Blog Post: August 28, 2013
An appeal court has ruled that San Francisco Baykeeper has the right to bring a lawsuit over claims that sand mining harms the public trust—the public’s right to access natural resources—in our lawsuit to stop excessive sand mining in San Francisco Bay. Too much sand is already being mined,...
Blog Post: August 21, 2013
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have issued a report on the threats of climate change to 28 key estuaries around the nation. The agency’s research found that San Francisco Bay is one of six estuaries most sensitive to the effects of climate change.
Estuaries...
E News: August 13, 2013
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Monthly Update for August 2013
Baykeeper Completes Toxic Debris Removal from Point Molate, Park to Reopen Soon
Swim and Party for the...
Blog Post: August 12, 2013
Baykeeper’s Volunteer Pollution Investigators are helping us find out which industrial facilities are polluting San Francisco Bay. After completing their training last month, volunteers are out surveying the edges of industrial sites. They’re taking photos and looking for indications that pollution...
Featured Stories: August 12, 2013
Point Molate Beach Park in Richmond, which has been closed for a decade, reopened October 14. The reopening of this Richmond city park came after Baykeeper completed a months-long cleanup earlier this year, removing 96 tons of debris that had polluted San Francisco Bay waters and Point Molate's...
Monthly Column: August 1, 2013
Have you walked along the shores of San Francisco Bay and spotted a dark head in the water, with big eyes looking back at you? From the safety of water, a harbor seal will often curiously watch people walking on the beach. Harbor seals can also playfully bump swimmers, although they have been known...
Blog Post: July 31, 2013
Mike Taugher, a former reporter for the Contra Costa Times who was an expert on water issues, died unexpectedly on July 27 while vacationing with his family in Hawaii.
Mike covered the environment, and especially water issues, in a way that presented all sides and enabled readers to understand...
Press Release: July 22, 2013
(San Francisco, CA) – San Francisco Baykeeper proudly announces that the California Legislature has officially designated July 25th, 2013, as Swimmable California Day. Thanks to the work of our statewide California Coastkeeper Alliance, California Waterkeeper organizations and communities...
E News: July 16, 2013
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Welcome to San Francisco Baykeeper's July E-News.
Monthly Update for July 2013
New Victories to Stop Industrial Pollution in the Bay!
Volunteer as a 2013 Baykeeper Pollution Investigator
Celebrate Swimmable California Day July 25
Swim for the Bay on October 20
Tips for Protecting the...
Blog Post: July 16, 2013
Steelhead trout and Chinook salmon will have a better chance of survival in San Jose’s Coyote Creek and in San Francisco Bay, thanks to Baykeeper’s successful legal action against GreenWaste Recovery, Inc.
GreenWaste, a San Jose recycling facility, has polluted Coyote Creek, which flows to the Bay...
