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Noble Charge or Lost Cause? Rescuing Oiled Birds
When a dry-docked tanker spilled at least 8,000 gallons of black petroleum in the Bay this October, bird rescue crews mobilized - preparing to flush toxins from seabird innards and cleanse oil-slicked feathers. But a new study tracking oiled pelicans after rescue and release has found that surprisingly few survived, raising questions about whether all the painstaking effort and resources devoted to rescue might be better spent on other wildlife projects ... »Read More

In This Issue

Estuary Project Releases Bay-Delta Report Card
"Achieve world peace, cure aids and pick up a six pack on the way home," is the way the S.F. Regional Board's Tom Gandesbery describes ... »Read More

Bulletin Board
50% Increase in Tidal Wetlands Soon?A 50% increase in the Bay's tidal wetland acreage could be something we celebrate in the dawn ... »Read More

New Boundaries for Fast-growing Cities
The Bay and Delta were the indirect winners on November 5th when voters in four Bay Area communities approved long-term urban growth boundaries ... »Read More

Not Just Any Port in a Storm?
The Port of Stockton continues to be accused of water quality violations, most recently by DeltaKeeper ... »Read More

Coming Soon to a Creek Near You
"Team Arundo" is the action-oriented name of a new group of government managers, scientists and environmentalists ... »Read More

Bay Sensors Guide Cleanup
The recent Bay oil spill gave the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's experimental Physical Oceanographic Real-Time ... »Read More

Restoring Gasoline-Tainted Marshes
On January 6, 1994, unleaded gasoline seeped from an underground pipe into a tidal channel on Chevron property in the East Bay city ... »Read More

The Living Machine
As you approach the recycled truck trailer, your ears are filled with the soft gurgling sounds of water. When you reach the top of its platform ... »Read More

The Science Behind the Headlines
A new book explores the science behind the drought, pollution, and water wars headlines of the 1980s. "Although eyecatching, these headlines ... »Read More

High Honors: Beyond the Pale
Who is making an outstanding effort to protect and restore the S.F. Bay-Delta Estuary, and to implement the S.F. Estuary Project's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan? ... »Read More


 
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