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Victories

Whenever a decision is made that affects the California coastline -- whether it's at a meeting of a local city council or the powerful California Coastal Commission -- Sierra Club activists are there to push for the protection of wild places and wildlife. Though many elected and appointed officials are not exactly pro-environment, the Sierra Club still wins significant victories. A few such victories appear below, along with current updates of each issue.

  • Huge Victory Against Offshore LNG Terminal
  • Victory for the Monterey pines
  • Outnumbered Coastal Activists Win the Day for Dana Point Headlands
  • Bolsa Chica Development Goes Back to the Drawing Board
  • State Purchases Sea West Ranch
  • Step Taken to Strengthen Local Coastal Plans
  • Coastal Commission Denies Golf Course in Naples Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Coastal Commission Supports Sea Turtle Protection
  • Commission Helps Endangered Birds in Humboldt
  • Commission Protects Gualala and Albion Rivers
  • Malibu Coastal Plan OK'd
  • Oceanside Development Defeated
  • Hearst Resort Plan Nixed
  • Odwalla Site Expansion Denied
  • Commission Opposes Salt Plant
  • Protections Won for Bolsa Chica
  • Sewage Treatment Upgrade Ordered
  • New Reserves for Channel Island

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