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Organizations to install signage near designated MPAs

CHULA VISTA — A proposal to install metal signs at various coastal access locations statewide to inform the public of nearby marine protected areas, or MPAs, was approved during the

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Attempt to make E15 available year-round fails in Senate

A federal proposal to make fuel containing higher blends of ethanol available year-round failed to advance from a Senate committee, according to news reports. Senate Bill 517, introduced in March

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Mexico bans drift gillnets in Gulf of California

BAJA CALIFORNIA — The use of drift gillnets in the Gulf of California have been permanently banned by the Mexican government, according to multiple news reports. Banning drift gillnets from

Desalination
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Desalination bill dies in State Assembly

SACRAMENTO — A legislative effort to mandate desalination has hit a brick wall as Assembly Bill 554 (AB 554) failed to come up for a vote in California’s lower house.