Environment


	California enjoying olive oil boom The state's production will top 1 million gallons this year. Factors such as drought, a consumer shift to healthier oils and the uncertainty of imported oil have shifted growers' attention to olive trees. Coastsiders make pitch for Big Wave development Balloon ban tethered in Berkeley Half Moon Bay will let horse riders continue to use Poplar Beach Flood zoning costing Pittsburg residents money Lafayette open space fund could shut down Despite $300,000 tax charge, Belmont approves hefty open space purchase Tom Graff, California environmental water pioneer, dies at 65 Plan for La Honda Creek preserve spells out public use Government says brown pelicans are no longer endangered Science panel to weigh in on Delta Open space east of Half Moon Bay adds to preservation portfolio Judge in tree-sitting case apparently died of natural causes, preliminary autopsy reveals Wildlife returns to abandoned Contra Costa County subdivisions Winners and losers in water deal Debate begins on proposed bridge toll increases in Bay Area Gulls winning wetlands battle

Green


	Coastsiders make pitch for Big Wave development Half Moon Bay will let horse riders continue to use Poplar Beach Cargill Salt awarded most of tax break it sought in 2003 salt ponds deal More Lafayette farmers markets looking likely

Life in the wild

Follow the seasons at the SF wildlife refuge with photo slide shows and more on our ongoing interactive map.

Times Watchdog

BOATING A PERILOUS PASTIME

Narrow, curving rivers and sloughs, faster boats, reckless behavior and the lack of mandatory boater education combine to make California's inland waterways more dangerous than the Pacific Ocean.

Science News from AP


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