Marin Independent Journal

We are writing in regard to Jerry Meral’s recently published Marin Voice commentary (“Lack of income is pushing Point Reyes National Seashore into disrepair,” April 25). Meral writes that the Seashore is “deteriorating due to lack of funds.” The lack of funds, in part, comes from ...

I am sympathetic to the concern for the budgetary health of Point Reyes National Seashore, as expressed by Jerry Meral in his recently published Marin Voice commentary (“Lack of income is pushing Point Reyes National Seashore into disrepair,” April 24). However, I don’t understand ...

The recent Marin Voice by Jerry Meral (“Lack of income is pushing Point Reyes National Seashore into disrepair,” April 25) made the case for instituting parking fees in the park to raise funds for needed maintenance. I have a better, far more appropriate and effective way to raise ...

A lawsuit filed by environmental groups alleges the National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration violated federal law by approving a plan to regulate air tours over Marin County’s national parks without adequately studying environmental impacts. The Public Employees for ...

Jeff Ruch, a regional director for the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the new rules are not only long overdue but also lack proper environmental studies to prove they would actually reduce disturbances to wildlife. Ruch said one example of this in the ...