BK In The News: April 19, 2016
BLACKHAWK -- The homeowners association for this upscale, gated community has threatened to fine homeowners for brown or dead lawns and landscaping despite a continuing state drought emergency. . . Said Sejal Choksi-Chugh, Baykeeper executive director, "The Blackhawk HOA seems to have missed an...
E News: April 13, 2016
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Monthly Update for April 2016
Baykeeper refutes developer's claim that coal export won't harm the Bay
Standing up against tank cars filled with crude oil near the Bay's shore
Register now for the Bay Parade on May 22
Santa Clara plating company agrees to protect the Bay from toxic runoff...
Blog Post: April 12, 2016
Baykeeper is keeping up the pressure to block Valero Energy Corporation’s plan to enlarge the train yard at its Benicia refinery.
In February, the Benicia Planning Commission unanimously voted against Valero’s crude oil train project. Valero appealed to the Benicia City Council, which is holding...
Blog Post: April 11, 2016
Four bills introduced in the California Legislature by State Senator Loni Hancock would reduce the threat of pollution from coal in San Francisco Bay and local communities. Baykeeper supports all four.
The proposed legislation will help prevent coal from being exported from the terminal proposed at...
Blog Post: April 8, 2016
CSL, a metal plating and coating company in Santa Clara, recently agreed to keep contaminated rainwater from running off of its site and into storm drains that eventually flow to San Francisco Bay.
Baykeeper sued the company under the federal Clean Water Act because its storm water runoff contained...
Blog Post: April 7, 2016
Baykeeper recommends a Yes vote on Measure AA in the California primary election on June 7.
Measure AA provides funds to:
Restore San Francisco Bay wetlands
Reduce trash and other pollution in the Bay
Protect shoreline communities from future flooding
Increase trails and parks along the Bay...
Blog Post: April 4, 2016
Can 10 million tons of Utah coal per year be brought by train through the Bay Area and shipped from Oakland to Asia, without polluting neighborhoods and San Francisco Bay? The developers of a bulk shipping terminal in Oakland claim it can be done, in an opinion piece on the pages of the April issue...
Monthly Column: April 4, 2016
Should local salmon be pushed to extinction? Should some Bay Area residents pay much higher water bills? Should San Francisco Bay be contaminated with toxic pollutants?
My guess is that Bay Area readers would answer these questions with a resounding “no,” but these scenarios will become reality if...
E News: March 16, 2016
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Monthly Update for March 2016
Victory! San Rafael Rock Quarry agrees to protect the Bay from contaminated runoff
Baykeeper urges regulators to protect threatened Bay wildlife from toxic selenium
Delta tunnels would harm Bay, Baykeeper tells Senate Select Committee hearing
Meet Baykeeper...
BK In The News: March 14, 2016
The mothballed miliary ships of the Ghost Fleet of Suisun Bay became a floating toxic waste dump, until Baykeeper and other environmental groups successfully sued to require the US government to stop the contamination of Suisun Bay and San Francisco Bay. Only 3 of the original 57 polluting ships...
