And more of what's happening along the SoCal coast
| Southern California News Group | | |
|
Learning more about batch releases of wastewater from San Onofre
By Heather McRea | This week in Coast Lines: Southern California Edison has started posting ahead of time so people know when wastewater will be released from the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station.
Plus, the Los Angeles City Council signs off on the environmental study of a terminal expansion at the port, and e-bikes sales are skyrocketing along the coast.
Here’s what’s happening along the Southern California coast. | | | What are batch releases from San Onfore?
Advance notice of when a batch of wastewater is being released from the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station is now being posted by Southern California Edison.
The water is released into the ocean about a mile offshore, diluting the trace amounts of radioactive waste to undetectable levels, officials said.
The regulated releases are happening much more infrequently now that the generating station is shuttered and being torn down, but the Surfrider Foundation and others are asking questions.
Read the story. | Terminal expansion at Port of LA clears hurdle
An expansion, long planned for the Port of Los Angeles, would build a 142-acre China Shipping terminal near the Vincent Thomas Bridge, and it recently cleared a hurdle at the City Council.
Appeals demanding stricter environmental protections were denied by the council, but activists said they will regroup and continue their push.
Discussion of the terminal expansion goes back more than 15 years.
Read the story.
| | | Electric bikes revving up in popularity
Sales of electric bikes across California in July were up 681% over last year - and along the coast even more.
Riding e-bikes, people are traveling farther and faster, and even more people seem to be hopping on new bikes as the coronavirus shutdown limits other activities.
But which cities have rules for speeds and might more regulations be coming?
Read the story. | What else?
Video of a thresher shark being pulled from the surf by bare-handed Newport Beach lifeguards got a lot of notice; a later examination found severe wounds, probably lethal, that were likely caused by fishing nets.
Read the story.
The Hurley family is venturing into the surf and action-sports apparel world again, and it’s bringing Simple shoes back with it.
Read the story.
When you are looking for a new mascot and you are a coastal town like Cal State Long Beach is, of course you choose a shark ... Meet Elbee. Get it? L.B.
Read the story.
| | | Remember when?
In 1946, Palos Verdes College was opened, re-purposing an Army Air Force camp but with plans for construction of a grand campus on the 70 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Envisioned by founders Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Saunders was a diverse campus focusing on core subjects taught in a small-class environment, but it never grew into the institution that was planned.
Read the story. |
|
| | Follow us | | | You are receiving this email because you are signed up for this newsletter from the Orange County Register | Unsubscribe | © 2018 The Orange County Register, 2190 S. Towne Center Place Anaheim, CA 92806 |
|
|
|
|
