Category Archives: Environmental Impacts

California Ocean Protection Council

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources, Council Chair Matt Rodriquez, Secretary for Environmental Protection Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor, State Lands Commission Chair Susan Golding, Public Member Geraldine Knatz, Public Member Fran Pavley, State Senator Toni Atkins, State Assembly Member Dear … Continue reading →

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Action to Stop the Construction of the Peripheral Canal

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Larry

To All, Assemblymember Alyson L. Huber (D-El Dorado Hills) has re-introduced legislation, A.B. 550, that would prohibit the construction of a peripheral canal around the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta without a full fiscal analysis and a vote of the state … Continue reading →

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Feinstein Earmark Quietly Paves Way for Easier Water Sales

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Larry

All, Bad for streams and rivers! Once again big ag assumes ownership of public resources to line their pockets with liquid gold. This constitutes a trespass of public trust. Chris   All, Yah, I saw the same item in the … Continue reading →

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North Coast Dems Tighten Their Grip

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

Article from Anderson Valley Advertiser: theava.com In what is probably a first in the history of wine’s conquest of all arable land in northern California, a 528-acre expanse of former wetlands in southern Sonoma County is set to be converted into … 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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Water treatment turns common chemicals toxic, says report

Posted on December 12, 2011 by admin

Ben Cubby December 2, 2011 TRACES of common pain-killing drugs are being transformed into toxic forms by waste water treatment plants, a new report from researchers at the University of NSW shows. The study, which used samples from water treatment … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Facilities Release Pharmaceuticals to the Environment

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

In a 2004-2009 study, USGS scientists found that pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities can be a significant source of pharmaceuticals to the environment. Effluents from two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) that receive discharge from pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities (PMFs) had 10 to 1000 … Continue reading →

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Discussion on the Latest on Estrogen in Water

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Larry

To All, Sewage effluent testing has shown high levels of estrogen and other pharmaceuticals that are likely to interfere with the reproductive cycle – and provide larger breasts for guys (as well as slower running and biking capabilities). Sewage sludge … Continue reading →

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Chopping Down Redwoods to Make Wine

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

Keith Goetzman November 14, 2011 Two California vintners want to cut down 2,000 acres of redwood trees and replace them with vineyards in the largest woodland-to-vineyard conversion in California’s history. Do I need to explain what conservationists think of this? … Continue reading →

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