World & Nation
A proposal to plant 600 tiny Japanese oysters in the Chesapeake Bay has spawned a dispute between Virginia and Maryland over whether the idea for reviving the bay’s declining oyster population could turn into an environmental disaster.
Nov. 24, 1991
California
A developer will ask the county Planning Commission this week for permission to begin bulldozing land in a south Orange County back-country area, despite protests from an environmentalist over plans to destroy some native trees.
Sept. 19, 1988
California’s marine reserve network now complete
Dec. 19, 2012
Huntington council on Monday will decide fate of $250-million facility next to power plant.
Nov. 16, 2003
Environment: To the delight of surfers, Coastal Commission turns down Corps’ proposal to build 128 townhomes on bluffs above Trestles in San Diego County. But battle will continue.
Aug. 15, 1996
The East Coast’s prized striped bass population dwindled further in North Carolina coastal waters this season, but it may be increasing in the Chesapeake Bay.
June 5, 1988
A state commission moved Thursday to ban shark-feeding scuba dives in Florida after two deadly shark attacks along the East Coast over the Labor Day weekend.
Sept. 7, 2001
A bill that would establish a coastal museum and marine observatory near the Venice Pier to educate the public about the state’s shoreline has cleared its first hurdle in the state Assembly.
April 20, 1986
April 17, 1986
Travel & Experiences
Most of them wearing boots, all of them toting day packs, more than 50 participants in Orange County’s first Coastwalk looked somewhat out of place as they picked their way around the more scantily clad sunbathers stretched out on the sands here Thursday.
June 25, 1993