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The writing is on the wall: transformative regulation will be needed to address the harms from plastic. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
These kitchen items may be contaminating your food with chemicals
See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The writing is on the wall: transformative regulation will be needed to address the harms from plastic. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Thanks to the Newsom Admin for continuing to fund restoration work for salmon. ‘Pretty amazing’: Salmon seen in upper reaches of Russian River for first time in decades www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
‘Pretty amazing’: Salmon seen in upper Russian River for first time in decades
Coho salmon have migrated more than 90 miles up the Russian River, offering hope of recovery for the endangered fish.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thanks to the Newsom Admin for continuing to fund restoration work for salmon. ‘Pretty amazing’: Salmon seen in upper reaches of Russian River for first time in decades www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Managed Retreat of the railroad is clearly needed to save the beaches in San Clemente. california.surfrider.org/blog/beaches...
Beaches Not Boulders: Bring Back San Clemente's Beaches!
San Clemente's beaches are threatened by boulders placed to protect rail lines. Advocate for sustainable solutions to restore and preserve this iconic coastline.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Managed Retreat of the railroad is clearly needed to save the beaches in San Clemente. california.surfrider.org/blog/beaches...
Bay Area’s ultra-wealthy keep buying homes in this beach town — despite doomsday forecast. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
Bay Area’s ultra-wealthy keep buying homes in this beach town — despite doomsday forecast
Sale prices for these Bay Area homes are among the top 10 in the country. But the community could change significantly in the decades to come.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Bay Area’s ultra-wealthy keep buying homes in this beach town — despite doomsday forecast. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
The restoration work will continue. The impossible will be challenged at every turn.
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‘Epic’: Salmon seen far upstream in Bay Area creek for first time in 70 years
After the removal of small dams and the addition of fish ladders, salmon have been seen swimming further up a Bay Area creek than at anytime since the 1950s.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The restoration work will continue. The impossible will be challenged at every turn.
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Great to see those responsible for cleaning up their mess. The costs, however, should be made available to the public. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
Major S.F. Bay cleanup of long-defunct gas plant sites begins near Fisherman’s Wharf
PG&E has begun removing contaminated mud in San Francisco Bay left behind from a long-defunct manufacturing plant, aiming to clean 10 acres between Piers 39 and 43.5.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Great to see those responsible for cleaning up their mess. The costs, however, should be made available to the public. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
The Ca Coastal Commission’s chief responsibility is to protect the coast for all - which is best done by restricting new development. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Is California Coastal Commission making a pro-housing shift?
Three new pro-development appointees at the powerful Coastal Commission are trying to remedy its poor reputation among housing activists and Democratic leaders.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Ca Coastal Commission’s chief responsibility is to protect the coast for all - which is best done by restricting new development. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Thanks to the city of Marina, Ca and the Coastal Commission for embracing managed retreat down in Monterrey Bay. www.actcoastal.org/issues/city-...
Issue: Marina LCP Update - Leading the Way in Protecting Beaches from Armoring | ActCoastal
The Commission approved the City of Marina’s groundbreaking update to its Local Coastal Program—a major win for coastal resilience and public access. The new plan prioritizes keeping Marina’s beaches ...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Thanks to the city of Marina, Ca and the Coastal Commission for embracing managed retreat down in Monterrey Bay. www.actcoastal.org/issues/city-...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... Ericson Amaya said it best: “Give it back to the people, to the caretakers of this land. Don’t use it to cause harm.”
‘Honor truth in history’: Native Americans gather on Alcatraz with clear message
Native Americans gathered for prayer and singing on Alcatraz on Monday, in a tradition known as the Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering. Current events and the weight of history were top of...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... Ericson Amaya said it best: “Give it back to the people, to the caretakers of this land. Don’t use it to cause harm.”
Great piece last month in SF Gate on the history and costs of sand replenishment. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Stinson underwater, Ocean Beach halved: California's beach reckoning is here
The California of the future may not be so idyllic.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Great piece last month in SF Gate on the history and costs of sand replenishment. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal. Let the restoration work continue! www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal
Chinook salmon on the Klamath River made it all the way to the river’s headwaters in southern Oregon some 300 miles from the Pacific for the first time in over a century.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal. Let the restoration work continue! www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Environmental restoration will continue. The Impossible will be challenged at every turn.
Right on, Jane!
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Right on, Jane!
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Why Jane Goodall Still Has Hope for Us Humans (Published 2021)
“Traveling the world I’d see so many projects of restoration, people tackling what seemed impossible and not giving up.”
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October 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Environmental restoration will continue. The Impossible will be challenged at every turn.
Right on, Jane!
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Right on, Jane!
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Save the Waves has the metrics. Taking care of our oceans, beaches, waves and coastal access drive positive economic impact in Santa Cruz, Ca. Climate change adaption needs to be done right - or much will be lost. www.savethewaves.org/value-of-a-w...
Value of a wave: Groundbreaking study confirms surfing brings in $194 million annually for Santa Cruz economy - Save The Waves
A groundbreaking study reveals the economic contribution of Santa Cruz's iconic surf breaks - and the serious threat of sea level rise.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Save the Waves has the metrics. Taking care of our oceans, beaches, waves and coastal access drive positive economic impact in Santa Cruz, Ca. Climate change adaption needs to be done right - or much will be lost. www.savethewaves.org/value-of-a-w...
Bay Area coastal community is reeling as cliffs crumble and the land moves. #saveourcoast www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
California fault lines, crumbling cliffs are tearing coastal neighborhood apart
A bluff is buckling along the San Mateo County coast, with the land sliding along fault lines and waves eroding loose sediment along the cliffs.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Bay Area coastal community is reeling as cliffs crumble and the land moves. #saveourcoast www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Adaptation. Will it be a bridge to managed retreat and restoration/healing of our Bay shorelines - or will we repeat the past of long-term fill and ecosystem destruction? Engineering to be explored today @ the Bay Adapt Summit. #bay #adapt #rising #summit #together www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-risin...
2025 Rising Together: The Bay Adapt Summit
Eventbrite - Bay Conservation and Development Commission presents 2025 Rising Together: The Bay Adapt Summit - Monday, September 15, 2025 at Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA. Find event and registrati...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Adaptation. Will it be a bridge to managed retreat and restoration/healing of our Bay shorelines - or will we repeat the past of long-term fill and ecosystem destruction? Engineering to be explored today @ the Bay Adapt Summit. #bay #adapt #rising #summit #together www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-risin...
More erosion challenges on the SF Peninsula coast. Hopefully, these homeowners receive help to navigate this. However, Geologist Cliff Voss is correct. Seawalls bring only temporary relief. The ocean is going to eventually win. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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September 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
More erosion challenges on the SF Peninsula coast. Hopefully, these homeowners receive help to navigate this. However, Geologist Cliff Voss is correct. Seawalls bring only temporary relief. The ocean is going to eventually win. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.
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July 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
Excellent work on sea level rise adaptation occurring in Bodega
Bay. Kudos to the volunteers who are removing invasive plants to benefit a native ecosystem. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
Bay. Kudos to the volunteers who are removing invasive plants to benefit a native ecosystem. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
This Bay Area park is popular with campers. Could the ocean wash it away?
Rising seas are threatening a two-mile crescent beach in the Bay Area at the mouth of Bodega Bay, where families camp and dig for clams.
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July 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Excellent work on sea level rise adaptation occurring in Bodega
Bay. Kudos to the volunteers who are removing invasive plants to benefit a native ecosystem. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
Bay. Kudos to the volunteers who are removing invasive plants to benefit a native ecosystem. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
A victory for our beaches at La Victoria: an Illegally constructed seawall is ordered removed from La Victoria beach in Orange County. Private development is to be reconfigured to allow for beach migration. Thanks to all who helped secure this win! www.actcoastal.org/post/a-win-f...
A Win for the Coast: Illegal Seawall Removed at Victoria Beach | ActCoastal
This June, the Coastal Commission’s enforcement report brought long-awaited good news: the illegal seawall at Victoria Beach has finally been removed.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A victory for our beaches at La Victoria: an Illegally constructed seawall is ordered removed from La Victoria beach in Orange County. Private development is to be reconfigured to allow for beach migration. Thanks to all who helped secure this win! www.actcoastal.org/post/a-win-f...
‘Prepare to be blown away’: New national monument near Santa Cruz to open Aug 15. Thanks President Obama, Save the Redwoods League, Trust for Public Land, Sempervirens Fund and all others for making this happen. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
‘Prepare to be blown away’: New national monument near Santa Cruz about to open
The new national monument near Santa Cruz, established during President Obama’s term, will offer hiking, biking and sightseeing opportunities when it opens to the public this summer.
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June 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
‘Prepare to be blown away’: New national monument near Santa Cruz to open Aug 15. Thanks President Obama, Save the Redwoods League, Trust for Public Land, Sempervirens Fund and all others for making this happen. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Newly approved seawalls and coastal armoring threaten Pacifica, SF’s Ocean Beach and beyond. www.actcoastal.org/post/commiss...
Commission Certifies Pacifica’s Sea Level Rise Plan: A Blueprint for Beach Loss | ActCoastal
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June 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Newly approved seawalls and coastal armoring threaten Pacifica, SF’s Ocean Beach and beyond. www.actcoastal.org/post/commiss...
The cost of armored beaches hits the tourism economy hard - on the Catalunyan coast. elpais.com/espana/catal...
Montgat, el pueblo catalán que se ha quedado sin playas (y sin ingresos)
El cambio climático se ha llevado buena parte de los arenales del municipio barcelonés, que desde la pandemia pierde un millón de euros al año por la falta de turistas
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May 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The cost of armored beaches hits the tourism economy hard - on the Catalunyan coast. elpais.com/espana/catal...
Plastic pollution continues to poison our world while too many of our leaders dither and delay. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
Seabirds have been fishing plastic from the ocean and feeding it to their chicks, researchers say. One bird was found to have ingested nearly 800 pieces.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Plastic pollution continues to poison our world while too many of our leaders dither and delay. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Long-term planning based on managed retreat, though difficult, is the only sensible option for Pacifica. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/lett...
Letters: Allowing seawalls in Pacifica will just put off the inevitable disaster
Chronicle readers comment on seawalls in Pacifica, San Francisco police reform, recalling Supervisor Joel Engardio and U.S. military spending.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Long-term planning based on managed retreat, though difficult, is the only sensible option for Pacifica. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/lett...
Treasure Island, already in the bull’s eye for sea level rise, now is found to also be sinking due to compaction of its base of bay infill. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
The nation’s largest cities are sinking, including San Francisco
A study on land subsidence across the nation suggests the scope of the problem is bigger than previously thought and could be catastrophic for some cities.
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May 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Treasure Island, already in the bull’s eye for sea level rise, now is found to also be sinking due to compaction of its base of bay infill. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...