BK In The News: January 21, 2015
The environmental toll from the mystery goo in San Francisco Bay climbed Tuesday to 100 dead seabirds and 300 that were saved as wildlife officials tried to zero in on identifying the toxic stuff and who may have spilled it. . . . Volunteers willing to look out for and report ailing birds on the...
BK In The News: January 21, 2015
On June 11, 2013, at the age of 62, Gary Emich became the first person to compete 1,000 swims from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco's Aquatic Park without wetsuit or fins. . . . For the past four years Emich has organized fund-raising swim events for Baykeeper, a non-profit organization that...
BK In The News: January 21, 2015
The mystery surrounding the hundreds of seabirds found coated in an unknown, gooey substance along the eastern San Francisco Bay shoreline took a twist this week with the discovery of several more birds along the San Mateo County coast to the west. . . Deb Self, executive director of San Francisco...
E News: January 15, 2015
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Welcome to San Francisco Baykeeper's January E-News.
Monthly Update for January 2015
Join Baykeeper at Sand Wars Film Screening on January 20
Envisioning the Future of the Bay: Join Us March 8
Appeals Court Limits Water that Can Be Pumped from the Delta
Thank You for Your Generous Year...
Blog Post: January 14, 2015
A new federal appeals court ruling has upheld reasonable limits on the amount of fresh water that can be pumped out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay. This ruling helps protect endangered fish, the California salmon fishing industry, and the San Francisco Bay ecosystem.
On...
Monthly Column: January 5, 2015
In 1989, no one was out on San Francisco Bay looking for pollution, and polluters were free to dump waste into the Bay. Alarmed by the Bay’s slow poisoning from thousands of sources, research scientist Dr. Michael Herz and a visionary group of volunteer board members founded San Francisco...
Press Release: December 19, 2014
Media Advisory
SAN FRANCISCO – Some of the year’s highest tides will occur December 21-23. These high tides, called King Tides, give a preview of flooding the Bay Area can expect as global climate change causes sea levels to rise. Baykeeper will be on the San Francisco shoreline to discuss the...
E News: December 11, 2014
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Welcome to San Francisco Baykeeper's December E-News.
Monthly Update for December 2014
Baykeeper Lawsuit Aims to Stop San Jose's Runoff Pollution of the Bay
Baykeeper Fights to Keep Railroads from Shirking Responsibility for Oil Spills
Syar Napa Quarry Agrees to Protect the Bay...
Blog Post: December 10, 2014
In the 23rd victory for Baykeeper’s Bay-Safe Industry Campaign, Syar Industries Napa Quarry recently agreed to keep contaminated storm water from running off its facility into Arroyo Creek, which flows to the Napa River, and then to San Francisco Bay. The agreement came in response to Baykeeper’s...
Press Release: December 8, 2014
San Francisco — Today, San Francisco Baykeeper and a coalition of concerned citizen groups, sportfishermen, and environmental organizations joined with the State of California in a lawsuit to defend the state’s oil spill response planning and financial responsibility requirements against a...
