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Important Coastal Bill passes Senate with Focus on Coastal Resilience
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed S.2848, the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA), which includes many provisions to help protect, restore, and increase the resilience of U.S. coastlines, including beach restoration projects. The bill passed 95-3, with overwhelming bipartisan support. The House of Representatives must now act for the bill to move to the President's desk. See press release below from the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA). We appreciate being kept up-to-date by ASBPA as this essential legislation makes its way through Congress. Kudos also go out to the Coastal States Association for its work on the bill.
2. Annual Coastal Clean-up Day
Thanks go out to all who participated in last Saturday's annual Coastal Clean-Up Day. As in the past, there were thousands of volunteers who kept tons of trash, cigarette butts, refrigerators, etc. More information about last week's event is available
here
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3. Subscription Model for the WAVE Begins Next Month
CalCoast was founded in 1997. By the end of 1998, we had roughly the same number of members we currently have. One of the most popular things we have done is to publish the WAVE - since 1998. However, the cost of scouring the state's newspapers and other sources of information on a daily basis, drafting the newsletter, laying it out, publishing it and posting it online has risen over the years, so we will need to adopt a paid subscription model to help underwrite the expenses of creating and circulating the WAVE. We can no longer offer the WAVE as a free publication. (Our local government members are already struggling, so an increase in dues to help underwrite the cost of this newsletter is not a viable option.)
The WAVE will be available to all current subscribers until the end of September. At that time, we will be charging $9.95 per month, but we will have a new, improved newsletter, including important information from each month's Coastal Commission meeting. We've had a great response to our subscription model and we appreciate everyone's support. We hope you'll stay with us and we are confident that you will benefit greatly from continuing to read this newsletter.
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Thanks go to Melissa for developing this week's WAVE while this writer is taking a much - needed vacation.
TGIF!
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