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Coastal Commission Takes Up Offshore Fracking Issue
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Coastal Commission Takes Up Offshore Fracking Issue

Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators are set to take up the issue of offshore fracking, after revelations that the practice has quietly occurred off the coast

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State’s Shark Fin Ban Is Argued in Federal Court

Byline: Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Obama Administration is supporting Chinese-American business organizations in their effort to block enforcement of California’s new ban on shark fin soup. Opponents,

Oracle Forfeits America’s Cup World Series Titles
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Oracle Forfeits America’s Cup World Series Titles

Byline: Associated Press/Bernie Wilson SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — America’s Cup champion Oracle Team USA has forfeited its championships from the first two seasons of the America’s Cup World Series —

Oil Companies Are Fracking off the California Coast
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Oil Companies Are Fracking off the California Coast

Byline: Associated Press/Jason Dearen and Alicia Chang SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Companies prospecting for oil off California’s coast have used hydraulic fracturing — a controversial process more commonly known as

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NOAA: Puget Sound Orcas to Stay Protected

Byline: Associated Press/Doug Esser SEATTLE (AP) — Orcas or “killer whales” that spend their summers in Puget Sound are a distinct population group and will remain protected under the Endangered

RBOC Calls for EPA to Adopt New Copper Standards
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RBOC Calls for EPA to Adopt New Copper Standards

Byline: Ambrosia Brody SACRAMENTO — The boater advocacy group Recreational Boaters of California (RBOC) has issued a “Call to Arms,” asking boaters to contact their elected representatives in the California

Buyer Reportedly Named for Hatteras and Cabo
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Buyer Reportedly Named for Hatteras and Cabo

Byline: Eston Ellis NEW BERN, N.C. — Brunswick Corp., the parent company of many boat builders — including Bayliner and Sea Ray — is reportedly close to completing the sale