(Apr 16, 2024) RALLY FOR THE RIVER! A DIVERSE COALITION WILL PROTEST SFPUC WATER POLICIES THAT HARM THE ENVIRONMENT, FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, TRIBES, COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN AND RATEPAYERS.
Tuolumne River Trust, Save California Salmon, Restore the Delta, Golden State Salmon Association, Sierra Club California, Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition, San Francisco Baykeeper, San Francisco League of...
(Apr 4, 2024) State and federal agencies must take immediate action to stop the unauthorized killing of thousands of Chinook salmon and steelhead at state and federal water export pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta), according to a coalition of environmental and fishing groups. Both fish are protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA); Central Valley winter-run...
(Mar 14, 2024)
Baykeeper Issues Notice to Sue SFPUC for Hundreds of Clean Water Act Violations
Oakland, CA—San Francisco Baykeeper recently issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the City and County of San Francisco for repeated violations of the Clean Water Act. The nonprofit watchdog organization obtained...
(Feb 22, 2024)
Governor Newsom Doubles Down on Controversial Delta Tunnel
California's Chinook Salmon One Step Closer to Extinction
Governor Newsom’s Water Resources Department applied for a permit today, which would allow the agency to build the controversial Delta tunnel project. The tunnel would divert large volumes of water out of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary, even though state...
(Jan 30, 2024) Governor Newsom's "Salmon Strategy" will Accelerate Decline of Central Valley Salmon Runs
San Francisco Baykeeper Issues Statement
Governor Newsom today announced a plan to support California’s embattled salmon fishery, which he dubbed "California's Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future." Rather than propose any bold new actions, the plan repackages existing projects and...
(Jan 23, 2024) Developers May Proceed with Plans for Controversial Oakland Coal Terminal
Community and environmental groups remain committed to stopping the project
OAKLAND, Calif. — Alameda County Superior Court Judge Noël Wise issued a final judgment today granting the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (OBOT) permission to resume efforts to build a massive terminal for exporting coal near...
(Jan 23, 2024) State Conducted Inadequate Review of Alternatives, Used Questionable Trump-era Interpretations of Law
Oakland—Late yesterday, a coalition of Tribal and environmental organizations took legal action against the California Department of Water Resources for violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The groups contend that when the agency finalized approval for...
(Dec 26, 2023) Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to
Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements
Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines
to Protect Longfin Smelt
Oakland, California—San Francisco Baykeeper late last week filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service for violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency proposed listing the SF Bay-...
(Dec 12, 2023) Court Rules Bay Waters Remain Protected Under Clean Water Act
Baykeeper Defends Clean Water Act Against Attack by South Bay Cities
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order late yesterday denying an effort by the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale to dodge a lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. San Francisco Baykeeper sued the two...
(Dec 8, 2023) Newsom Administration Releases Environmental Report for Delta Tunnel
New Water Diversion Would Doom Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead, Smelt
The California Department of Water Resources today released the final environmental impact report for its proposed Delta Conveyance project. The Delta Conveyance is a tunnel that would divert water from the Sacramento River beneath the...