Monthly Archives: December 2008

Major changes to Endangered Species Act

Posted on December 16, 2008 by admin

San Francisco Chronicle – 12/12/08 Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer (12-11) 20:28 PST — Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced major changes Thursday to the Endangered Species Act, causing environmental groups to charge that the “midnight rules” set to go into … Continue reading →

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Feds Set to Eliminate Water Regulations for Toxin

Posted on December 16, 2008 by admin

By Brandon Keim December 03, 2008 Among the Bush administration’s final environmental legacies will be a decision to exempt perchlorate, a known toxin found at unsafe levels in the drinking water of millions of Americans, from federal regulation. The ruling, … Continue reading →

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Advice on CEQA Review

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Larry

Zeno Thanks for bringing up this Review/Article on Commenting Effectively on an Environmental Document. This Review/Artice is very good in getting someone grounded in what can and can not be accomplished through CEQA. I would add on: CEQA review – … Continue reading →

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Stagnant Waters

Posted on December 9, 2008 by admin

The Legacy of the Bush Administration on the Clean Water Act “The Bush Administration has presided over the slow, but steady, dismantling of the Clean Water Act.” DC: Clean Water Act status report released Content Works (October 17, 2008) Oct … Continue reading →

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Environmental Failure: A Case for a New Green Politics

Posted on December 9, 2008 by admin

By James Gustave Speth A specter is haunting American environmentalism — the specter of failure. All of us who have been part of the environmental movement in the United States must now face up to a deeply troubling paradox: Our … Continue reading →

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Santa Rosa Chooses Laguna for Discharge

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Larry

Hi Everyone!! Well, it’s official!   Santa Rosa’s Board of Public Utilities formally voted today to select the enhanced Laguna discharge project instead of either the Healdsburg discharge or Steelhead Beach.  The City will also create nutrient offset programs (under the … Continue reading →

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North American Freshwater Fishes Fading into Extinction

Posted on December 1, 2008 by admin

Fishes that once were abundant in North American streams, rivers and lakes are now disappearing, with nearly 40 percent of all species in jeopardy, according to the most detailed assessment of the conservation status of freshwater fishes in the last … Continue reading →

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New Protections for Salmon

Posted on December 1, 2008 by admin

Press Democrat 11/08 Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that harm salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don’t reach streams, federal biologists ruled Tuesday. Acting under terms of a … Continue reading →

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