Word: oceaneering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ohio and Illinois on his return trip, during which he will undoubtedly resume a strong defense of his program. But for the time being, Nixon was content to remain serenely above the fray. He took a daily swim in his pool (a tanker had spilled oil near Nixon's ocean beach while on a refueling operation) and also went out to dinner at one of his favorite restaurants, El Adobe in San Clemente, where he met the chef and chatted with some customers...
FLORIDA'S problem is people, "all of them attempting to build on the beach or as close to it as possible," says Durbin C. Tabb, an ecologist who teaches at the University of Miami. Untreated sewage has so filled south Florida's crowded ocean front that the bacteria count sometimes is three times higher than the count that federal health authorities consider hazardous. More than 50 million tons of untreated sewage is spewed from the cities of Miami Beach and North Miami each day, turning the shoreline into a stinking mess that Floridians bitterly call "the Rose Bowl...
...estuarian system of the Gulf region and the Atlantic Coast. There are, for example, few natural harbors along the shoreline that would draw heavy industries. But Southern California already seems an ominous portent of the coastline's fate. A huge population, temperate weather and a vast expanse of ocean frontage have turned much of this area into a Miami of the West. Bays and marshes have been filled in to make room for more houses and marinas, and oil spills have stained the white sand beaches. Landfills are particularly destructive because they eliminate rest stops for migratory birds...
...Washington, where headlands sweep down to meet the pounding surf of the Pacific, the coastline is relatively pristine. But change may be coming: flotsam from paper mills has already fouled Washington's Bellingham Bay, electric companies dream of huge atomic plants cooled by the waters from the ocean, and developers see the region as a site for endless rows of vacation homes...
What is needed most to ensure protection of the coastlines is legislation enforced uniformly in all coastal states; bills introduced recently in the House and Senate to control ocean and offshore dumping are a start in the right direction. The House bill, for instance, requires permits for dumping and imposes penalties of up to $50,000 on violators, with each day of violation considered a separate offense. There is urgent reason for speedy enactment. In the 15 months it took to draft the House bill, New York Representative John M. Murphy has reminded his colleagues that the nation...