Stone Barrier Planned in Surfside: State and Federal Funds to Help Stem Erosion Near Homes
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By Eric Hanson, Houston Chronicle  Dec. 8--State and federal money will finance the construction of a stone barrier to help block further erosion in the Village of Surfside where the surf has eaten away the sand and put dozens of beach homes in the water.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Sep.
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By Janice Rombeck, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--A proposal to significantly raise housing developers' fees to generate more parkland got unanimous support Wednesday from a San Jose advisory commission that has wrestled with the issue for two years.
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By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 8--SAN ANDREAS -- The proposed Tuscany Hills project on Lake Tulloch might have finally cracked the impasse over how to resolve speedboat traffic jams on the popular lake.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  May 26--Combining Destin and Okaloosa Island beach restoration into a single project would save money for both the city and county, a county offi cial says.
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By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 15--SAN FRANCISCO -- Opening of a 3-mile trail into coastal lands north of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will take an additional six to 12 months to complete because of disagreements over the extent of access.
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By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 20--California is running out of sand, gravel and crushed stone -- the building blocks of construction used in every road, house, school and hospital.
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By Lyndsey Lewis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  May 26--It's a clash as constant as the waves hitting Destin's sugar-white sands.   Beachgoers want to walk along the shore without having to fi gure out the boundaries between private and public stretches of beach.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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By Travis Tritten, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 23--A local state senator and fire chief are planning condominiums next door to the Waterside Drive neighborhood just outside Myrtle Beach, but the project became clouded by resident outcry this week.   Sen.
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By Kathryn Thier, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 21--Iredell County will take over erosion control permitting and enforcement from the state July 1.   Silted coves pose hazards to boaters and swimmers and can diminish property values.
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Understanding why land sinks may help to prevent rising water levels along the Gulf Coast.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 11--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Coast people who need building materials.   It could start a trend.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb.
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By Rebecca Sulock, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 21--An emergency infusion of cash from York County -- and money likely to come from the state -- will start work again at Blackmon Road after stubborn rock boulders cost more money to blast through than initially expected.
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By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press  May 26--Michigan is getting shortchanged on federal funds to test for contamination at its beaches, according to a new federal report.