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#endangeredspeciesact

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San Francisco Baykeeper

Worryingly, the Trump administration is showing signs it will try to override rules protecting endangered species in the Bay & Delta.

"The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate the rules entirely and just go for broke, which will result in the destruction of the San Francisco Bay ecosystem. Several extinctions, permanent closures of fisheries," as our lead scientist @jarosenfield told ABC7 News: abc7news.com/post/scientists-e

abc7news.com · Scientists express growing concern over Trump administration targeting CA environmental lawsBy Tim Didion
#sfbay#sanfranciscobay#fish
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San Francisco Baykeeper

Together with our allies, we're suing the Trump Administration for failing to protect one of the Bay's most iconic and imperiled species: White Sturgeon.

"The biggest threat to the White Sturgeon's survival has been the neglect—even downright hostility—from the government agencies that are supposed to protect our Bay and its fishes," as our science director @jarosenfield put it. "White Sturgeon have been around for over 40 million years, but they may not survive Newsom's race with Trump to eviscerate safeguards for the Bay’s water." baykeeper.org/press_release/co
@RestoreTheDelta

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San Francisco Baykeeper

From CalMatter's 2024 environmental milestones in review: Sadly, low numbers prompted a 2nd consecutive closure of the season, and a third-year cancellation is possible. But on the positive side, 2024 brought much-needed protections for White Sturgeon & Longfin Smelt -- two native fishes we've fought long & hard for! calmatters.org/environment/202 @CALMatters

CalMatters · Gas prices and water fights: California environment 2024 year in reviewIn 2024 California continued efforts toward environmental leadership, from bonds to Gov. Gavin Newsom's efforts to reduce gas prices.
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San Francisco Baykeeper

Newsom failed to take advantage of an opportunity to "Trump-proof" the state's water operations in 2019--and his alternative guidelines don't stop fish from dying:

“We're distinguishing between two different speeds to extinction, not a choice between extinction and not extinction,” as our science director @jarosenfield put it.

politico.com/newsletters/calif

#sfbay#sanfranciscobay#newsom
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San Francisco Baykeeper

Our science director @jarosenfield first petitioned to have the Bay’s imperiled longfin smelt protected in 1992. Now, years later, this tiny silver fish is finally getting federal protection in :

“I’m glad that the federal government has finally done what it’s responsible for doing, which is acknowledging that longfin smelt are endangered and working to protect them based on the best available science,” Rosenfield told the Chronicle:
sfchronicle.com/climate/articl

#sfbay#longfinsmelt#fish
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San Francisco Baykeeper

For years, we and our allies have been fighting to get the Bay's the protections they need to survive--while populations have plummeted by over 99%.

And now, the hard work paid off! As of this month, longfin smelt are protected under the Endangered Species Act 🐟

Learn more about this and other wins for the Bay's fish:
baykeeper.org/update/making-wa

San Francisco Baykeeper - Protecting San Francisco Bay from pollution since 1989 · Making Waves at 35: Protecting the Bay’s Fish and Flows - San Francisco BaykeeperIn celebration of our 35th year of defending San Francisco Bay, each month we’re sharing significant victories that we've won together. And we’re highlighting how these wins are still making waves today! Protecting the Bay’s Fish and Flows For decades, state and federal agencies have been taking too much fresh water from the San Francisco
#baywildlife#bayarea#sfbay
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Gladwyn d’Souza

, which Biden opposes, or Wall Street will continue to use the to roll back regulatory authority over the , and acts because health is not adjacent to adjoining mining, oil, utilities, agricultural and real estate interests.

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Alaska Native News · AG Taylor Joins 21 States Challenging EPA’s New Effluent Limit on Steam Electric Power - Alaska Native News(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined 21 other states, in filing a petition for review Tuesday with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s new effluent limit guidelines for steam electric power. “This new regulation exceeds the agency’s authority. It stands to have substantial impacts on approximately eight […]
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San Francisco Baykeeper

You can help our effort to get white the protections they need by signing on to our action alert: baykeeper.org/action-alert/pro

San Francisco Baykeeper · Take Action to Protect the Bay’s White SturgeonCalifornia’s white sturgeon is the continent’s largest and oldest freshwater fish, having swum in Pacific Coast rivers and streams for 46 million years. But now, this ancient fish is facing multiple existential threats. Excessive water diversions from Central Valley rivers, harmful algae blooms, and overfishing are pushing white sturgeon to the brink. Meanwhile, California's Department of Fish and Wildlife and the agencies responsible for maintaining Bay-Delta water quality, are making decisions that further harm the white sturgeon.
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San Francisco Baykeeper

White sturgeon are "designed to survive, and yet we're at risk of losing them because of the various ways that we're impacting the bay," as Baykeeper science director @jarosenfield explains, "I've compared them to the redwoods of the bay—the redwoods of the estuary—because they're gigantic, they live a long time and they see a lot in their lifetimes." sfstandard.com/2024/05/03/cali

The San Francisco Standard · A fisherman pulled a mammoth sturgeon out of the bayCapt. Zack Medinas caught the fish of a lifetime in Suisun Bay. Government protections may soon ensure future anglers can do the same.
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San Francisco Baykeeper

Action alert! 🚨 California's white sturgeon are facing multiple existential threats—and state agencies are refusing to provide the protections this ancient fish needs to survive.

Click the link below to urge the CA Fish & Game Commission to list CA white sturgeon as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act—and ensure this iconic Bay fish is protected in the years to come!

@RestoreTheDelta baykeeper.org/action-alert/pro

San Francisco Baykeeper · Take Action to Protect the Bay’s White SturgeonCalifornia’s white sturgeon is the continent’s largest and oldest freshwater fish, having swum in Pacific Coast rivers and streams for 46 million years. But now, this ancient fish is facing multiple existential threats. Excessive water diversions from Central Valley rivers, harmful algae blooms, and overfishing are pushing white sturgeon to the brink. Meanwhile, California's Department of Fish and Wildlife and the agencies responsible for maintaining Bay-Delta water quality, are making decisions that further harm the white sturgeon.
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San Francisco Baykeeper

People often forget that protecting fish isn't just for the fishes' sake--many creatures, including (and humans!), depend on healthy populations.

This article beautifully distills the connection between bad water management, & orca whales
sierraclub.org/sierra/story-or

www.sierraclub.orgThe Story of the Orcas and the Chinook SalmonAn Endangered Species Act parable
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San Francisco Baykeeper

Today, Baykeeper, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, the Bay Institute & @RestoreTheDelta petitioned the California Fish & Game Commission to list the California white sturgeon as threatened under the state's Endangered Species Act.

Protection is urgently needed to keep this ancient fish from disappearing.

Learn more: baykeeper.org/press_release/en

Quote and photo of a white sturgeon: “White sturgeon have been around for about 46 million years. They are the ultimate survivors, but the Bay’s population might not survive into the next generation because of neglect from government agencies that are supposed to protect our Bay and its fishes." - Baykeeper science director Jon Rosenfield
#sanfranciscobay#baywildlife#widllife
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San Francisco Baykeeper

We're hiring! 📣

Baykeeper is seeking an attorney to join our team working on high-impact legal advocacy and environmental litigation using the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and other state & federal laws to achieve legal justice for the Bay and the communities that rely on it.

Learn more: baykeeper.org/take-action/jobs

San Francisco Baykeeper · Jobs and InternshipsBaykeeper defends San Francisco Bay from the biggest threats and holds polluters accountable. For more than 30 years, using science, policy, and law, we’ve achieved 290 legal victories to stop pollution from industrial facilities, reduced sewage spills to the Bay by 75% from 10 cities, passed new state laws to keep fossil fuel pollution out of the Bay, and strengthened local regulation of toxic pollutants like mercury and selenium to protect the Bay’s wildlife and residents.
#nowhiring#legaljobs#environmentaljobs
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San Francisco Baykeeper

We've officially put the US Fish & Wildlife Service on notice of our intent to sue for violating the .

The agency proposed listing the SF Bay-Delta population of longfin smelt as an endangered species, but has failed to meet its deadline.

“The Fish and Wildlife Service needs to do its job and stick to the legal deadlines,” said Baykeeper's managing attorney, Eric Buescher. “As the Bay’s lawyers, Baykeeper is going to hold them accountable.”

Learn more on our website: baykeeper.org/press_release/ba

San Francisco Baykeeper · Baykeeper Puts Federal Agency on Notice: Will Sue to Uphold Endangered Species ActFish and Wildlife Missed Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt Oakland, California—San Francisco Baykeeper today put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the environmental advocacy organization intends to sue the agency for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency proposed listing the SF Bay-Delta population of longfin smelt as an endangered species in 2022, but it has failed to meet a deadline established by Congress in the ESA to make a final listing determination or to designate what counts as critical habitat for the imperiled fish.
#endangeredspecies#longfinsmelt#fish
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jarosenfield

Last year, after 15yrs on the “candidate” list, @USFWS finally proposed to list the ’s Longfin Smelt as an fish. They had until Tuesday to issue a final rule. They failed.

Today, we filed a notice of intent to sue.

More of this energy, please!

baykeeper.org/press_release/ba

San Francisco Baykeeper · Baykeeper Puts Federal Agency on Notice: Will Sue to Uphold Endangered Species ActFish and Wildlife Missed Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt Oakland, California—San Francisco Baykeeper today put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the environmental advocacy organization intends to sue the agency for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency proposed listing the SF Bay-Delta population of longfin smelt as an endangered species in 2022, but it has failed to meet a deadline established by Congress in the ESA to make a final listing determination or to designate what counts as critical habitat for the imperiled fish.
#endangeredspecies#endangeredspeciesact
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