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Newport completes lower-bay dredging
A major dredging project in Newport Harbor wrapped up this week, leaving the lower bay cleaner and more navigable than it's been in decades, officials said. Now, the harbor is 10 to 16 feet deep in most spots. "First of all, I think it means we've...Tags: General Contracting, World War II (1939-1945), Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Port of Long Beach
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Santa Ana River Marsh dredging begins
Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have begun dredging sediment in the Santa Ana River Marsh in Newport Beach — some of which is being piped just offshore for beach replenishment, drawing concerns from residents. The roughly $5-...
Tags: Salmonella Infection, River Surfing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
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Court denies Banning Ranch Conservancy's appeal
A state appellate court has denied the Banning Ranch Conservancy's appeal for the city of Newport Beach to cancel its environmental approval of Sunset Ridge Park, court documents show. The conservancy alleged that the proposed West Newport park's...Tags: Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, David Thompson
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Commentary: Remember the fight to save the coast
Baby boomers may remember the Beatles' verse: "It was 20 years ago today, Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play." How long 20 years seemed when that song was released! Let's double that this October and November to celebrate the 40th anniversaries of...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Richard Nixon, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Water Pollution, Nuclear Power
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Mailbag: Romney inspired, Pilot stumbled
On Friday, a very large and truly historic event took place here in Newport Beach. But you would never know it from reading the Daily Pilot the next morning ("Visit has satire, support," June 2). The Romney Victory Committee, made up of many Newport...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Economy, Business and Finance, Same-Sex Marriage
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Mailbag: 'Mean-spirited' fire pits column overlooked health hazards
Re "Wu: Fire pit removal illustrates lack of conservatism," March 25: Your credibility is at stake if you have edited the above column, which erroneously portrays the Newport Beach City Council and Corona del Mar residents as being guided by racist or...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Democratic Party, Coughing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics
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Newport mayor encourages being water-wise
The mayors of Newport Beach and Laguna Beach will face off Friday to see whose city is more water-wise in a month-long national online competition. Mayors Nancy Gardner of Newport and Jane Egly of Laguna will kick off the National Mayor's Challenge for...Tags: Ceremonies, Culture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture
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Mailbag: 'Bridge to nowhere' is wrong priority
Too bad you can't do a survey to determine how the residents who get stuck with the bill feel about this latest City Council decision to build a bridge to nowhere. (Re. "Newport council approves $2-million bridge," Nov. 29). Every day we read about...Tags: Barack Obama, Environmental Pollution, John Larson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USC Trojans
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Community Commentary: There's too much unknown about 'fracking' effects
An essential element of a viable democracy is that its citizens be accurately informed, and that, once informed, they actively participate in the process of decision making. I fully believe that when the people of this nation have the information they...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Energy Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma, Nature
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Mailbag: Irvine 11 coverage ignores Jewish viewpoint
Why would you reprint most of the "Applauding the 'Irvine 11'" article from the Los Angeles Times on Sept. 27, 2011? The article already appeared, in its entirety, the previous day in the L.A. Times. Did you feel we hadn't gotten enough of the prejudice...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, Economy, Business and Finance, University of California, Irvine, Hate Crimes, Diplomacy
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Verde Laguna: Be aware of your water usage
As World Water Week winds down, I headed out with my wife for dinner to honor the UNICEF Tap Project as we have for the last three years, only to notice that no restaurants were participating (something I am committed to change next year). So we...Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Los Angeles, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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Regional water filtration project in doubt
Editor's note: This corrects the cost of the regional project to filter selenium. City and county officials have hit some setbacks in an ambitious effort to reduce the amount of selenium, a naturally occurring yet potentially toxic element, that...Tags: Wildlife, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics, Government, Public Officials
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