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Founded in 1993, the Santa Monica Baykeeper's mission is to protect and restore the Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. We work to achieve this goal through litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County.
Woodside’s off-shore LNG tanker terminal is the WRONG choice for California!
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Woodside, a foreign-owned and operated oil and natural gas company, proposes to build and operate a massive LNG terminal off-shore near LAX, placing California’s public safety, the environment, and our energy security at risk.
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Local Governments Could be Held Accountable for Results for the First Time
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LOS ANGELES (March 3, 2008) The County of Los Angeles and the City of Malibu must stop bacteria and toxins from flowing into coastal waters where they sicken beachgoers and damage marine life, according to two lawsuits filed today in federal court by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Santa Monica Baykeeper. In the past, local governments have been required by courts to take steps to reduce urban runoff, which is the top source of coastal water pollution, but today's lawsuits are the first attempt to hold governments accountable for measurable results.
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