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(7/27/2010) BEACH NEWS: Oil in your beach, but not on it
The spill's impacts can lurk below the surface of an otherwise clean beach, and research shows storm waves will push more oil onto beaches even if landfall is hundreds of miles away. |
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(7/13/2010) BEACH NEWS: The beach and the bench: The Supreme Court decision
The nation's highest court issued a shoreline settlement with major consequences for beaches around our country. |
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| (6/22/2010) BEACH NEWS: Oil and water: Spills and the shoreline, part 2 As oil continues to leak into the Gulf, what does it mean to beaches and the critters who rely on them? Answers to some of the common questions. |
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| (6/18/2010) SPECIAL: Supreme Court backs Florida on beaches |
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| (6/8/2010) BEACH NEWS: Oil and water: Spills and the shoreline, part 1
As oil continues to leak into the Gulf, what does it mean to beaches and the critters who rely on them? Answers to some of the common questions. |
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(5/25/2010) BEACH NEWS: States write their own policies for beach access Access to the beach is a hot topic in many coastal communities, but who owns the beach
and has the right to use it brings a different answer depending on where you are.
Here is a look at how three states view the beach access issue. |
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| (5/24/2010) BEACH NEWS: From sea to shining sea: ASBPA releases list of the Best Restored Beaches for 2010 |
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| (5/13/2010) BEACH NEWS: Federal investment in beach restoration projects nets more beach access for all Once upon a time, our country’s beaches were viewed as playgrounds only for the wealthy. Thanks to government mandating public access in return for any funding, beach restoration projects around the country have made a trip to the beach within reach for all Americans. |
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| (5/5/2010) Excerpted from National Waterways Conference: What happens along the coast doesn't stay at the coast, by Howard Marlowe |
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| (4/27/2010) BEACH NEWS: What do we have to lose if we don’t have beaches? As Americans, we all love beaches. But when it comes to spending money to protect them, some people say we should instead retreat from the coast. Certainly that is an option, but it comes at a hefty price. Economists in California estimated the impact of retreat in their state. The figures and how they came up with them may surprise you. |
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| (4/13/2010) BEACH NEWS: The Beachonomics Quiz Spring is in the air, when Americans start thinking about summer vacations. Many of them plan to visit one of America’s beautiful beaches and, when they do, they’ll be contributing to the U.S. economy by spending their tourism dollars there. Take the ASBPA “Beachonomics Quiz” to see how much you know about the economic value of beaches. |
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| (4/12/2010) Water Resources Coalition Calls on Appropriations Committee to Fund Disaster Relief for Corps of Engineers Project: Letter to Senator Inouye; Letter to Senator Dorgan |
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| (3/24/2010) ASBPA announces third annual photography contest |
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| (3/23/2010) BEACH NEWS: A better budget for beaches...
but more money is still needed President Obama released his budget proposal last month.
Coastal advocates are relieved to see an increase in funding for coastal projects,
but say it is still not enough to restore America's eroding shoreline. |
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(3/23/2010) Proposed Listing of Nine Distinct
Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea
Turtles as Endangered or Threatened; Proposed Rule |
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| (3/18/2010) ASBPA Letter to NBC Nightly News |
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| (3/12/2010) ASBPA Pushes For Coastal Funding Needs |
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| (3/11/2010) Coburn and coastal group find common ground |
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| (3/10/2010) National advocacy group recognizes top coastal allies
Members of Congress, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official among honorees |
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| (3/9/2010) BEACH NEWS:A whale of garbage litters America's beaches Clean beaches promote health, safety and enjoyment for people and pristine conditions for marine life. Read on to learn how the people in Galveston, Texas, are keeping their beaches clean. |
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(3/2/2010) Beach backers bring their coastal concerns to Congress Leading coastal advocacy group focuses on
the value of beaches its annual Coastal Summit March 9-11
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| (2/25/2010) ASBPA Submits Comments on the draft CEQ revision of the Principles and Guidelines |
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