DNR's New Task: Protect Shorelines
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  May 24--The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources must start work on statewide regulations for new construction along Minnesota lakes and rivers under orders from the Minnesota Legislature.
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Scientists have called for almost a third of the world's oceans to be turned into protected areas for marine wildlife - to maintain food supplies and stop damage to underwater habitats and wildlife.
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U.S. scientists say healthy coral reefs provide adjacent coastlines with more protection from tsunamis than do unhealthy or dead reefs.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 20--Beach restoration in Destin may fi nish early.
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By Will Elliott  The sweep is on.  Volunteers will be scouring shorelines in a clean-up effort to beautify and make more functional waterways around Western New York.
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A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.
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Officials shifted their focus from rescue work to cleanup and protection of marine habitat on Friday at the site off an Alaskan island where a cargo ship split apart two
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Supporters see federal move granting greater flexibility. Critics predict more logging.
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By Drew Dixon  With builders honing in on the Beaches' few pieces of open land, some government officials and residents have deduced that working with, not blocking, developers could be the best option.
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 31--Expecting to receive an infusion of money soon, Contra Costa sheriff's deputies are preparing for yet another round of pulling abandoned boats out of the Delta.
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A recent deal to protect the habitat of endangered coral may offer US environmentalists new leverage.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 7--Fort Lewis officials promised Wednesday to help protect Puget Sound by intercepting hazardous wastes before they enter the post's sewage treatment plant.
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TIRANA, Jul 3 (IPS) - Albania has launched a new programme to save its  beaches for tourists â and from tourists.
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By Detroit Free Press  Sep. 13--It's well and good that the U.S. Coast Guard has extended the comment period on its proposed target practice zones around the Great Lakes.
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Today's session, sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Management, is part of an effort to protect the Scituate Reservoir system.
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Marine experts are suggesting that 20 percent to 30 percent of the seas should be "no take" -- off-limits to fishing, drilling and other habitat-disturbing activities -- but less than half a percent are fully protected.
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By Aliana Ramos, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 1--MURRELLS INLET -- Murrells Inlet 2007 board members decided Wednesday to stay out of all land-use issues and refocus their mission on the beautification and preservation of the creekside village.