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"What the governor calls barriers, we call laws," Baykeeper science director @jarosenfield says of Newsom's statement about removing "barriers" to his disastrous (& unpopular) Delta Tunnel plan
https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2025/05/california-lawmakers-governor-plan-to-streamline-delta-tunnel/ #deltatunnel #californiadelta #cawater @CALMatters
A new study found that 10 species of commonly consumed fish from #SFBay frequently contain high levels of #ForeverChemicals (or #PFAS) which can take hundreds to thousands of years to break down and accumulate in the people and animals that eat them.
The South Bay is especially polluted.
https://www.kqed.org/science/1996878/toxic-catch-bay-area-communities-at-risk-pfas-local-fish
#fish #fishing #pollution #bayarea #sanfranciscobay via @kqed
Attention, Richmonders! The United Heckathorn Superfund site is a major source of pollutants contaminating #SFBay & the Richmond shoreline. The site was supposed to be cleaned up in the 90s, but that effort failed.
The EPA is working on a plan to get the site cleaned up and is holding a series of meetings to raise awareness and hear community concerns.
The next meeting will be held on Zoom on Wednesday, 5/21 from 6:30-8:00pm. The discussion will focus on why the first cleanup was ineffective.
Visit the link below to learn more and to register!
#richmondca #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #bayarea #pollution #superfund #superfundsite
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0902440
Join us on 5/17 for Baykeeper's Bay Celebration!
Now more than ever, our collective local action is critical to protect the Bay from polluters and anti-environmental policies.
Join us to toast the victories our supporters & volunteers have made possible—and keep fighting for the Bay & #BayArea communities.
📅 Saturday, May 17 / 4-6:30 PM
At the @dolphinclub, San Francisco https://baykeeper.org/bay-celebration/
Let's Celebrate San Francisco Bay and protect our home together! Join us for the 2025 Bay Celebration as we honor the incredible impact our collective actions have made for the health of the Bay and Bay Area communities! Enjoy an outdoor reception with a sustainable seafood menu, refreshing pours from Obsidian Wine Co., and an
Urgent action alert 📢 Please call Senators Adam Schiff & Alex Padilla to urge them to reject a scheme that would leave SF Bay & imperiled species without vital protections.
A Senate vote will be happening this week so we need people to reach out ASAP!
#EndangeredSpecies #endangeredspeciesact #longfinsmelt #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #fish #fishes #bayarea #senate
After a 17-year-long battle, Baykeeper’s legal team finally won a court order that compelled the federal government to protect the Bay's Longfin Smelt by listing it as an endangered species. But last week, the House of Representatives, voted to undo the listing. Now, the fate of this important species rests with the Senate. The best
Next up: Senate.
Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, SF Bay is counting on you! https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-05-01/california-longfin-smelt-endangered-species-repeal
Congress is expected to vote on a Republican resolution to reverse endangered species protections for the Bay's Longfin Smelt--and it could set a dangerous precedent.
“Generally we’re seeing an all-out assault on the #EndangeredSpeciesAct and protections like it,” said Cameron Walkup at @Earthjustice which opposes the resolution along with Baykeeper and several other of our partners. Walkup called the Congressional Review Act “an undemocratic, scorched-earth policy (that) makes it so a bare majority in Congress can overturn any law.” https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/longfin-smelt-endangered-sf-bay-20301394.php
