’s show we focus on the local environmental impact of West Oakland’s Schnitzer Steel Factory, which has poured chemicals into the areas airways for many years. ... Then we continue the...

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