BK In The News: August 20, 2015
Time is running out for Caltrans in its marathon pursuit of permits needed to implode the largest underwater pier of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge before the costs rise. . . Baykeeper staff scientist Ian Wren said he still has "a lot of concern about debris and dust dispersed through the...
BK In The News: August 20, 2015
San Francisco Baykeeper will present arguments in an appeals court next week in what may be the group’s final legal effort to stop excessive sand mining in San Francisco Bay. Baykeeper sued the California State Lands Commission after the commission approved leases for private companies to mine sand...
BK In The News: August 20, 2015
Caltrans is seeking permits to demolish the largest pier of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge with explosives, a procedure that could be dangerous to native marine mammals, . . Baykeeper staff scientist Ian Wren is concerned that the implosion could throw concrete debris into the surrounding...
E News: August 11, 2015
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Monthly Update for August 2015
Great Job Conserving Water, Bay Area
Only Two Ghost Fleet Ships Left
Railroads Can't Shirk Responsibility for California Oil Spills from...
Blog Post: August 7, 2015
Only three ships are left from the Ghost Fleet of Suisun Bay—the decaying military ships that poisoned the San Francisco Bay ecosystem for 40 years. Baykeeper legal action led to a federal government cleanup and removal of the 57 ships, starting in 2010. The cleanup process was expected to last...
Monthly Column: August 3, 2015
What if the Bay Area had no beaches where our kids could play, no wetlands protecting our shorelines and no more smelt swimming in our waters?
Every year, millions of cubic feet of sand and mud—enough to fill the Transamerica Building ten times—are dredged up from the floor of San Francisco Bay....
BK In The News: July 27, 2015
For years, sand has been one of the world’s most sought-after commodities. A decades-long construction boom in many of the world’s mega-cities has created insatiable demand. But in recent years, another industry has ignited a frenzy of new demand for the ancient commodity. Hydraulic fracking, the...
E News: July 15, 2015
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Welcome to San Francisco Baykeeper's July E-News.Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to see it online.
Monthly Update for July 2015
A Friendly Way to Remind Neighbors to Conserve Water
Baykeeper Sues to Prevent Harmful Dredging in the Bay
Rally on July 21 to Keep Toxic Coal...
Blog Post: July 13, 2015
A federal judge recently dismissed a railroad industry lawsuit against new requirements that railroads be prepared to clean up oil spills from train accidents in California. The railroads were seeking to stop a California law passed last year, known as the Statewide Oil Spill Prevention and...
BK In The News: July 10, 2015
2015 KiteFoil Gold Cup Tour – Beginning July 30, the country’s largest kiting event of the year will take place on San Francisco Bay: the third stop of the event, featuring a fleet of highly competitive kitefoil racers from around the world. . . Event organizers have agreed to donate all proceeds...
