Category Archives: Coastal Impacts

Seventh Annual Wavemaker Awards

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin
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Researchers find high levels of mercury in California’s coastal fog

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

By Christopher Stolz, Special to the Star December 10, 2011 A research team at UC Santa Cruz that this year for the first time tested coastal fog in California for mercury found raised levels of the element. The team, led … Continue reading →

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Human-created mercury vapor rises to upper atmosphere, circles globe multiple times, lands on Earth, ends up in fish: UW study

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

December 18, 2011 by Stone Hearth News Newswise — Humans pump thousands of tons of vapor from the metallic element mercury into the atmosphere each year, and it can remain suspended for long periods before being changed into a form that … Continue reading →

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Researchers find high levels of mercury in California’s coastal fog

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

By Christopher Stolz, Special to the Star Saturday, December 10, 2011 A research team at UC Santa Cruz that this year for the first time tested coastal fog in California for mercury found raised levels of the element. The team, … Continue reading →

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Salmon-Killing Virus Seen for First Time in the Wild on the Pacific Coast

Posted on December 12, 2011 by admin

By CORNELIA DEAN and RACHEL NUWER NY Times: October 17, 2011 A lethal and highly contagious marine virus has been detected for the first time in wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest, researchers in British Columbia said on Monday, stirring … Continue reading →

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The Public Trust Doctrine: Venerable and Besieged

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

Dotty E. LeMieux “By the law of nature these things are common to mankind—the air, running water, the sea, and consequently the shores of the sea. No one, therefore, is forbidden to approach the seashore, provided that he respects habitations, … Continue reading →

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RRWPC Response to Supervisor Carrillo’s op-ed on Myths about Sandbar Plan

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

Press Democrat, By Brenda Adelman, October 26, 2011 Russian River Watershed Protection Committee (RRWPC) has closely followed Sonoma County Water Agency’s (SCWA) Estuary Management Plan process for many years. We are quite familiar with the issues addressed by Supervisor Carrillo in the … Continue reading →

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Save Tomales Dunes

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Larry

Dear Friends and Tomales Dunes Supporters, EAC has been working for over ten years to protect the Tomales Dunes because it is a priceless, irreplaceable ecosystem! Tomales Dunes has the richest collection of seasonal dunes wetlands in central California and … Continue reading →

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News Blackout on Clearing Redwoods for Vineyards

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Larry

I thought I would share a letter sent to the Press Democrat who blatantly had a story blackout on a crucial issue for Sonoma County–clearcutting hundreds of acres of redwoods to put in more grapes for wine making while the … Continue reading →

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A New Advisory and Guideline for Eating Fish in the Bay

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Larry

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. On May 23 the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released an updated health advisory and safe eating guidelines for San Francisco Bay fish and shellfish. To view … Continue reading →

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