Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. FARM WORKERS IN ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING FIELDS NEAR THE OCEAN IN FAST GROWING ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. FARM WORKERS IN ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING FIELDS NEAR THE OCEAN IN FAST GROWING ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH OF LOS ANGELES. SOME 84 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE COAST RESULTING IN INCREASED LAND USE PRESSURES. SINCE NOVEMBER, 1972, REGULATORY COMMISSIONS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH DETERMINING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 1,000 YARDS OF THE COAST. THE COMMISSIONS MUST SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE BY JANUARY 1976, RECOMMENDING A PLAN FOR FUTURE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT

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O'Rear, Charles, 1941-

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Charles O'Rear (born 26 November 1941, Miss) is an American photographer. His image Bliss was used as the default desktop wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. O'Rear started his career with the daily newspapers Emporia Gazette, The Kansas City Star, and Los Angeles Times; worked for National Geographic magazine; and was part of the Environmental Protection Agency's DOCUMERICA project. He began photographing winemaking in 1978. Since 1998 O'Rear has been associated with Corbis...