Blog Post: August 26, 2019
Can heavy industry coexist with a healthy San Francisco Bay? Yes, but only if companies use exceptional pollution controls.
When Baykeeper first investigated U.S. Pipe and Foundry, a steel pipe manufacturer in Union City, we found that polluted water was running off its 70-acre facility with few...
BK In The News: August 19, 2019
If you have attended 10Fold’s Media Shark Tank, you already know that it features some of the nation’s top business media, who serve as judges evaluating the pitches of tech CEOs in a live setting... Well, the CEOs pitching are required to make a donation to benefit Baykeeper, a non-profit that...
E News: August 15, 2019
Welcoming Baykeeper's new Field Investigator, fighting plastic pollution, wrapping up our 6th annual Bay Parade, and more
Monthly Update for August 2019
Oil and coal polluters in cahoots
If at first polluters don't clean up, we make them try, try again
More plastic than fish?
Waterkeeper...
Blog Post: August 15, 2019
By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's waters… unless we act now to change how people use and dispose of plastic products.
San Francisco Bay is already suffering from an onslaught of plastic pollution. Baykeeper has documented large volumes of plastic trash, as well as micro...
Blog Post: August 15, 2019
While patrolling the Bay on the Baykeeper boat over the last few years, we've noticed that a construction facility in Richmond has been slowly growing its operation and creeping into the Bay. More and more barges are starting to crowd the dock, and heavy industrial equipment keeps piling up along...
BK In The News: August 14, 2019
Fast-thinking innovation is needed to prevent ‘wetter wets, drier dries, hotter hots’ from threatening the state’s crops, species and economy... That farmers are growing such water-intensive crops in such arid places is the result of misguided 20th century engineering, says Jon Rosenfield, a senior...
Blog Post: August 13, 2019
In a surprising move, the oil industry recently muscled its way into the battle over toxic coal exports around San Francisco Bay.
Richmond city leaders have been considering an ordinance that would prohibit companies from storing coal along train tracks in neighborhoods and commercial areas....
BK In The News: August 5, 2019
... Bay Parade: Celebrate the Baykeeper’s 6th annual Bay Parade on Sunday, August 11th, when boaters, rowers, swimmers, kayakers, and paddle boarders for a day of celebration and fun on the water. Over 200 participants unite to support Baykeeper’s mission for a clean and healthy San Francisco Bay....
BK In The News: August 2, 2019
Resolution would help the Bay Area transition to renewables, clean up of toxic sites, and adapt to sea level rise.
A perspective from Sejal Choksi-Chugh
BK In The News: August 2, 2019
Attending a standup paddle boarding event is one of the best ways to enjoy the sport. It’s the perfect place to be introduced to the sport as a spectator, it’s a great place to learn and try new products, and it’s also a great way to connect with those who enjoy the sport just as much as you do......
