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"The voluntary agreements are an extinction plan," as our lead scientist @jarosenfield.bsky.social describes the state's new Bay Delta Plan.
Endangered species will continue to plummet, more fisheries will shutter, and Tribes & Delta communities will continue to suffer with worse water quality.
Endangered species will continue to plummet, more fisheries will shutter, and Tribes & Delta communities will continue to suffer with worse water quality.
State water regulators are moving forward with the Bay Delta Plan, despite concerns that cities and farms will pump too much water and leave California’s delta in ecological decline.
A long-awaited California water policy promises balance. Opponents call it an ‘extinction plan’
State water regulators are moving forward with the Bay Delta Plan, despite concerns that cities and farms will pump too much water and leave California’s delta in ecological decline.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"The voluntary agreements are an extinction plan," as our lead scientist @jarosenfield.bsky.social describes the state's new Bay Delta Plan.
Endangered species will continue to plummet, more fisheries will shutter, and Tribes & Delta communities will continue to suffer with worse water quality.
Endangered species will continue to plummet, more fisheries will shutter, and Tribes & Delta communities will continue to suffer with worse water quality.
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Appreciating the Bay's stunning wetlands on this #WorldWetlandsDay
📷 Robb Most and @lighthawk-org.bsky.social and CalWhiz/Flickr
📷 Robb Most and @lighthawk-org.bsky.social and CalWhiz/Flickr
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Appreciating the Bay's stunning wetlands on this #WorldWetlandsDay
📷 Robb Most and @lighthawk-org.bsky.social and CalWhiz/Flickr
📷 Robb Most and @lighthawk-org.bsky.social and CalWhiz/Flickr
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Environmental advocates say the proposal would take too much water out of the Delta, threatening fish from the finger-sized smelt to the giant white sturgeon.
"What we are witnessing can only accurately be described as ecosystem collapse." www.latimes.com/environment/...
"What we are witnessing can only accurately be described as ecosystem collapse." www.latimes.com/environment/...
Heated debate over California water plan as environmentalists warn of ‘ecosystem collapse’
California regulators will soon decide on a water plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Environmental advocates warn that the proposal on the table will harm the ecosystem.
www.latimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Environmental advocates say the proposal would take too much water out of the Delta, threatening fish from the finger-sized smelt to the giant white sturgeon.
"What we are witnessing can only accurately be described as ecosystem collapse." www.latimes.com/environment/...
"What we are witnessing can only accurately be described as ecosystem collapse." www.latimes.com/environment/...
One of the biggest threats to California's coast & shorelines happens out of sight along the Bay's floor, where private companies mine sand for profit -- harming wildlife & eroding our beaches.
Learn more and take action: baykeeper.org/take-action-...
@surfrider.org
Learn more and take action: baykeeper.org/take-action-...
@surfrider.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
One of the biggest threats to California's coast & shorelines happens out of sight along the Bay's floor, where private companies mine sand for profit -- harming wildlife & eroding our beaches.
Learn more and take action: baykeeper.org/take-action-...
@surfrider.org
Learn more and take action: baykeeper.org/take-action-...
@surfrider.org
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🚨 Ahead of Bay-Delta Hearings this week, Tribes and Environmental Groups Call for Equitable Alternatives
Today, Environmental advocates and Tribal leaders spoke out against the inequitable and misleading Voluntary Agreements within the latest Bay-Delta Plan update
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4tbd2N5
Today, Environmental advocates and Tribal leaders spoke out against the inequitable and misleading Voluntary Agreements within the latest Bay-Delta Plan update
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4tbd2N5
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
🚨 Ahead of Bay-Delta Hearings this week, Tribes and Environmental Groups Call for Equitable Alternatives
Today, Environmental advocates and Tribal leaders spoke out against the inequitable and misleading Voluntary Agreements within the latest Bay-Delta Plan update
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4tbd2N5
Today, Environmental advocates and Tribal leaders spoke out against the inequitable and misleading Voluntary Agreements within the latest Bay-Delta Plan update
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4tbd2N5
Tonight at 6:30pm!
Attention, Richmond! The final United Heckathorn Superfund site community meeting is coming up on Wed 1/28.
The discussion will focus on long-term cleanup plans & climate vulnerability. Come with questions for the experts!
Learn more & register: usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
The discussion will focus on long-term cleanup plans & climate vulnerability. Come with questions for the experts!
Learn more & register: usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
Meeting Registration - Zoom
usepa.zoomgov.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Tonight at 6:30pm!
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🚨 THIS WEEK: Use your voice and Oppose the Bay-Delta Plan!
Restore the Delta, alongside Tribes, environmental advocates, and environmental justice organizations, are asking you to speak out against harmful updates to the Bay-Delta Plan!
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4riIEi4
#baydelta #california #salmon
Restore the Delta, alongside Tribes, environmental advocates, and environmental justice organizations, are asking you to speak out against harmful updates to the Bay-Delta Plan!
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4riIEi4
#baydelta #california #salmon
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK: Use your voice and Oppose the Bay-Delta Plan!
Restore the Delta, alongside Tribes, environmental advocates, and environmental justice organizations, are asking you to speak out against harmful updates to the Bay-Delta Plan!
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4riIEi4
#baydelta #california #salmon
Restore the Delta, alongside Tribes, environmental advocates, and environmental justice organizations, are asking you to speak out against harmful updates to the Bay-Delta Plan!
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4riIEi4
#baydelta #california #salmon
Attention, Richmond! The final United Heckathorn Superfund site community meeting is coming up on Wed 1/28.
The discussion will focus on long-term cleanup plans & climate vulnerability. Come with questions for the experts!
Learn more & register: usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
The discussion will focus on long-term cleanup plans & climate vulnerability. Come with questions for the experts!
Learn more & register: usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
Meeting Registration - Zoom
usepa.zoomgov.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Attention, Richmond! The final United Heckathorn Superfund site community meeting is coming up on Wed 1/28.
The discussion will focus on long-term cleanup plans & climate vulnerability. Come with questions for the experts!
Learn more & register: usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
The discussion will focus on long-term cleanup plans & climate vulnerability. Come with questions for the experts!
Learn more & register: usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
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Ocean Hoptimism 2026 is stacked: giant kelp forest restoration, oysters, ocean + SF Bay swimmers, sustainable seafood, 30x30, and a recycled/upcycled ocean plastics fashion show… and that’s just the first half of the year. 🍻🌊 Grab a pint & join the crew—community is the point.
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Ocean Hoptimism 2026 is stacked: giant kelp forest restoration, oysters, ocean + SF Bay swimmers, sustainable seafood, 30x30, and a recycled/upcycled ocean plastics fashion show… and that’s just the first half of the year. 🍻🌊 Grab a pint & join the crew—community is the point.
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An era of 'global water bankruptcy' has begun, says a new UN report. Humans are squandering and mismanaging freshwater resources -- even as climate change drives up demand and makes the availability of fresh water less predictable. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Water ‘Bankruptcy’ Era Has Begun for Billions, Scientists Say
Stress and scarcity aren’t strong enough terms to capture the water crisis facing much of the world, according to a new UN report.
www.bloomberg.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
An era of 'global water bankruptcy' has begun, says a new UN report. Humans are squandering and mismanaging freshwater resources -- even as climate change drives up demand and makes the availability of fresh water less predictable. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New reporting from @kron4-news.bsky.social about our case over a planned development in a flood-prone, environmentally sensitive shoreline area in Newark:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDBF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDBF...
Lawsuit filed against Newark housing project over flooding concerns
YouTube video by KRON 4
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
New reporting from @kron4-news.bsky.social about our case over a planned development in a flood-prone, environmentally sensitive shoreline area in Newark:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDBF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDBF...
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As a supporting organization of the Save Newark Wetlands initiative, we thank @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social and Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge for challenging the reckless approval of this development proposal.
Why is Newark planning to build in a flood zone?
The city has approved a proposal to build in an environmentally sensitive area that regularly floods--putting people & wildlife at risk.
So we're taking action with Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge:
baykeeper.org/press_releas...
The city has approved a proposal to build in an environmentally sensitive area that regularly floods--putting people & wildlife at risk.
So we're taking action with Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge:
baykeeper.org/press_releas...
New Lawsuit Challenges Newark’s Approval of Housing Project in Flood Zone - San Francisco Baykeeper
Media Contacts: Fiona Baker, Associate Communications Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, [email protected] Environmental groups raise concerns that the “Mowry Village” project would ...
baykeeper.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
As a supporting organization of the Save Newark Wetlands initiative, we thank @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social and Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge for challenging the reckless approval of this development proposal.
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Latest report card for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta concludes the estuary is "mostly in poor condition and declining." www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
California's Delta waters are in poor ecological health, scientists warn
A new scientific assessment finds California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is in poor ecological health, and that a big reason is the amount of water being pumped out.
www.latimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Latest report card for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta concludes the estuary is "mostly in poor condition and declining." www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Why is Newark planning to build in a flood zone?
The city has approved a proposal to build in an environmentally sensitive area that regularly floods--putting people & wildlife at risk.
So we're taking action with Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge:
baykeeper.org/press_releas...
The city has approved a proposal to build in an environmentally sensitive area that regularly floods--putting people & wildlife at risk.
So we're taking action with Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge:
baykeeper.org/press_releas...
New Lawsuit Challenges Newark’s Approval of Housing Project in Flood Zone - San Francisco Baykeeper
Media Contacts: Fiona Baker, Associate Communications Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, [email protected] Environmental groups raise concerns that the “Mowry Village” project would ...
baykeeper.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Why is Newark planning to build in a flood zone?
The city has approved a proposal to build in an environmentally sensitive area that regularly floods--putting people & wildlife at risk.
So we're taking action with Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge:
baykeeper.org/press_releas...
The city has approved a proposal to build in an environmentally sensitive area that regularly floods--putting people & wildlife at risk.
So we're taking action with Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge:
baykeeper.org/press_releas...
Join us on Friday 1/16 for the Bay Area People's Hearing to protect California from new offshore oil & gas development hosted by our friends at @surfrider.org!
Register: volunteer.surfrider.org/timeslots/It...
Register: volunteer.surfrider.org/timeslots/It...
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Join us on Friday 1/16 for the Bay Area People's Hearing to protect California from new offshore oil & gas development hosted by our friends at @surfrider.org!
Register: volunteer.surfrider.org/timeslots/It...
Register: volunteer.surfrider.org/timeslots/It...
Just a few inches of sea level rise can throw off tide predictions and exacerbate flooding--something we just experienced with the King Tides.
Great article from @taraduggan.bsky.social 🌊
Great article from @taraduggan.bsky.social 🌊
New: Sea level rise from the past 30 years is not factored into tide charts, which can make a difference when king tides combine with storms like they did last week in the Bay Area.
One very surprising reason Bay Area tide charts were way off during recent floods
The tide charts used in the state and across the country are based on sea levels from roughly the 1990s.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Just a few inches of sea level rise can throw off tide predictions and exacerbate flooding--something we just experienced with the King Tides.
Great article from @taraduggan.bsky.social 🌊
Great article from @taraduggan.bsky.social 🌊
The #KingTides are out in force this week! Stay safe, everyone ☔
January 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The #KingTides are out in force this week! Stay safe, everyone ☔
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Locals found a creative way to navigate through the King Tide today in Sausalito @sfchronicle.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Locals found a creative way to navigate through the King Tide today in Sausalito @sfchronicle.com
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The National Weather Service warns that the tidal level in Monterey could threaten record levels this weekend as king tides, storm surge and waves push up water levels in the Central Coast and Bay Area. Friday and Saturday are forecast to be the most impactful days for coastal flooding. #CAwx
Why this weekend’s king tides could cause coastal flooding in the Bay Area
Forecasters said a rare alignment of astronomical tides and gusty winds could send seawater into streets, parks and other low-lying areas — especially during peak tides Friday and Saturday.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The National Weather Service warns that the tidal level in Monterey could threaten record levels this weekend as king tides, storm surge and waves push up water levels in the Central Coast and Bay Area. Friday and Saturday are forecast to be the most impactful days for coastal flooding. #CAwx
Help keep Baykeeper on patrol, finding and stopping the biggest threats to the Bay in 2026--and beyond!
Together we'll hold polluters accountable, defend fish and wildlife, and secure a climate resilient future for Bay Area communities: baykeeper.org/defend-sfbay...
Together we'll hold polluters accountable, defend fish and wildlife, and secure a climate resilient future for Bay Area communities: baykeeper.org/defend-sfbay...
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Help keep Baykeeper on patrol, finding and stopping the biggest threats to the Bay in 2026--and beyond!
Together we'll hold polluters accountable, defend fish and wildlife, and secure a climate resilient future for Bay Area communities: baykeeper.org/defend-sfbay...
Together we'll hold polluters accountable, defend fish and wildlife, and secure a climate resilient future for Bay Area communities: baykeeper.org/defend-sfbay...
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California’s green and white sturgeon face mounting threats from dams, algal blooms and overfishing.
White sturgeon, prized for caviar, have declined so sharply they’re now being considered for state endangered status.
Poaching persists, with some cases tied to organized criminal networks.
White sturgeon, prized for caviar, have declined so sharply they’re now being considered for state endangered status.
Poaching persists, with some cases tied to organized criminal networks.
With a target on their bellies, can California’s sturgeon survive?
Following up on a tip to the state’s poaching hotline, game wardens in California rushed to a popular fishing spot, Clifton Court Forebay, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. They’d received a…
news.mongabay.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
California’s green and white sturgeon face mounting threats from dams, algal blooms and overfishing.
White sturgeon, prized for caviar, have declined so sharply they’re now being considered for state endangered status.
Poaching persists, with some cases tied to organized criminal networks.
White sturgeon, prized for caviar, have declined so sharply they’re now being considered for state endangered status.
Poaching persists, with some cases tied to organized criminal networks.
The end of the year is a great moment to pause & reflect. While it hasn't been an easy year for the environment, there are still bright moments worth celebrating 🌊
Read more from our executive director about fighting the good fight and looking ahead to 2026: baykeeper.org/column/fight...
📸 CalWhiz
Read more from our executive director about fighting the good fight and looking ahead to 2026: baykeeper.org/column/fight...
📸 CalWhiz
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The end of the year is a great moment to pause & reflect. While it hasn't been an easy year for the environment, there are still bright moments worth celebrating 🌊
Read more from our executive director about fighting the good fight and looking ahead to 2026: baykeeper.org/column/fight...
📸 CalWhiz
Read more from our executive director about fighting the good fight and looking ahead to 2026: baykeeper.org/column/fight...
📸 CalWhiz
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Great Egret at Berkeley Aquatic Part this morning. Berkeley, California.
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Great Egret at Berkeley Aquatic Part this morning. Berkeley, California.
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin