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Top 5 Environmental Stories of 2012

A list of stories that impacted the environment and community.

Some Residents Upset Over Venice Beach Sand Dunes

Sand berms are built every year to protect public facilities from storm damage.

 

Sea Otters Free To Roam Southern California

Sea otters swimming in Southern California waters will be considered a threatened species and receive additional protection starting early next year.

 

L.A. City Council to Consider Sweeping Single-Use Bag Ban Wednesday 

It is estimated that 1.2 to 2.3 billion single-use plastic carryout bags and 400 million single-use paper bags are used annually in Los Angeles.

 

UCLA Study Lays Out Citywide Sustainability Plan

UCLA researchers hope that Los Angeles officials consider energy, air, water and environmental justice recommendations laid out in a new study to turn L.A. into the greenest big city in the nation by 2021.

 

Cruise Ships Banned From Releasing Sewage Along California Coast

The Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule today banning all passenger and cargo ships over 300 tons from releasing sewage into ocean waters within three miles of California's 1,624-mile coast and the Channel Islands.

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Paul M. J. Suchecki May 15, 2013 at 01:54 pm
Let me clarify: All I tried to do was re-link to the video that was dumped when Patch revised itsRead More format. The Festival of the Chariots won't be coming to Venice for months.
Linda Lucks July 31, 2011 at 05:24 pm
One year, long ago, Alice Coltrane performed. Anyone know the year? Definitely in the 70's.
Spirit Of Venice March 25, 2013 at 02:02 am
Thank you, David, for your lucid and edifying dissertation on Passover. You just about said itRead More all...I would only add that if people get a chance during the holiday to view the movie version of Fiddler On The Roof they will get a truly inspiring feeling for what it meant - and means - to be Jewish.