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Sediment Mgmt
Feb 8, 2019

Poor Dredging Practices Harm Bay Wetlands and Kill Fish

Dredgers in San Francisco Bay are using outdated dredging methods to keep shipping channels open. As a result, they are harming wetlands and killing endangered fish. The Army Corps of Engineers—which does about 70% of the Bay’s dredging—...
Bay-Safe Industry
Feb 7, 2019

The Battle to Stop Coal Pollution in the Bay

In 2011, Baykeeper staff members were conducting a regular patrol on the Bay and came across a highly toxic polluting activity. A shipping terminal on the Richmond shoreline had put large piles of coal at the edge of the water, and wind...
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