Blog #24: More current events

Blog #9:
-http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2009/04/03/reporters-notes-sewag-spills-increaing.
-The issue is how millions of gallons of sewage water gets dumped into California's water's and how the number of dumpage is increasing.
-"More than 20 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into California waterways last year, according to the state Department of Water Resources Control Board. That's not counting the partially treated sweage that makes its way into our water from overflows and sewer systerm malfunctions."

Blog #23

-Fishermen have reported seeing endangered flatback turtles covered in oil.There have also been claims that fish and sea-snakes have been poisoned

Mariyah's Blog
Wal-marts Illegal Run off

Wal-mart's storm run-off has been affecting the nearby waters and now have to pay a $3.1 billion law suit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Storm water laws have been placed, and Wal-Mart is now liable for the storm water pollution. All the Wal-Mart companies (wal mart superstore, sam's club, and wal-mart markets). The government is making sure superstores and big companies follow that storm run-off implementations to the 't'.

New Story #1
Toxic oil spill likely to affect thousands
-Up to fifteen species of whale and dolphin, over thirty species of seabird and five species of turtle are the potential victims of the Montara Field oil spill
-It continues to leak an estimated 400 barrels of oil each day.

New Story #2
-Ship Channel Reopens After Oil Spill
-About 10,500 gallons of oil spilled when a 458-foot tank vessel Chemical Supplier struck a barge close to Brady's Island near the 610 bridge as it attempted to turn around.
-"We actually had one dog, which is a yard dog with one of the local facilities; it was oiled and it was rehabilitated. It was actually cleaned. There was one snapping turtle that was found that was also rehabilitated," said Richard Arnhart of the Texas Land Office.