BK In The News: October 5, 2015
The implosion of the largest of the piers supporting the old Bay Bridge -- the underwater equivalent of a five-story concrete building -- will take place Nov. 7. . . Baykeeper will observe the implosion as a test of the method, said George Torgun, the group's managing attorney.
Press Release: October 2, 2015
For Immediate Release
October 2, 2015
Contact:
Roger Lin, Communities for a Better Environment, roger@cbecal.org, 510-302-0430 ext. 16
Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, miya@apen4ej.org, 510-834-8920 ext.306
Jess Dervin-Ackerman, Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter, jess.dervin-...
Blog Post: October 2, 2015
Baykeeper is adding a legal challenge to our advocacy against the shipment of coal by rail along San Francisco Bay’s shoreline. On October 2nd, we filed suit in Alameda County Superior Court against the city of Oakland and the developer of a bulk shipping terminal included in the redevelopment of...
Monthly Column: October 1, 2015
Tiny plastic balls too small to see, fragments of plastic bottles, plastic pellets used in manufacturing—they’re all in San Francisco Bay. It’s an invisible problem that harms swimmers and sea life, but help is on the way.
In a victory for a cleaner Bay, a new law passed by the California...
BK In The News: September 22, 2015
A lengthy public hearing in Oakland Monday afternoon and evening sought to parse out the benefits or drawbacks of exporting coal through a new shipping center under construction at the old Oakland Army Base in West Oakland. . . Opponents argued that the local community would be impacted by dust...
BK In The News: September 21, 2015
Plans to demolish the largest pier in the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge using explosives took another step forward Thursday as a bay regulatory commission unanimously granted Caltrans a permit for the project. . . Ian Wren, a staff scientist with environmental watchdog group Baykeeper, said...
BK In The News: September 21, 2015
With the help of Google, Torqueedo electric power, solar panels, and a specially designed multihull boat, Baykeeper photographed some 500 miles of coastline around the San Francisco Bay area. It will use these water-level photo montages to illustrate the effects of global sea level rise and its...
BK In The News: September 18, 2015
A Caltrans plan to demolish the largest pier of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge using explosives could spread concrete debris through the Bay, a staff scientist with an environmental watchdog group said Wednesday. Ian Wren, a staff scientist with Baykeeper, will raise the concerns during a...
E News: September 17, 2015
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Monthly Update for September 2015
Volunteer with Baykeeper at Coastal Cleanup Day This Saturday
Urge Oakland Leaders to Keep Toxic Coal Out of the Bay
Implosion of Old Bay Bridge Pier Threatens Bay Water Quality
Victory! California Legislature Passes Ban on Plastic Microbeads
Mystery...
BK In The News: September 17, 2015
A Caltrans plan to demolish the largest pier of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge using explosives could spread concrete debris through the Bay, a staff scientist with an environmental watchdog group said today. Ian Wren, a staff scientist with Baykeeper, will raise the concerns during a...
