Bay Area

Climate change Ecosystems Research article

August 25, 2026

From the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Extreme rainfall can send huge amounts of sediment rushing off...

GRIST: A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California

Grist

Climate change

August 11, 2026

Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, “horizontal levees” could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas. By Charlotte...

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition sues over illegal delays for SF Bay white sturgeon protections

San Francisco Baykeeper

Policy and regulation

August 11, 2026

A nonprofit coalition is suing the California Department of Fish & Wildlife for stalling the state Endangered Species Act process...

SF BAYKEEPER: Feds determine that San Francisco Bay’s white sturgeon is an endangered species—but refuse to protect them

San Francisco Baykeeper

Fish and wildlife Policy and regulation

July 22, 2026

The San Francisco Bay estuary’s White Sturgeon meet all the criteria for threatened status, but feds say that officially listing...

SFEI: San Francisco rain gardens filter microplastic tire particles and dozens of chemicals from stormwater

July 10, 2026

From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: San Francisco’s rain gardens—the unassuming patches of greenery and mulch designed to soak up...

SFEI: SF Bay Regional Monitoring Program: 20 Years of investigating underregulated chemicals

July 10, 2026

From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) lobby displays a high case with two dozen...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Saving two marshes from the squeeze

Knee Deep Times

Ecosystems

May 26, 2026

By Cariad Hayes Thronson, Knee Deep Times The ribbons of marsh squeezed between the Bay and the highways that skirt...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Is placing sediment in the shallows to feed marshes working?

Knee Deep Times

Ecosystems

April 17, 2026

By Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto Scientists experimenting with placing mounds of dredged sediment in the shallows near marshes to see if it...

SFEI: Meet the stormwater robots

February 19, 2026

By Sierra Garcia, San Francisco Estuary Institute The day before the first major fall storm in 2025, Kayli Paterson took...

USGS: Heterosigma akashiwo in San Francisco Bay

Delta science Water quality

February 5, 2026

From the USGS: A new study by several scientists examines the environmental conditions that fueled a massive algal bloom in...

USGS: Biophysical controls on sediment erodibility in San Francisco Bay

Ecosystems

January 26, 2026

By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center The erodibility of bed sediment in estuaries can shape everything from...

SFEI: The Storm Chasers: How stormwater reveals more than ever about pollution in San Francisco Bay

Water rights and water law

January 15, 2026

Highlights Stormwater runoff is the rainwater that washes off landscapes, including cities, and flows towards water bodies. It’s a major...

SF BAYKEEPER: New lawsuit challenges Newark’s approval of housing project in flood zone

San Francisco Baykeeper

January 15, 2026

Environmental groups raise concerns that the “Mowry Village” project would expose future residents to sea level rise, impact Bay wetlands,...

USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary