Hello and Happy Monday Coastal Defenders! We've got our weekly update here to keep you up to speed with all things coastal protection in California!
From our recent blog post and fundraising campaign, "To date, SONGS is the only nuclear plant in the United States to give batch release notifications, posting details on the volume, radiation dose and time of release 48-hours in advance. This gives community scientists and organizations like Surfrider the rare opportunity to actually test the waterways before, during, and after a release to measure how nuclear effluent alters the local water quality." If you are interested in learning more or donating to the cause so we can have the water at San Onofre State Beach analyzed, click here!
Are you a business owner? If you are, we are asking for your help in stopping seabed mining, a new threat to our ocean and coast! Join our coalition by clicking the link below! Driven by an increasing demand for rare metals, companies around the globe are looking at California’s ocean as the “next frontier” to harvest these resources. Unfortunately, seabed mining is a destructive practice that damages the seafloor, pollutes the ocean, and harms marine life. Click here to participate in the survey!
A recent CalMatters post reviews the latest in the controversy that is Ocean Dunes! Should offroad vehicles be allowed on the beach? Check out this analysis of the situation: A 40-year conflict over a state park: Has it finally reached a breaking point?
A groundbreaking new study has exposed the United States as the top plastic polluter.