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The Selenium Squeeze
Selenium evokes unpleasant specters: stillborn ducklings, fallow farmland, lost livelihoods, toxic water. But for those who have looked beyond these front page images of Kesterson and witnessed a decade of costly research and few solutions to the problem of selenium buildup in our soils and waters, there are new specters: a regulatory crackdown all around, perhaps even the resurrection of the San Luis Drain, once called an "arrow aimed at the heart of the Delta." ... »Read More

In This Issue

News Round-Up
EBMUD BALKS AT CLEAN UP TAB: The East Bay Municipal Utility District has rejected a federal order to clean up the abandoned Penn Mine ... »Read More

Bay Fish a Health Hazard?
Some folks fish in the Bay for fun; others for their daily food supply. No one, however, really knows what contaminants might be in the fish ... »Read More

Enough Water for Growth?
"We're never going to have a healthy estuary unless we have healthy cities and healthy development processes as well ... »Read More

Inside the Agencies
CLUB FED TANGOs OUT OF COURT: Two newly settled lawsuits brought by environmental groups against federal agencies promise major changes ... »Read More

Gas Stations to Curb Runoff
That steaming, sputtering, smoking vehicular dinosaur pulling up at the gas station's water hose is a major source of pollutants in runoff ... »Read More

Audits Show Pollution Control Pays
In a blow for jobs versus environment naysayers, recents audits of three Silicon Valley industries suggest ... »Read More

Vineyard Management Practices: An Environmental Approach to Development and Maintenance
Growing grapes using environmentally considerate techniques is the subject of a new planning manual ... »Read More

Clinton Quarterbacks for Port
Ever since President Clinton emerged as the quarterback in the huddle over how to get the Port of Oakland's 42-foot deepening project ... »Read More

The Disposal Landscape
The search is on for upland disposal sites for dredged sediments, as the Port of Oakland gears up to deepen its waterways ... »Read More

Alcatraz Mound Downsizes
A bay bottom bulge off Alcatraz that posed a navigational hazard has diminished in size, according to monitoring ... »Read More

Workshop Inspires Teachers
A recent teacher workshop may lead local elementary school students to some unusual activities this fall ... »Read More

CCMP Shops for Spot in Clean Water Act
Bay Area Congressional representatives recently requested that the San Francisco Bay-Delta Restoration Act (HR 2320) be included ... »Read More

CCMP Support Swells
Although Governor Wilson's action on the CCMP remains in question, the strong show of support coming from the Bay Area ... »Read More


 
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