9/1/2009 11:49:27 AM EST Until recently, California law permitted suction dredging as long as the operator obtained a permit from the Department of Fish & Game (DFG). Suction dredging involves sucking up sediments from rivers and strea ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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8/30/2009 8:46:42 PM EST As noted frequently in prior posts, one of the beauties of science is the constant growth of new and interesting facts and theories. One of the accepted myths has been that, although North America has many types of ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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Last October, Reed Elsevier (RE) partnered with Earthwatch, the world’s largest environmental volunteer non-profit organization, to foster environmental awareness and reduce envi ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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1/4/2009 10:05:29 PM EST Coral reefs are aragonite structures [see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonite ] produced by living organisms, and are found in marine waters with little to no nutrients in the water. As noted in pr ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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1/4/2009 3:11:42 PM EST Prior posts have noted that pharmaceuticals discharged into aquatic environments, even at miniscule concentrations, can affect the behavior of some species of fish. However, the impact of pollutants on marine organisms can interfere with reproduction, ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/20/2008 8:26:20 PM EST In 1999 the City laid a sewer line in a trench dug through Lot 100 of West Hayden Island, Oregon (WHI). The Plaintiff contended that the area included the &q ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/8/2008 4:33:20 PM EST As noted in a prior post, EPA and the Army Corps have been examining their wetland guidance, which was issued after Rapanos , in light of internal EPA concern that enforcement was proving difficult. EPA and the Corps received about 66 thousand co ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/6/2008 5:22:50 PM EST As noted in prior post, following Rapanos , in June 2007 the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA revised their wetland guidance. See Continue reading >>Comments (0)
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11/16/2008 4:48:35 PM EST For a number of years, litigation and enforcement actions have been filed to require shooting and sports clubs to remediate the adverse environmental impact from the presence of lead shot in rivers, bays, and estuaries. See, for example, the frequently ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Read Comments (1)
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11/8/2008 7:18:50 PM EST DOI has released a new rule for assessing and addressing damages to natural resources from the release of hazardous substances on public lands. 73 Fed. Reg. 57,259. The new rule authorized natural resource trustees to use "restoration-based approa ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/17/2008 11:19:53 PM EST In May 1991 the Army Corps received a complaint that one Joginder Singh was engaged in improper development activities on 37 acres; the Corps inspection foun ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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