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	Refineries Research Selenium Disposal Unocal, Shell, and Exxon are taking three different paths toward what hopefully will be a common destination - a significant reduction of selenium flowing from their refineries into the Bay. Under terms of an out of court settlement with state regulators, the three oil companies agreed to reduce selenium discharge levels to 50 ppb by July 1998 ... »Read More

Bits & Bytes Environmentalists got lucky when a federal appeals court ruled in their favor over a lawsuit against Unocal concerning their selenium discharges ... »Read More Demanding Demand Management Brown lawns and abbreviated showers are facts of life for Californians during drought-time. Industry and agriculture, as well, tighten their belts ... »Read More Bulletin Board The Sacramento River: The Sacramento River is toxic 50% of the time to bioassay test species, often exceeds water quality criteria ... »Read More Lukewarm Hot Spots Environmentalists vowed this May to fight to stop the State Water Board from scaling back its Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program ... »Read More Trimming Port Plans How much more land will Bay ports need in 25 years to accommodate projected growth? Not as much as they once thought ... »Read More A Three-year Wetlands Scorecard Wetlands Acquired and Restored in S.F. Bay-Delta Estuary ... »Read More Muddy Wetlands Progress Stronger planning, improved regulation and increased acquisition and restoration are the main thrust of 12 wetland management actions ... »Read More The Zombie Drain In the African Congo, natives fear a voodoo snake deity called a zombie for its power to reanimate a dead body. In California's San Joaquin Valley, environmentalists fear a similar power ... »Read More Kinder, Gentler Species Act No issue is a more sensitive barometer of environmental politics than the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As the 104th Congress draws to its rocky close ... »Read More