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1. Eco-Award Winning Luxury Homebuilder Fined for Stormwater Runoff
   KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 18, 2009 (ENS) - Just two years ago, one of the largest luxury home developers in the Southeast and Midwest was honored for its stormwater control practices, but today the same company was fined over half-a-million dollars to settle allegations of Clean Water Act violations on housing developments in three states.
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2. Using Erosion Control Matting to Promote Vegetation
   There are a variety of different types of erosion control matting solutions available today. They consist of specific mat material designed for a specific purpose. The steeper the slope, the better constructed the erosion control matting has to be to stay in place and produce the desired results.
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3. Beach towns OK with vote on groins
   Area officials hope a CRC study will lead to approval for the use of structures to fend off erosion
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4. Water quality improves after fertilizer ban - study
   In an effort to keep lakes and streams clean, municipalities around the country are banning or restricting the use of phosphorus-containing lawn fertilizers, which can kill fish and cause smelly algae blooms and other problems when the phosphorus washes out of the soil and into waterways.
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5. A Hedge with an Edge for Erosion Control
   One way farmers can preserve soil and protect water quality is by planting grass hedges to trap sediment that would otherwise be washed away by field runoff. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the agency’s National Sedimentation Laboratory in Oxford, Miss., have calculated how much soil erosion these hedges prevent and verified predictions of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation version 2 (RUSLE2).
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6. Environmental Law & Climate Change Law Blog
   A Blog about recent happenings in the world of environmental and climate change law
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7. NASA Heads Out to Sea
   According to Estes and Al-Hamdan, the way the land is used throughout the watershed influences how much fresh water flows into the salt water areas and what that fresh water contains. Homes, farms, forests, small towns, big cities, etc., all affect the water in distinctive ways. "For instance, sediments cloud the fresh water flow," explains Estes. "And fertilizers can boost invasive species and algae that choke out the 'good' plants like sea grass."
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8. Watching the Wabash River
   Fish are at risk, Schnapp said. Sediment washes into the river from soil erosion and settles on the river bottom, where it disrupts fishes' reproductive cycles, since they like to lay eggs on rocky bottoms free of sediment. Sediment carries pesticides that clog their gills.
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9. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans for Construction Activities
   This guidance manual is intended as a helpful reference for construction site operators who must prepare a SWPPP in order to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges. It describes ...
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10. Can Dirt Really Save Us From Global Warming?This month the Senate is set to take up the climate and energy bill that Congress began work on last spring. One provision will likely set up a system to pay farmers for something called "no-till farming."
    The concept: When crops are planted without tilling, the soil holds more carbon, which means less goes up into the atmosphere.br>But scientists aren't sure no-till really sequesters carbon any better than conventional farming.
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11. Fire preparedness, one step at a time; first focus is around the outside of your home
    With fire raging once again across California, it’s important to take steps to reduce your risk of loss from wildfire. During National Preparedness Month, we will explore a number of topics related to wildfire risk and preparedness, including evacuation planning, insurance, and property documentation. [Link to wildfire alerts indicating level of danger in San Diego.
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    Soil Erosion after Wildfires PDF Format [12.52MB]

    Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT The potential for severe soil erosion is a consequence of wildfire because as a fire burns it destroys plant material and the litter layer. Shrubs, forbs, grasses, trees, and the litter layer break up the intensity of severe rainstorms. Plant roots stabilize the soil, and stems and leaves slow the water to give it time to percolate into the soil profile. Fire can destroy this soil protection. There are several steps to take to reduce the amount of soil erosion. A landowner, using common household tools and materials, can accomplish most of these methods in the aftermath of a wildfire.

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13. Revegetating After a Wildfire
    Wildfires are a typical, even beneficial, event in the life cycle of many plant communities. However, decades of fire suppression and human encroachment into areas with large accumulations of fuel have resulted in dramatic increases in fire severity. The results have been soils burned so hot that soil erosion and plant recovery is of great concern.
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14. Recommendations to Help Protect Your Property After a Fire from the California Landscape Contractors
    Fire destroys hundreds of homes each year in California and often burns thousands of acres of land. If your property was damaged by fire, the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) is pleased to offer some recommendations to help your landscape recover and to help protect your property.
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Here are a few more erosion articles that should help you find additional solutions to soil erosion control, regulations, technical papers and other global information issues;
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