BAYKEEPER IN THE NEWS
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Baykeeper in the News

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Baltimore bridge disaster: Could it happen here?

East Bay Times

The dramatic footage of a huge cargo ship colliding with a bridge near Baltimore and causing it to collapse like a scene from a Hollywood disaster movie riveted people around the world Tuesday. In...

Court upholds California rules to protect fish, but Newsom wants a lenient Delta approach

Sacramento Bee

A Sacramento judge upheld a decision by California’s water regulator to cut back agricultural and municipal water use from the San Joaquin River. The decision could lend support for future...

Harmful algae detected in Oakland's Lake Merritt could be 'an ominous sign for the Bay'

SF Gate

Earlier this month, signs posted around Oakland’s Lake Merritt made some joggers stop in their tracks. “Avoid water contact,” they cautioned in bold letters. “Harmful algae may be present.” The...

Court upholds state plan to require more water in California rivers

Los Angeles Times

A court has upheld a key decision by California’s water board calling for reductions in water diversions from the San Joaquin River and its tributaries to help revive struggling fish populations....

California policy protecting major rivers upheld in long-awaited court decision

San Francisco Chronicle

A state policy that seeks to protect California’s major rivers and creeks by cracking down on how much water is pumped out by cities and farms can move forward despite widespread opposition, the...

San Francisco Accused of Flushing Sewage into Iconic Bay

Hoodline

San Francisco's picturesque bay is now the center of a scandalous pollution row, as the city stands accused of pouring millions of gallons of sewage directly into the waters. San Francisco Baykeeper...

Local watchdog alleges San Francisco is discharging sewage, trash into area water

SFGate

A local environmental watchdog group plans to sue San Francisco over accusations that the city’s Public Utilities Commission routinely violates federal law by discharging millions of...

Algae bloom fish kills prompt new Bay Area wastewater treatment plant requirements costing $11 billion

CBS News Bay Area

Ten years. That's how much time the Bay Area's 37 wastewater treatment plants will have to reduce fertilizer and sewage in their water by 40%. The estimated price tag for the facility upgrades is $11...

Environmental watchdog plans to sue SF over dumping in the bay

San Francisco Examiner

In the filing, the group accused San Francisco of repeatedly discharging mixed sewage and “trash-filled” urban runoff into San Francisco Bay during heavy rains. They said this mix of sewage and...

San Francisco to Face Lawsuit After Dumping Raw Sewage

Alameda Post

San Francisco Baykeeper announced Tuesday, March 13, that it has issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the City and County...

SF Baykeeper intends to sue over city release of sewage

Bay City News

Baykeeper’s formal notice to the city Thursday covers 24 single-spaced pages with a dense and technical description of the issue. Boiled down, however, the nonprofit’s concern is fairly...

San Francisco dumps large amounts of sewage into creek during storms

San Francisco Chronicle

“What SFPUC is dumping into Mission Creek each year is mind-boggling to me, both in content and magnitude,” said Eric Buescher, managing attorney at S.F. Baykeeper, which gathered the information...

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