BAYKEEPER IN THE NEWS
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San Francisco Baykeeper Sues U.S. Fish and Wildlife for Failing to Protect Longfin Smelt in Bay Area

Hoodline

Baykeeper insists that the longfin smelt is in dire need of federal protection. According to a press release, San Francisco Baykeeper staff attorney Ben Eichenberg stated, “Now that we’re in...

SF Baykeeper sues U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over rare species

SF Gate

A small fish is at the center of a legal dispute between a San Francisco nonprofit and the largest wildlife-focused federal agency in the U.S.   San Francisco Baykeeper,...

Baykeeper Sues Feds for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements for Longfin Smelt

Daily Kos

Oakland, California—On December 22, San Francisco Baykeeper filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in its failure to...

For the Billionaire Who Has Everything, Consider an Island in the San Francisco Bay

New York Times

Sejal Choksi-Chugh, executive director of the environmental nonprofit San Francisco Baykeeper, said she hopes none of the development ideas ever come to fruition. She believes the island should...

Judge denies motion to dismiss lawsuit alleging Clean Water Act violations

Mountain View Voice

In a legal setback to the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale, a federal court judge recently denied a request this month to dismiss a water pollution lawsuit that could potentially cost the cities...

Fishing and conservation groups condemn Delta Tunnel as final EIR is released

Stockton Record

SACRAMENTO – As California’s salmon and other fish populations struggle to survive, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) on Friday, Dec. 8 released the final Environmental Impact Report...

SF Baykeeper Seeks More Protection For White Sturgeon

KPFA

San Francisco Baykeeper and Bay Delta advocates are asking state and federal wildlife regulators to list the White Sturgeon as a threatened species. White Sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in...

San Francisco Bay Tributaries Remain Federal Waters, Judge Says

Bloomberg Law

The cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, Calif., still must face claims that they unlawfully discharged polluted water from their municipal storm sewer systems, after a federal judge refused to...

Newsom administration advances delta tunnel project despite environmental opposition

Los Angeles Times

In the face of heavy opposition from environmental groups, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his administration are pushing forward with a controversial plan to build a 45-mile water tunnel beneath the...

Alliance of enviro, sporting groups want white sturgeon listed as endangered

Daily Republic

Environmental and sporting groups that have not always lined up on the same side of issues have found a common cause. The San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance...

Are the Bay Area’s Sewage Systems Ready for El Niño?

KQED

The Rintaro restaurant staff was preparing osechi — a traditional meal to celebrate Japanese New Year. They’d been working on it all week, and on Dec. 31, 2022, they were just putting on the...

Bay Area Housing Project Raises Concerns About Sea-Level Rise

KQED

Climate activists are pushing back on a contentious shoreline housing project in the South Bay city of Newark. By building there, the activists believe, the city will miss an opportunity to restore...

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