Summer volunteers watch for potential harmful algal blooms (HABs), fed by gallons of sewage effluent, through Baykeeper’s monitoring program.

California state agencies have quietly been using confidentiality agreements to keep some scientific data and discussions behind the Newsom administration's updated Bay-Delta plan a secret, raising co...

The Sacramento River has gotten too warm for salmon eggs. Environmental advocates blame the Trump administration for taking too much water out of Shasta Lake.

Regulators have released a final draft permit for this reservoir in Northern California, outlining how much water the proposed $6 billion facility can draw from the Sacramento River.

An unusually high tide combined with storms pushing extra water toward the shore will push seas up more than a foot above normal for a brief mid-week stretch.

Developers are joining forces with the Trump administration to build a coal terminal in West Oakland.

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) scientists spotted a troubling catch in 2025: they found 20 types of PFAS "forever chemicals" in Bay fish. On Aug. 27 at Ocean Hoptimism, meet Sierra Garcia and...

Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, "horizontal levees" could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas.

In a direct assault on the California coast, San Francisco Bay, and waterfront communities, the Trump Administration is attempting to derail the California Coastal Management Program (CCMP) in service...

The US Bureau of Reclamation finalized its 2026 water management plan for Shasta Reservoir in late spring, with a promise to deliver more than two million acre-feet of Sacramento River water to Centra

Mike Herz, founder of SF Baykeeper, and his wife, Kate Josephs, are sharing stories about the bay from their home upon the waves.

The small coastal bird's numbers reach 3,000 for the first time in 20 years.

Also: Marina Bay residents should expect five weeks of cleanup activity starting July 27 at a vacant contaminated site near Lara's Fine Dining.

The San Francisco Bay estuary’s White Sturgeon meet all the criteria for threatened status, but feds say that officially listing is “precluded” Media Contact: Fiona Baker, San Francisco Baykeeper, (51...

The San Francisco Bay estuary’s White Sturgeon meet all the criteria for threatened status, but feds say that officially listing is “precluded” Media Contact: Fiona Baker, San Francisco Baykeeper, (51...

Rainfall inches are easy to quantify and think about, but what happens after it lands on us?

San Francisco Bay in Crisis San Francisco Bay is an estuary in crisis. Seven of the Bay’s native fish species are officially endangered or threatened. Fisheries that once formed the foundation of nort...

San Francisco Bay in Crisis San Francisco Bay is an estuary in crisis. Seven of the Bay’s native fish species are officially endangered or threatened. Fisheries that once formed the foundation of nort...

A new state bill, SB 811, is currently under review by California legislators. This bill would weaken hazardous waste protections for some of California’s most toxic industrial polluters: metal shredd...

Radioactive material found at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is fueling fresh concerns about redevelopment and community health.

One of the biggest threats to California’s coast and shorelines happens out of sight along San Francisco Bay’s floor, where private companies have been mining sand for over a century. The mining compa...

A new state bill, SB 811, is currently under review by California legislators. This bill would weaken hazardous waste protections for some of California’s most toxic industrial polluters: metal shredd...

Environmental justice and community action along a changing San Francisco Bay shoreline.

The city wants the EPA and other land use agencies to reject a project that would move carbon dioxide from Chevron Richmond and other refineries to Solano County.

Fishing groups and environmentalists say the Trump administration's latest plan to send more water to Central Valley farms threatens California salmon.

“There’s a story behind each and every property. There are the wins, the losses, there are the struggles,” one conservationist says. “And it’s not over.”