San Francisco Bay Area Environmental News
Thursday October 30, 2008
Environmental stories circulating around our Bay and beyond:
- According to the Washington Post, the Bush administration is making one last push to issue regulations that would ease some environmental controls in areas such as air pollution, mining and marine fisheries. It appears they want to leave an even more egregious environmental legacy in the benefit of certain industries.
- Surfrider, guardian of beaches, is asking people to send Governor Schwarzenegger a few words about beach monitoring. The Governor cut funding for water quality monitoring, essentially gutting these protections along with important health notifications.
- Baykeeper lists the oil spill bills recently signed or vetoed by the Governor. These bills arose in response to a report following the Cosco Busan oil spill debacle.
- Save the Bay is keeping tabs on the Redwood City/Cargill development plans (and opposition) at the salt flats on the Bay. You can also read about Measure W which gives residents final say about development in open space areas.
- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a press release on California's progressive climate plan -- the Global Warming Solutions Act.
- The Dark Sky movement has been getting some press lately, most recently in the National Geographic piece Our Vanishing Night. The IDA is just one organization dedicated to addressing light pollution and protecting the nighttime environment.
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