Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sanfranciscobaykeeper, aggregated by home.social.
"The metal shredding industry, which handles toxic waste in Bay Area communities, is attempting to overhaul hazardous waste laws to get a sweetheart carveout from the state," writes Ben Eichenberg of Baykeeper. "That is why we strongly urge lawmakers to vote 'NO' on Senate Bill 811." {Opinion} https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/opinion-metal-shredders-are-peddling-a-toxic-carveout/
#alameda #RadiusRecycling #SanFranciscoBaykeeper #sb_811 #schnitzer
via @indybay
Tribes, enviros speak out against trailer bills to fast-track #DeltaTunnel project
“Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel through the Delta, destroying our ancestral homelands and waterways, or desecrating sacred sites and ancestral remains,” said Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair with the #ShingleSpringsBand of #MiwokIndians.
by Dan Bacher
Mon, Aug 11, 2025 4:19PM
Sacramento, CA – "On an unusually mild summer day, Tribal leaders and environmental justice advocates met with legislators at the State Capitol on July 16 for the 2025 Day of Action for #WaterJustice.
"They urged the legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s proposed trailer bills that they say would fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project (#DCP) and bypass critical #EnvironmentalProtections at a time when the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is in unprecedented ecological crisis — and a number of fish species are on the edge of #extinction.
"The day-long event started with meetings between Tribal members, environmental advocates and legislators to urge support for 'equitable, science-based water solutions' that protect the #BayDelta and to reject the financially reckless Delta Conveyance Project that threatens ecosystems, Tribal sovereignty, and public health, according to a statement from #RestoreTheDelta.
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"At the press conference on the Capitol steps, advocates called on lawmakers to reject trailer bills that would provide CEQA exemptions for the #DeltaConveyanceProject, circumventing existing law, court rulings and public opinion.
"Specifically, the coalition called on lawmakers to:
- Vote NO on SB 72 that undermines the #DeltaReformAct and sets arbitrary water supply targets;
- Vote YES on AB 362 that protects tribal beneficial uses of water and to;
- Vote YES on AB 263, extending emergency protections currently in place for the #ScottRiver and #ShastaRiver, a high priority for the recovery of #CohoSalmon.
"Speakers at the press conference included representatives from the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the #WinnememWintu Tribe, as well as elected leaders and representatives from Restore the Delta, #SierraClub California, #FriendsOfTheRiver, #DefendersOfWildlife, #SanFranciscoBaykeeper and the #DeltaCountiesCoalition.
"Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, began the press conference emphasizing the harm that the Delta Tunnel would cause to Tribes and #disadvantaged communities.
" 'Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel through the Delta, destroying our #AncestralHomelands and waterways, or desecrating #SacredSites and ancestral remains,' said Tayaba. 'Our culture and identities are intrinsically tied to the Delta. There is no price tag worth paying that would ever justify the harm done to us or the unquantifiable costs that Tribes and disadvantaged communities would ultimately bear.'
"Gary Mulcahy, Government Liaison with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, followed Tayaba by stating, “There is nothing about the Delta Tunnel Project that significantly benefits anyone except #BigAg and south of the Delta water agencies, while putting #EndangeredSpecies, tribal cultural resources, and disadvantaged communities and the viability of the S.F Bay-Delta itself at risk. #CEQA exemptions continue to attempt to erase Tribes from #WaterGovernance.”
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" 'Instead of wasting ratepayer money to keep pushing this expensive environmental justice debacle, we need to sees investments in local water supply like #RecycledWater, and the Freshwater Pathways program that would improve Delta levees to keep communities safe and improve State Water Project reliability in an emergency. We urge a commitment to vote NO on the return the Delta Conveyance Project and Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan bills,' Wagner said."
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/08/11/18878845.php
#WaterIsLife #TribalGovernance #CulturalPreservation #CulturalErasure #BigAgriculture #BigWater #GavinNewsome #CaliforniaPol #Graywater
After a tip from two kayakers, San Fransisco Baykeeper uncovered a long-forgotten hazardous waste dumping ground along Alameda's shoreline. "We took legal action and won—and less than two years later, the cleanup is complete!" writes the environmental nonprofit. https://alamedapost.com/news/rewilding-toxic-site-alameda/
The Oakland Puzzle Company and San Francisco Baykeeper are partnering on a commemorative jigsaw puzzle to celebrate the environmental watchdog’s 35th anniversary. Proceeds from the puzzle, called 'Under the Bay,' will benefit Baykeeper’s mission to defend SF Bay.
San Francisco Baykeeper announced that it has issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the SFPUC and the City and County of San Francisco for hundreds of Clean Water Act violations including repeated discharges of mixed sewage and trash-filled urban runoff into the Bay.
https://alamedapost.com/news/san-francisco-to-face-lawsuit-after-dumping-raw-sewage/
Reports of reddish brown waters around the Bay Area have SF Baykeeper concerned about another algal bloom. Baykeeper scientists suspect an outbreak of the same algae that caused a red tide across the Bay last year, resulting in an unprecedented fish kill event.
#alameda #algae #AlgalBloom #nitrogen #NutrientPollution #phosphorus #SanFranciscoBaykeeper #wastewater
Top polluters nationwide include Chevron Richmond and Valero Benicia. Baykeeper is suing Valero for spilling petroleum coke into the SF Bay.
https://alamedapost.com/news/sf-bay-refineries-among-worst-water-polluters/
#Brief #Alameda #Pollution #SanFranciscoBay #SanFranciscoBaykeeper #EnvironmentalIntegrityProject