Feds Propose Doubling Size of Protected Areas Off North Coast

Permanent protection from oil drilling off the Sonoma and southern Mendocino County coast appears imminent, anti-drilling advocates and local officials said Monday, as a federal agency unveiled a plan to expand two protected areas along the scenic shoreline. A marine sanctuary is “really the only tool we have that can protect this coast in perpetuity,” said Charter, a senior fellow with the Ocean Foundation. Full Story.