50-Foot Marsh Buffer Sought ; Coast Protection is Bill's Objective
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By Brandon Larrabee< Morris News Service  ATLANTA - Development within 50 feet of coastal marshes would be barred under legislation proposed Wednesday by an Atlanta-area lawmaker.  Rep.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 20--A coastal community can never have too many qualified lifesavers on the beach.
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By John Cramer john.cramer@roanoke.com 981-3140  Wildlife, water quality and eco-tourism would benefit under legislation proposed Tuesday in Congress to designate nearly 55,000 acres in Southwest Virginia as wilderness or national scenic areas, the bill's sponsors say.
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Improved fish passage on the Penobscot River and recovery of a salt marsh on the west branch of the Pleasant River could bring environmental benefits to the Gulf of Maine, according to a new report.
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By Meera Pal, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 13--Using nature's tools of logs and tree roots, local, state and federal agencies have joined efforts to battle streambank erosion along the Arroyo de la Laguna between Pleasanton and Sunol.
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Congress is on the verge of approving half a dozen bills that would protect as much as 1 million acres of wilderness areas across the West, but the move has infuriated environmentalists who charge that lawmakers are giving away too much pristine public land to real estate developers and local...
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Should taxpayers pay to safeguard coastal residents from the ocean or should beach towns shovel the sand themselves?
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By JOHN FLESHER  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Margo Marks operates a ferry service on Lake Michigan and has nothing but respect for the Coast Guard. But she shudders at the thought of machine gun bullets whizzing over the water.
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By Ryan Teague Beckwith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 18--Conservationists found an unlikely ally in the fight to save Marks Creek: a home builder.
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Four lucky states were slated to share billions in potential royalties courtesy of an offshore drilling expansion signed into law last year, money that could help reverse decades of environmental damage from coastal industry. But as budget planning gets under way, the states are beginning to realize that Congress gave them far more freedom in spending the windfall than the political rhetoric in Washington suggested.
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By John Cramer, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 14--Wildlife, water quality and eco-tourism would benefit under legislation proposed Tuesday in Congress to designate nearly 55,000 acres in Southwest Virginia as wilderness or national scenic areas, the bill's sponsors say.
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By David Magliano, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Dec. 16--Worth Williams' property on the southern end of Eastern Lake is causing a stir, and he is the focus of some concerned residents.  At issue is a planned dredging project that includes using a portion of Williams' property.
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By Jeremy Morrison, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 9--SOUTHPORT -- Bay County commissioners took an initial step this week toward easing water concerns as the area's population grows above North Bay.
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By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Jun. 6--The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' approach to cover some of the polluted sediments in the $400 million cleanup of the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin got support Tuesday from a national, non-partisan scientific panel.
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By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - Revisions to the state's new marsh rules allowing some exceptions for "hardships" caused by a 50-foot buffer zone could be approved in July after a Board of Natural Resources committee signed off on the changes Tuesday.
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By Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 6--TAMPA -- A split planning commission took the first step Monday night toward wider protective buffers around Hillsborough County's wetlands.
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By Elias E. Lopez, The Miami Herald  Feb. 4--The Palmetto Bay Village Council is stepping into the debate over a proposed wetland project at Bill Sadowski Park and Nature Center.