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Matt Koller

Monterey
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Covers:  Climate Change, Conservation, Water Resources, Environmental Policy, Energy, Marine Science, Narrative Journalism, Environmental Affairs, Politics, Community Affairs, Travel

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Matt is a freelance writer and photographer currently based in Monterey, CA.

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Monterey fishermen catch salmon as far away as Alaska. A proposed copper mine there poses a local...

Monterey fishermen catch salmon as far away as Alaska. A proposed copper mine there poses a local...

This piece is excerpted from a story that was originally published by the Weekly on Feb. 21, 2019.

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A pending bill would tackle plastic on the front end, with a 75-percent reduction in packaging.

A pending bill would tackle plastic on the front end, with a 75-percent reduction in packaging.

You've probably seen the photos of bird corpses full of plastic, or of the Great Pacific garbage patch, a flo…

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BL Special Report: Why is prime agricultural land important, and what measures are in place to ke...

BL Special Report: Why is prime agricultural land important, and what measures are in place to ke...

This is the second in a three-part series about prime agricultural land in San Benito County. R

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BL Special Report: What is prime agricultural land, and who keeps track of it? | BenitoLink

BL Special Report: What is prime agricultural land, and who keeps track of it? | BenitoLink

BL Special Report: What is prime agricultural land, and who keeps track of it? This is the first in a thr…

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Proposed federal legislation would take on plastics at the manufacturing level.

Proposed federal legislation would take on plastics at the manufacturing level.

Over the past few years, a number of cities in Monterey County have enacted laws restricting the use and sale…

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California Seamounts Are Sylvia Earle's Newest "Hope Spots" | Hakai Magazine

California Seamounts Are Sylvia Earle's Newest "Hope Spots" | Hakai Magazine

Nearly 180 kilometers off the coast of San Diego, California, there's a surf break that, from time to time, s…

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Guest Commentary | Terminated Monterey NOAA probationary employees speak out

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By Heather L. Welch, Allison Cluett, Matt Koller
| Santa Cruz Sentinel Verified
By Heather Welch, Allison Cluett and Matt Koller Shortly after noon on Feb. 27, 800 probationary employees were abruptly terminated from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We are three of those former employees — a physical scientist, ecologist and science communicator.
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A pending bill would tackle plastic on the front end, with a 75-percent reduction in packaging.

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By Matt Koller
| Monterey County Now Verified
You’ve probably seen the photos of bird corpses full of plastic, or of the Great Pacific garbage patch, a floating gyre of plastic debris twice the size of Texas. They’re stark images that can stir people to take action when it comes to recycling or reusing. But a bold bill in the California Legislature would take a different tack, instead aiming to reduce single-use packaging on the front end.
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Monterey fishermen catch salmon as far away as Alaska. A proposed copper mine there poses a local threat.

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By Matt Koller
| Monterey County Now Verified
This piece is excerpted from a story that was originally published by the Weekly on Feb. 21, 2019. Tom Dimaggio is 96 years old and blessed with full head of neatly combed white hair and a warm handshake.
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