AVP Scores Coastal Commission Victory
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVP, Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: AVPI) , a lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on professional beach volleyball, today announced that application No.
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By CHRISTINA NUCKOLS THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  RICHMOND - Conservation advocates said changes approved by lawmakers Monday in a state tax credit program will help Virginia keep its bragging rights as a leader in land preservation.
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By JAY FITZGERALD  State environmental regulators have given a tentative thumbs up to another proposed offshore LNG unloading buoy off of Gloucester, after squeezing about $23.5 million in concessions to offset any damage to the fishing industry.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb. 24--A second meeting to discuss a long-term water source for the Monterey Bay area will be held Wednesday in Marina by the state Public Utilities Commission's Division of Ratepayer Advocates.   The meeting will open at 9 a.m.
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Blyth Valley Council is to apply to have Blyth and Seaton Sluice beaches included in the Quality Coast awards scheme run by national environment charity ENCAMS.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 6--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday night to review a city ordinance governing the height of condos along the waterfront.
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By TERRY DICKSON  BRUNSWICK -- Glynn County will receive $25 million from the settlement of a lawsuit against the owners of the former LCP Chemicals-Georgia Superfund site in Brunswick.  The county had sued Allied Signal Inc., Honeywell International and Allied Chemical Corp.
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By Jeremy Morrison, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 9--SOUTHPORT -- Bay County commissioners took an initial step this week toward easing water concerns as the area's population grows above North Bay.
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By Howard Fischer, CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES  PHOENIX - Home builders have won a crucial victory in their effort to defeat an initiative to set aside up to 690,000 acres of state trust land as off- limits to development.
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By REX SPRINGSTON  Environmentalists won a tentative victory yesterday when a House panel decided that a proposal to strip powers from citizen boards needs more study.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 17--A long environmental battle over storm runoff into ocean waters off the Monterey Peninsula is close to over, though several local jurisdictions could still challenge details of the antipollution program.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 20--A coastal community can never have too many qualified lifesavers on the beach.
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The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) will vote on a resolution  to reduce marine plastic waste, Thurs. Feb. 8 during their meeting in  Santa Monica, Calif.
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By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 31--VIRGINIA BEACH -- Developers Steve and Art Sandler have asked a state commission to overturn a Virginia Beach decision that halted their plans to build 1,063 homes on a large stretch of waterfront property.
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By Kimball Payne, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 25--GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- State lawmakers agreed Saturday to more than double the local panel charged with guiding the future of Fort Monroe as the Army prepares to leave the waterfront post by 2011.
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By Ehlers, Vernon J  The 109th U.S. Congress saw critical progress on coastal and ocean issues that sels the stage for passing landmark legislation as Congress reconvenes this year.  In the wake of the 2004 report from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, the U.S.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  May 26--Two months after Thurston County issued a favorable environmental ruling on a grading permit for a proposed 25-foot-wide private road off Steamboat Island Road, county officials took it back for a do-over.