Founded in 1993, the Santa Monica Baykeeper's mission is to protect and restore the Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. We work to achieve this goal through litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County
Woodside’s off-shore LNG tanker terminal is the WRONG choice for California! |
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Woodside, a foreign-owned and operated oil and natural gas company, proposes to build and operate a massive LNG terminal off-shore near LAX, placing California’s public safety, the environment, and our energy security at risk. JUST SAY NO WAY ON OCEANWAY! |
Lawsuit Charges L.A. County with Failing Clean Water Standards
Local Governments Could be Held Accountable for Results for the First Time
LOS ANGELES (March 3, 2008) The County of Los Angeles and the City of Malibu must stop bacteria and toxins from flowing into coastal waters where they sicken beachgoers and damage marine life, according to two lawsuits filed today in federal court by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Santa Monica Baykeeper. In the past, local governments have been required by courts to take steps to reduce urban runoff, which is the top source of coastal water pollution, but today's lawsuits are the first attempt to hold governments accountable for measurable results.
Stone Canyon Creek Restoration at UCLA
Volunteers Wanted to Help Save and Restore UCLA's Stone Canyon Creek.
State Water Board April 15th Trash, Streams and Wetlands
On April 15, 2008, the State Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved the Trash Total Maximum Daily Load,TMDL, for the Los Angeles River. This is the second time the State Water Resources Control Board approves the Los Angeles River Trash TMDL and is an important step towards cleaning up the ...
Have you ever met a grunion you did not want to greet? Now is your chance.
Santa Monica Baykeeper is excited to support Grunion.org. Carlos Carreon, Beachkeeper Program Coordinator, recently went out on a grunion patrol in Manhattan Beach to greet these mystical fish as they came ashore just after the evening high tide. Pepperdine University researchers are conducting this volunteer-driven project to study ...
Marina del Rey Local Coastal Plan Review
The first meeting of the Coastal Commissio in 2008 took place in Marina del Rey. The most important agenda item was the periodic review of the Marina del Rey Local Coastal Plan (LCP). Under the Coastal Act, after an LCP is certified by the Coastal Commission, the Commission ...
Library Alehouse Tonight!
Santa Monica Baykeeper was chosen by the Library Alehouse as the cause of the month for January, 2008 and the SMBK staff wants to celebrate! SMBK staff will be at the Library Alehouse today from 5-7pm. Stop by, say hi, and have a pint of one of the 27 beers ...
January 29th, Meet the Baykeeper staff at Library Alehouse
The Library Alehouse has chosen the Santa Monica Baykeeper as the cause of the month for January 2008. On Tuesday, January 29th, The Library Alehouse will donate 15% of its sales to the Baykeeper. Please stop by for an easy and fun way to support the Santa Monica Baykeeper ...
BAN THE BAG - Tuesday, January 22
Take a stand. Less than 5 percent of the 6 billion plastic bags used in L.A. County are recycled each year. The rest litter our landscape, take up precious space in our landfills, and pollute our marine environment, endangering our marine life. Tuesday, January 22 the Los Angeles County Board ...
O.C. sewage will soon be drinking water
A $490-million plant will clean effluent to state standards, then inject it into the groundwater basin for further filtration. By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 2, 2008 Los Angeles Times As a hedge against water shortages and population growth, Orange County has begun operating the world's largest, most modern reclamation ...
B.Y.O.B.
Thursday, December 20th, is A DAY WITH OUT A BAG. Los Angeles County residents use 6 billion plastic bags a year and only 5% of those bags get recycled. Do your part. Giive up disposable bags in favor of reusable totes for 24 hours. Help reduse plastic bag usage this ...
Tuna Canyon Creek at the Coastal Commission
Mark Abramson and Tatiana Gaur of Santa Monica Baykeeper (SMBK) composed a comment letter to the California Coastal Commission regarding a proposed road realignment project in Tuna Canyon. Tuna Canyon is a small watershed located between Las Flores Canyon and Topanga Canyon in the City of Malibu. The County of Los Angeles proposed to ...