Toxic industrial byproducts and waste epitomize a reality in our modern environment, even in the most beautiful of locations. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, industries that manufacture, mine, and ship, flank our regional defining waters on every side. For decades they’ve been un- or under-regulated to the detriment of our natural environment and citizens. Which is why Sejal Choksi-Chugh works so hard at San Francisco Baykeeper, an organization that’s defended the Bay from the biggest threats for over 30 years. From stopping huge piles of coal dust from blowing directly into the Bay to officially designating the Bay’s sand as a public resource protecting it from private profit (as the amount eroding Ocean Beach directly correlated with the amount extracted), Sejal protects our waters.