|
Support nonprofit, independent environmental journalism.
|
|
 Stories About: erosion
| Headline |
Author |
Published |
Section |
Sand Witches
Artificial and Restored Beaches Threaten Marine Ecosystems |
|
04 Sep 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Sand Witches Artificial and Restored Beaches Threaten Marine Ecosystems Beautiful sand beaches are one of Ma Nature's most splendid creations -- except sometimes they're actually the handiwork of humans. Every year, millions of dollars go to creating sand beaches on previously rocky coasts and rebuilding beaches at key tourist destinations that have been eroded by storms, changing currents, and risi ... |
|
| Topics: environmental restoration, erosion, marine life, oceans (all these topics) |
|
|
Board Stiffs
|
|
28 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Board Stiffs In what may be the most significant regulatory backdown in state history, the Oregon Board of Forestry yesterday sharply reduced its obligation to review private timber sales on landslide-prone land. In the past, the state forester was required to approve all such logging and could be held liable if an approved project later resulted in harm to a threatened or en ... |
|
| Topics: erosion, fishing, land degradation, logging, marine life, Oregon, wilderness (all these topics) |
|
|
Wine, Wine, Wine
|
|
02 Dec 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Wine, Wine, Wine Napa Valley, Calif., is known as the heart of U.S. wine country, not exactly as a toxic cesspool. But local environmentalists say soaring wine production in the valley has lead to unhealthy farming practices that pollute the land, place heavy pressures on natural resources, and harm wildlife. The county has passed legislation designed to limit soil erosion ... |
|
| Topics: erosion, food and agriculture, placemaking, pollution and waste, water pollution (all these topics) |
|
|
The Pardners' Tale
|
|
15 Nov 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| The Pardners' Tale Cowboys and environmentalists unite! The unlikely amigos are banding together to try to keep natural gas drillers away from ranches on public land in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado. Yesterday morning, they blocked drilling crews from entering four ranches, arguing that ... |
|
| Topics: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado, energy, erosion, mining and drilling, New Mexico, politics, ranching, renewable energy (all these topics) |
|
|
Foster Care
|
|
28 Aug 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Foster Care Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster (R) kicked off a campaign to save his state's coastline this week by bagging a $3 million, three-year grant from, of all places, Shell Oil. "America's Wetland: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana" also earned the backing of several major national ... |
|
| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, environmental non-government organizations, environmental restoration, erosion, Louisiana, marine life, oceans, wetlands (all these topics) |
|
|
|
|
©2008. Grist Magazine, Inc. All rights reserved. Gloom and doom with a sense of humor®.