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Exclusive: Ship pilot laughs after Cosco Busan oil spill

KGO-TV | February 14, 2012
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It was one of the worst ecological disasters in San Francisco Bay history. The Cosco Busan hit the Bay Bridge, sending 53,000 gallons of thick oil into the water. Now, for the first time, the I-Team lets you listen in as it unfolds, in an investigation you'll see Only On 7.READ FULL ARTICLE

High tides threaten coastal community decades from now

KTVU | February 9, 2012
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KTVU reports on the impact of rising sea levels on Bay Area communities in coming decades.READ FULL ARTICLE

Small non-profit works to reduce massive sewage spills into San Francisco Bay

Mercury News | January 24, 2012
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Every year, winter rains like the recent storms that have soaked the Bay Area help fill reservoirs and perk up lawns. But they also carry an ugly downside, causing aging sewage systems to back up, overflow and malfunction, endangering human health and polluting San Francisco Bay... But with little fanfare, a small nonprofit group is ...READ FULL ARTICLE

$1.4 million settlement agreement in sewer spill

San Francisco Chronicle | January 14, 2012
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A Menlo Park sanitary district has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a long-running lawsuit accusing the utility of spilling tens of thousands of gallons of sewage into creeks and sloughs that drain into San Francisco Bay.READ FULL ARTICLE

Environment panel might hold up America's Cup in San Francisco

San Francisco Examiner | December 14, 2011
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Groups that have raised environmental concerns about the America’s Cup said Wednesday that they intend to slow down the development approval process if the Planning Commission will not do so.READ FULL ARTICLE

America's Cup tries to clear air with anti-pollution rules

The Examiner | December 2, 2011
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New measures for improving air quality during the America’s Cup have some skeptical conservation organizations warming up to the event.READ FULL ARTICLE

America's Cup Plan to Curb Invasive Seaweed: Scrape Piers by Hand

The Bay Citizen | November 3, 2011
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The latest proposal to prevent the spread of invasive seaweed as San Francisco prepares to host the America's Cup would have scuba divers painstakingly remove the pest by hand from old piers before they are torn down.READ FULL ARTICLE

Cosco Busan Owners, Operators to Pay $44 Million for Oil Spill Damage

The Bay Citizen | September 23, 2011
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Nearly four years after the Cosco Busan, a container ship, clipped the Bay Bridge and dumped 53,000 gallons of toxic fuel into San Francisco Bay, the ship's owners and operators agreed to pay a combined $44 million to compensate for the damage the spill caused.READ FULL ARTICLE

$44 Million Settles Cosco Busan Oil Spill in Bay

San Francisco Chronicle | September 20, 2011
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The shipping companies responsible for the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill, which polluted San Francisco Bay and killed thousands of birds and fish, have agreed to pay $44.4 million to restore habitat and reimburse the agencies that responded to the disaster, state and federal officials announced Monday.READ FULL ARTICLE

Editorial: Senators need to stand up for California's oil spill prevention program

Mercury News | September 2, 2011
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The fight over whether to maintain California's oil-spill response and prevention program is a classic Sacramento showdown pitting Big Oil against public safety and the environment.READ FULL ARTICLE