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"Environmentalists Hope To Turn the Tide Against Use of Sea Walls" [1]

"The longtime practice of dumping huge rocks and chunks of concrete along the coastline to stop erosion is coming under fire from those who favor letting the shoreline retreat naturally. San Francisco's efforts to protect Ocean Beach is the latest battleground."



Tony Barboza reports for the Los Angeles Times January 2, 2012. [2]

Water & Oceans [3]
California [4]
Public [5]
Source: LA Times [2], 01/03/2012
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