Richmond’s shoreline deserves a real cleanup. Learn what the EPA’s proposed plan for cleaning up the United Heckathorn Superfund site means for you and how to comment, Nov 10 at 6 p.m. on Zoom.

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Your shoreline. Your cleanup. Your voice.

New & Noteworthy

Our Work

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    Zeneca Cleanup

    Demanding a complete cleanup of one of California’s largest and most complex toxic waste sites.

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    United Heckathorn Cleanup

    Holding the EPA accountable for this Superfund site.

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    Sea Level Rise

    Taking on an issue that threatens us all, especially frontline communities.

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    Data & Resources

    Providing critical data to aid decision makers, scientists and our partners.

Upcoming Events

  • United Heckathorn Public Comment Workshop

    Tuesday, November 10, 2026 6 - 7:30 pm

    A crew on a small boat navigates through old wooden pilings and a broken pier structure in a harbor with industrial tanks in the background.
  • Richmond Shoreline Alliance Quarterly Meeting

    Wednesday, November 11, 2026 5:30 - 6:30 pm

    A young boy screams into an old-time radio microphone.
  • Community Planting Day at Booker T. Anderson Community Center

    Saturday, December 5. 2026 9:30 am - 12 Noon

    Three volunteers wearing work clothes and gloves smile while weeding a dense patch of green vegetation in a park next to a parking lot.
  • Rollingwood Community Cleanup

    Sunday, November 8, 2026 9 - 11 am

View of San Francisco Bay from the toxic Zeneca site in Richmond, CA.
Barbed wire fencing with “Caution” sign surrounding the shuttered Zeneca site in Richmond, CA.

It’s Time to Act

Richmond's shoreline is our greatest natural asset. However, a century of heavy industry has despoiled much of it. This legacy remains a wound on the land, the people, and the wildlife that live here. But enough is enough. We’re standing up and fighting back. Come join us.