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Enewsletter for May 2023

Coal piles at the Levin Terminal in Richmond
  • Take Action: Stop the Oakland Coal Terminal
  • Preventing Future Algae Blooms in the Bay
  • A Healthy Bay and Housing Can Coexist
  • Welcome to the Baykeeper Team, Falcon!
  • Homes Slated for Yet Another Toxic Site
  • Join Us for the Bay Party of the Year—This Saturday!
  • Thank you, Clean Bay Challenge Volunteers

Take Action: Stop the Oakland Coal Terminal

Developers are trying to build a massive coal export terminal in Oakland that would pollute West Oakland neighborhoods and increase the likelihood of toxic pollution in the Bay.

There is no place for coal in the Bay Area, or anywhere.

We need the Oakland city council to continue to stand firm on “no coal” for healthy communities and a healthy Bay. Click here to call on Oakland to stop this disaster in the making.

Ian Wren speaking at the Water Board

Preventing Future Algae Blooms in the Bay

Last week, Baykeeper scientist Ian Wren (pictured, above) joined David Senn of the San Francisco Estuary Institute to give Regional Water Board officials a sobering account of last year’s unprecedented red tide and fish kill.

The scientists explained how high levels of pollution from sewage plants around the Bay fueled the devastating algae bloom. Ian urged the Board to move forward with a “once-in-a-generation” investment in the region’s wastewater infrastructure to prevent a similar catastrophe in the future. 

Click here to tell the Water Board you agree that algae blooms should be prevented.

A Healthy Bay and Housing Can Coexist

Some people think that solving the housing crisis and protecting the environment are at odds with one another. But that doesn’t have to be the case.

The new plan for Oakland’s Brooklyn Basin is a shining example of how we can build much-needed housing, provide community access to the waterfront, and protect the Bay—all at the same time.

Pictured, below: Brooklyn Basin in Oakland

Aerial view of the Brooklyn Basin development in Oakland

Welcome to the Baykeeper Team, Falcon!

This month we welcomed a new member to our field investigation team: Falcon, the patrol drone!

Falcon will join our other drone, Osprey, to monitor for pollution in the Bay, from oil spills to harmful algae blooms.

Baykeeper’s field investigators, Aundi and Julia, who are both licensed drone operators, took Falcon on her inaugural flight earlier this week to capture footage of the Oakland shoreline—including the image of Brooklyn Basin, above!

Homes Slated for Yet Another Toxic Site

Earlier this year, we advocated against a misguided development plan in Pittsburg for a site that regularly floods, catches on fire, and contains toxic soil.

Unfortunately, our team just identified another Pittsburg plan to build homes on a shoreline site that contains contaminants like asbestos and PCBs, and is also vulnerable to flooding.

The Baykeeper team is urging the city to re-evaluate the plan to account for the risks from toxic waste, sea level rise, and groundwater rise.

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Join Us for the Bay Party of the Year—This Saturday!

Don’t miss Baykeeper’s biggest event of the year! The 2023 Bay Celebration is this Saturday, May 20

Enjoy beautiful Bay views from the Dolphin Club while sipping Rosé for the Bay, nibbling on seafood delicacies from Pacific Catch, bidding on exciting auction items, and getting the latest updates about how you’re making a difference to protect the Bay.

Proceeds support pollution investigations, hold polluters accountable, and create a more resilient San Francisco Bay for all.

[Registration is now closed]

People gathered at the Bay Celebration along the water at the Dolphin Club

Thank You, Clean Bay Challenge Volunteers

Throughout April, volunteers from around the Bay Area joined our annual Clean Bay Challenge—and removed over 300 pounds of trash that would otherwise have polluted San Francisco Bay.

We’re grateful to the amazing volunteers who rose to the challenge of fighting trash pollution around the Bay Area, including our fantastic Earth Day cleanup crew! (pictured, below).

Thank you also to the Clean Bay Challenge sponsors: United Airlines, Obsidian Wine Co., HSBC, Pacific Catch, First Republic Bank, Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, East Bay Municipal Utility District, and Lozeau Drury LLP.

Three cheers for creating a cleaner, healthier San Francisco Bay for Earth Month!

Cleanup volunteers gathered with a Baykeeper sign