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Los Angeles is the epicenter of Coastal Act abuse 27 Aug 2013 | 10:11 am
Los Angeles County is the epicenter for this growing epidemic of coastal abuse, especially Malibu. With your help we can change this and support Coastal Act enforcement to keep beach access open for a...
Florida revising their water quality standards 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
Florida has just started the process to becoming the first coastal state to revise their water quality standards since the EPA released their revised recommendations for recreational waters late last ...
Do you like sea turtles? 21 Aug 2013 | 04:08 am
Of course you like sea turtles, I think it's really hard not to like them. I was in Hawaii over the weekend for the Hawaii Chapter Conference and took an extra day to escape Waikiki and head up to the...
Atlantic Seismic Decision Delayed Until Spring of 2014 20 Aug 2013 | 02:58 am
The Obama Administration has announced it will delay a final decision on whether to conduct seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean until March 2014. Seismic airgun testing would result in major impacts...
California Flips Over Fracking. 16 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
The citizens of California recently learned fracking has been occurring in California waters (both state and federal). The revelation was shocking because government officials had previously asserted ...
Water Testing Video 15 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
Check out this quick video of the OR Field Manager, Charlie Plybon, demonstrating how water quality samples are processed in the lab.
Looking for pollution solutions on the North Coast of Oregon 14 Aug 2013 | 11:53 pm
The North Coast BWTF met with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to better understand the sources of pollution at Oswald West State Park responsible for the health advisories issued at Short S...
Saving Beach Water Testing Programs 13 Aug 2013 | 10:09 pm
We are very happy to see a draft funding bill from the US Senate proposing to restore funding for the EPA Beaches Grant program, but there is still work to do to ensure that beach water testing progra...
Port Orford BWTF Annual Report 13 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
The BWTF water testing program in Port Orford, Oregon has released their first annual report summarizing their activity and findings from the 2012/2013 school year.
NOAA Seeks Input on Sanctuary Nomination Process 9 Aug 2013 | 01:14 am
The National Marine Sanctuaries Program has announced it plans to accept nominations for new sanctuaries. As the first step, NOAA is calling for public input on the criteria and process the agency wou...
