Category Archives: San Diego

Long Beach, Los Angeles beaches are cleaner than ever according to Heal the Bay report

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By: Greg Yee - Press Telegram Southland beaches are clean in time for Labor Day, according to a report released by Heal The Bay on Thursday. The nonprofit organization releases two annual reports, including the so-called End of Summer Beach Report Card, which gave 96 percent of California’s beaches an “A” or a “B.” The report marks the seventh consecutive summer that California beaches received high water-quality scores overall. Continue Reading... ...
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California Coastal Commission: Give it teeth

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The Los Angeles Times - Editorial The California Coastal Commission is charged with implementing the statutes of the Coastal Act, the law that was passed in 1976 to protect the state's 1,100-mile coast, regulate development along it and ensure public access to it. But unlike many other state regulatory agencies, the commission does not have the power to impose fines on violators of the act. Continue Reading... ...
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West Coast of North America to Be Hit Hard by Fukushima Radiation

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Radiation Levels Will Concentrate in Pockets In Baja California and Other West Coast Locations

An ocean current called the North Pacific Gyre is bringing Japanese radiation to the West Coast of North America: Continue Reading... ...
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Home on bombing range: Some endangered species thrive on military training ranges

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By: Associated Press SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. — The sign leaves no doubt about the risk in entering the steep seaside hills that North America’s rarest bird calls home: “Danger. Boom. Explosives. Unexploded Ordnance and Laser Range in Use. Keep Out.” Despite the weekly explosions that rock this Navy-owned island off the Southern California coast, the San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike has been rebounding from the brink of extinction, even on the military’s only ship-to-shore bombardment range. Continue Reading......
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Digging up bay’s dirty secrets

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By Deborah Sullivan Brennan The San Diego Bay is scheduled for a deep cleaning next month, when shipyards south of the Coronado Bridge will dredge contaminated sediment to ensure healthier waters.

Toxins from industrial operations, shipyards and urban runoff have built up over decades, settling in the sediment. They are absorbed by small animals, fish and eventually people, especially frequent fishermen.

The dredging effort would remove 158,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the area in front of BAE and NASSCO shipyards near the Coronado Bridge.

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RBOC Calls for EPA to Adopt New Copper Standards

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The Log By: Ambrosia Brody SACRAMENTO -- The boater advocacy group Recreational Boaters of California (RBOC) has issued a “Call to Arms,” asking boaters to contact their elected representatives in the California Senate and Assembly. The organization seeks legislators’ support for EPA adoption of new standards for dissolved copper in saltwater -- a move that could allow continued safe use of copper-based hull paints on recreational boats. RBOC hopes the U.S. EPA Office of Water will be convinced to complete its review of the Copper Marine Biotic Ligand Model (BLM) for metals in saltwater, as soon as possible. The RBOC’s “Call to Arms” comes after the U.S. EPA announced that the BLM is on its “priority list” for completion for next year. Continue Reading......
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When It Comes to Beachwater Quality, CA Ranks in the Bottom Third

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KCET Out of the 30 U.S. states with ocean or lakefront beaches, California ranks 20th when it comes to water quality, found a study released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. A five percent decrease from the previous year, there were 5,515 instances of beaches closing or experiencing advisories in California due to polluted waters, which represents a quarter of closures and advisory notices nationwide in 2012. Continue Reading......
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SAVE TRESTLES — AGAIN

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TCA seeks approval for first segment of Toll Road; surfers encouraged to turn out for June 19th hearing in San Diego.

It's often said that there's no such thing as a permanent environmental victory. Case in point: Trestles, one of SoCal's most treasured surfing resources, is once again potentially under threat from the SR-241 Toll Road extension. Continue Reading......
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