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The local NAACP asked Ben Jealous, Sierra Club’s national leader, if he was willing to acquiesce to Chevron. He said no.
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The local NAACP asked Ben Jealous, Sierra Club’s national leader, if he was willing to acquiesce to Chevron. He said no.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 19, 2024

Pam Marino here, reporting on a tangled web of relationships involving a hometown son turned national leader, a respected local civil rights o…

Jeff Nixon fell from fame to homelessness. Now he’s back.
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Jeff Nixon fell from fame to homelessness. Now he’s back.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Jan 28, 2016

Photographer Jeff Nixon, 63, started his artistic journey with a few unassuming first steps as a high schooler in Danville. He came across a p…

Cemex mine reflects human hunger for sand.
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Cemex mine reflects human hunger for sand.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jan 14, 2016

At the Cemex mine, a disappearing coast reflects human hunger for one of the world’s most consumed natural resources.

Coastal Commission takes control of permit for proposed Sand City development.
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Coastal Commission takes control of permit for proposed Sand City development.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 12, 2014

The fate of another Sand City coastal resort has been taken into the hands of the Coastal Commission.

Enviros won't get attorneys' fees from Cal Am, judge rules.
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Enviros won't get attorneys' fees from Cal Am, judge rules.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Dec 8, 2014

The Sierra Club and Carmel River Steelhead Association will just have to suck it up. 

Sand City “eco-resort” poised for construction in Western snowy plover habitat.
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Sand City “eco-resort” poised for construction in Western snowy plover habitat.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Aug 14, 2014

In early April, Marina photographer Steve Zmak watched three tiny dune birds build nests on the site of the proposed Monterey Bay Shores “eco-…

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