In Memoriam: Harold Gilliam
Harold Gilliam was a pioneer of environmental journalism, and was one of the original 10 who were present in the Berkeley living room where our organization was conceived in 1961. Photo: Russell Yip,...
View ArticleCalifornia Environmental Champion Began by Protecting San Francisco Bay
Byron Sher wrote and passed most of California’s environmental laws. Last week, I had the honor of presenting Save The Bay’s Founders Award to one of the greatest environmental leaders in California...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Governor Brown
Save The Bay has been working for years to rid San Francisco Bay of plastic bag pollution. This month, we are closer than ever to achieving a statewide bag ban in California. SB 270 has passed the...
View ArticleCargill Tries to Gut the Clean Water Act to Build Homes in The Bay
Cargill Salt and its developer partner DMB revealed last month that they attempted to secure a key exemption from the federal Clean Water Act that would have weakened the nation’s top water pollution...
View ArticleTribute: Founding Member Ralph Nobles of Redwood City
Ralph Nobles’ legacy will forever live on in our storied Bay Area environmental lore. Photo by: Christopher-Gardner Another giant in the battle to prevent overdevelopment of San Francisco Bay has died....
View ArticleWhy Save The Bay Talks to Generals
In our efforts to protect and restore the Bay, we often meet with local, state and federal elected officials, senior staff at resource and regulatory agencies, and appointees to state boards and...
View ArticleLessons from the Latest Spill
President Richard Nixon’s visit to the oiled beaches of Santa Barbara in 1969 prompted stronger federal environmental protections. Photo credit: National Archives The images from 1969 and 1971 are...
View ArticleOP-ED: Act now to protect San Francisco Bay
A “Clean and Healthy Bay” ballot measure will allow Bay Area voters to invest $500 million over 20 years to enhance the Bay and protect the shoreline for future generations. Sign on to show your...
View ArticleWe’ve won big — Here’s what’s next
Bay Area voters’ approval of Measure AA is the biggest win for our Bay in decades, and it would never have happened without Save The Bay’s supporters. Our victory will mean cleaner water, more abundant...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Prop 67 bag ban stakes are global
The global effort to stop plastic from choking our oceans is under attack Nov. 8. Proposition 67 on California’s ballot would ban giveaways of single-use plastic shopping bags throughout our state,...
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