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The latest on Baykeeper’s activities to defend San Francisco Bay, its tributaries, and the communities that rely on a healthy environment.

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Featured Update

Valero oil refinery and Amports, a shipping company operating at the Port of Benicia, reached an agreement with San Francisco Baykeeper over allegations that the companies had been dumping toxic petroleum coke (petcoke) from the Valero refinery into the Bay. 

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Petcoke spill in Benicia - high res
Aerial of Alameda along the Bay

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Is Alameda Going Underwater?

Trails of sediment pollution washing off an industrial roof

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What Goes Up Must Come Down

Petcoke spill in the water at the Port of Benicia

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Fighting Giants Around the Bay

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Bio-diesel: Just Another Dirty Fuel?

Sickened Chinook salmon struggling outside of Keswick dam

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A Death Sentence for California Salmon

Petcoke spill in the water at the Port of Benicia

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Never Too Big to Be Held Accountable

People fishing on a pier

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A Turning Point for Bay Fish

Oil sheen in Richmond along the shoreline

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The Secret Ingredient