COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court will hear San Francisco’s challenge to NPDES permits next week, a case with national implications Courthouse News Service News articles October 11, 2024At Supreme Court next week, agency authority returns to center stage By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of...
THE CONVERSATION: San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be The Conversation News articles October 11, 2024By Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can...
PRESS RELEASE: Oil giant Valero, Amports settle SF Baykeeper lawsuit over Bay pollution San Francisco Baykeeper Water qualityWater rights and water law October 8, 2024Repeated pollution violations result in $2.38 million in mitigation payments From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Valero oil refinery and Amports,...
USGS: Shifting sand-supply dynamics in San Francisco Bay USGS Delta scienceNews articles August 6, 2024Coastal communities, particularly those around large estuaries like San Francisco Bay, face increasing challenges due to sea-level rise and anthropogenic...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Bay-Delta longfin smelt wins Endangered Species Act protections Courthouse News Service EcosystemsNews articles July 30, 2024Longfin smelt were once abundant in the San Francisco Bay estuary, but populations have declined more than 99% from 1980s...
PRESS RELEASE: Federal government declares San Francisco Bay longfin smelt “endangered” San Francisco Baykeeper Ecosystems July 29, 2024Listing will require new safeguards for fish, SF Bay and Delta ecosystems Press release from the San Francisco Baykeeper The...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Sizing Up Progress on Nature-Based Infrastructure in the Bay Area Knee Deep Times Delta scienceScience July 25, 2024by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Knee Deep Times It wasn’t the appearance of a flashy, high-ranking California official at the podium,...
USGS: Study finds seasonal differences in marshland erosion in South San Francisco Bay USGS Delta scienceScience July 23, 2024By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Erosion of marsh boundaries by waves is a major cause of...
C-WIN: On the Brink: Repeat of Massive Sturgeon Die-Offs Likely CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) EcosystemsWater quality July 18, 2024Warm Water in Delta Setting Stage for Another Catastrophe, Organization Warns Press release from the California Water Impact Network Huge...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Marshes could save Bay Area half a billion dollars in floods Jacoba Charles Delta scienceScience July 18, 2024By Jacoba Charles, Knee Deep Times What, precisely, is the value of habitat restoration? While answers tend to aim for...
CDFW Releases 1 Million Chinook Salmon into San Pablo Bay from Cal Maritime Campus Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems June 15, 2024From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: As the sun set over the San Pablo Bay June 10, the California...
USGS: New tool informs flooding and sea level rise solutions for the San Francisco Bay Area USGS Delta scienceScience May 30, 2024By the USGS: With the potential for flooding during present-day winter storms and sea level rise continually inching up on...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA water pollution rules will face Supreme Court scrutiny Courthouse News Service News articlesWater quality May 28, 2024The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Feds sue San Francisco over shoddy stormwater-sewage system Courthouse News Service News articlesWater quality May 2, 2024The city discharges billions of gallons of untreated sewage water onto its beaches and into San Francisco Bay and its...
EPA takes enforcement action against San Francisco for violations of the Clean Water Act US Environmental Protection Agency Water quality May 1, 2024From the US EPA: The Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Attorney...
