BK In The News: December 29, 2020
A controversial development plan roughly 30 years in the making to build 469 large homes on the edge of Newark’s wetlands can proceed, a judge has decided... The two groups that sued the city, along with Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter, Greenbelt Alliance, and San Francisco Baykeeper,...
BK In The News: December 28, 2020
A federal court in California denied the city of Sunnyvale’s request to dismiss San Francisco Baykeeper’s Clean Water Act suit alleging the city’s sewer system unlawfully releases polluted stormwater and raw sewage into waterways.
BK In The News: December 23, 2020
State water quality regulators are investigating a large wastewater spill that sent close to 100,000 gallons of untreated sewage into an Alameda lagoon last week, prompting the East Bay's largest water agency to urge people to stay out of the body of water for at least seven days... "Two large...
Monthly Column: December 22, 2020
“Nimble” is a word I use with pride to describe Baykeeper’s ability to rise to a challenge.
And boy, did the world test us in 2020! In response to the global pandemic, our dedicated staff smoothly pivoted to remote work, and we expanded our pollution patrols to include drones. As wildfires...
Featured Stories: December 22, 2020
Cole Burchiel came to Baykeeper after spending time as a park ranger in Vermont; he was hiking the Appalachian trail when he got the call to interview. Now Cole manages Baykeeper’s signature Bay patrols, as well as our volunteer programs, scientific support for our legal team, and our Pollution...
Featured Stories: December 17, 2020
The East Bay Municipal Utility District issued an alert—Thursday, December 17, now updated—that there was a sewage spill in the Alameda Lagoon near Robert Davey Jr. Drive and Packet Landing Road. EBMUD is investigating the cause of the spill, and residenta are advised to stay out of the water until...
E News: December 17, 2020
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Monthly Update for December 2020
Army Corps pulls plug on dredging boondoggle
The oil victory you might not know about
Helping Biden hit the ground running
Fighting Trump’s EPA—to the bitter end
King Tides return to the Bay Area
The world’s biggest bird count starts this week...
Blog Post: December 16, 2020
Sometimes when the Bay scores a big win, you might not be aware of it. There's not a fireworks show or a victory parade. Most often, the developer with a bad proposal or the industrial company with a harmful expansion plan just doesn't get that last permit approved. Their bad idea is rejected and...
BK In The News: December 15, 2020
... Staff attorney Nicole Sasaki welcomed Judge Mueller’s decision: “The violations on Point Buckler Island were both brazen and unapologetic, and inflicted severe damage on 30 acres of wetland.” She also commented on the role of the federal agencies: “It is heartening that EPA and DOJ diligently...
Blog Post: December 10, 2020
Last year, the US Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a plan to dredge a deeper shipping channel through San Francisco Bay to Stockton. The move itself wasn’t unusual since the Corps regularly dredges mud to clear shipping channels throughout the Bay and Delta. But the new plan had an ulterior motive...
