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Hundreds of California and Bay Area Hazardous Sites Could Face Future Flooding | KQED A new study warns that rising seas could flood nearly 250 Bay Area Hazardous sites, putting already vulnerable communities at greater risk of toxic exposure.

Hundreds of CA & Bay Area Hazardous Sites Could Face Future Flooding

Power plants. Sewage plants. Fossil fuel ports. Radioactively contaminated sites. These are a few of the 249 sites across the Bay Area that could flood.

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🚨 Tribal and Environmental Advocates Challenge Certification of Consistency of the Delta Conveyance Project

The groups argue that the project ignores state law, threatens important Tribal cultural sites and the health of the Delta ecosystem.

🔗 Read: bit.ly/49wm3ZI

EPA Issues Proposed Clean Water Act Rollbacks—Baykeeper Statement - San Francisco Baykeeper On Monday, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed changes to the Clean Water Act's definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). WOTUS describes the wa...

"We can't protect the Bay's ecosystem and clean water if the law no longer recognizes the wetlands that make it possible," as our scientist Ian Wren said in a statement about the Trump admin's new #WOTUS proposal rolling back the #CleanWaterAct

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Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species - San Francisco Baykeeper Media Contacts: Fiona Baker, Associate Communications Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.org Gary Bobker, Program Director, Friends of the River, (415) 272-6616, gbobke...

Busted! The Trump Admin just got hit with a legal notice for killing endangered species in violation of the law. Environmental groups aren’t letting it slide. When leaders fail, our friends at @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org & @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social step up.
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You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!

It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.

Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥

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🚨 Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species

Today, @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, @biologicaldiversity.org, and @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social, issued a legal notice of intent to the Trump Administration.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/444xSm9

Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species - San Francisco Baykeeper Media Contacts: Fiona Baker, Associate Communications Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.org Gary Bobker, Program Director, Friends of the River, (415) 272-6616, gbobke...

BREAKING: We're putting the Trump administration on legal notice for killing and harming winter-run Chinook Salmon, Steelhead & Green Sturgeon in the Bay-Delta.

Thanks to our great coalition partners @biologicaldiversity.org @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social

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As our staff scientist Ian Wren indicates in this article, desal byproducts could affect water quality: "You're going to get more nutrients concentrated, more heavy metals, maybe even selenium."

Thanks for the great reporting on this issue @itsmagalig.bsky.social @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social

The Northern Lights made a surprise appearance over the Bay last night 💫 Who else caught it?

📷: Pankaj Bhargava

🚨 @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, Restore the Delta, and advocates are calling on the Delta Stewardship Council to honor its commitments to environmental justice and transparency for public review of the Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP).

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/49HEWc1

Attention, SF! A plan is underway to cover Crocker Amazon's fields with synthetic turf, effectively blanketing the area with plastic.

Unlike living lawns, #artificialturf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.

To push back, join this meeting on 11/12 ⤵️

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King Tides are coming soon Email from California Coastal Commission We need your help to photograph king tides King Tides are Coming Soon! December 4th & 5th, 2025 and January 2nd & 3rd, 2026 Plus: Nov. 6th and Dec. 6th in Sout

California #KingTides are coming soon!
We need your help to photograph the highest projected tides of the year, to create a record of changes to our shoreline while helping us understand what's vulnerable to flooding now and how sea level rise will impact California in the future. conta.cc/3Jb1S8Q

Graveyard Smash - San Francisco Baykeeper During my twenty-plus years at Baykeeper, I’ve been on countless patrols along the West Oakland shoreline. One facility in particular has always stuck out: Schnitzer Steel. You may have seen it, too. ...

Sometimes, the scariest things are what we *can't* see 😶‍🌫️

As our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh writes, metal shredding pollution is a big problem--but we recently scored a major win to get the industry to clean up its act with our partners @nrdc.org @woeip.bsky.social baykeeper.org/column/grave...

Rising Tides Drive a Bay Area Push to Bring Back Vanished Marshlands | KQED The region has restored nearly 58,000 acres of tidal wetlands, bringing new life to the Bay’s edge and fresh hope for flood protection.

The Bay Area is more than halfway toward its goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands, which are a natural buffer to floodwaters from future sea level rise.

The region now boasts 57,800 acres of restored tidal marsh

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Join us for an inspiring conversation celebrating endurance, environmental stewardship & the power of women in water at Manny's in SF on 11/12 with distance swimmer Michelle Goodwin 🏊‍♀️

We hope to see you there!

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🎃 Looking for some last-minute Halloween costume inspo?

Look no further, here are FOUR Steal the Looks: Bay-Delta Edition! Which one are you dressing up as this halloween? 🌿

#stealthelook #baydelta #halloweencostumeidea #chinooksalmon #sandhillcrane #riparianwoodrat #deltasmelt

Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal Klamath River salmon have crossed a major threshold after dams were removed along the California-Oregon border, with the fish reaching the river’s headwaters for the first time in more than a...

For the first time since 1909(!), salmon are returning to the Klamath River's headwaters following the completion of a major dam removal project.

A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟

www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social

For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area “These movements into Alameda County, and even Contra Costa County, are the first to be documented in over 100 years.”

For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area—In total, the Ventana Wildlife Society — a group that traps, breeds and rehabilitates the vultures… www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f... Kyle Martin @mercurynews.com

UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 2025 - San Francisco Baykeeper New Victory to Stop Hazardous Waste Why Is the State Selling the Bay’s Sand? Preventing Algae Blooms—With the Help of Our Tipsters Take Action: Baseball Fields Should Be Pollution Free The Oakland Coa...

Good news! In a welcome victory, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social vetoed a bill that would have created a loophole for hazardous waste from metal shredders.

BIG thanks to everyone who responded to our action alert urging the governor to oppose this bill!

Learn more: baykeeper.org/enews/update...

@sfbaykeeper.bsky.social urges SF Rec & Park to reject plans to replace Crocker Amazon’s last natural fields with artificial turf. PFAS, runoff, and lost green space aren’t progress. Keep the park alive, not plastic. 🌱 Tell SF Rec & Park: protect our playfields and our Bay. #SaveCrockerAmazon

Reach out to @governor.ca.gov ASAP to stop toxic PFAS! Monday is the LAST DAY for him to sign or veto bills this legislative session

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

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Jobs and Internships - San Francisco Baykeeper Baykeeper defends San Francisco Bay and the health of the watershed from the biggest environmental threats and holds polluters accountable. For 36 years, we’ve used science, advocacy, and law to achie...

📣 We're hiring! Baykeeper's looking for a new Finance & Administrative Associate with a high attention to detail and proven ability to stay organized.

Our new associate should also be someone who enjoys working in a collaborative environment for a great cause 🌊

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We can confirm: The EBMUD tour is as fascinating as it is smelly!

Oakland lost its legal battle against coal. So when could coal trains start running? The city of Oakland just lost its legal battle to stop a coal terminal from being built. Here’s what residents can expect.

Oakland lost its legal battle against coal. So when could coal trains start running?— @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social was among the environmental groups that have legally challenged the proposal since 2015… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @taraduggan.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Oakland lost its legal battle against coal. So when could coal trains start running? The city of Oakland just lost its legal battle to stop a coal terminal from being built. Here’s what residents can expect.

"It's bad for public health, it's bad for the bay," as our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh told @taraduggan.bsky.social:
"It's just not a good idea to keep these coal exports continuing when we've got a climate crisis on our hands that is exacerbated by burning coal." www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Take Action: Advocate for Bay Recreation - San Francisco Baykeeper Do you regularly hike, bike, kayak, surf, swim, or enjoy other recreational activities around the Bay? We want to hear from you! Our program team is building a network of Bay enthusiasts who can help ...

Do you regularly hike, bike, kayak, surf, swim, or enjoy other recreational activities around SF Bay?

Then we want to hear from you! 👇