Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. CLOSEUP OF GRASSES AND ALGAE IN BUENA VISTA LAGOON. IT IS ONE OF THE LAST LAGOONS IN SOUTHERN 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. CLOSEUP OF GRASSES AND ALGAE IN BUENA VISTA LAGOON. IT IS ONE OF THE LAST LAGOONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THERE IS CONCERN THAT THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IS ENDANGERED BECAUSE OF EROSION AND SEPTIC TANK SEEPAGE, AND THE FACT THAT IT IS BEING SURROUNDED BY FREEWAYS AND DEVELOPMENTS. SOME 84 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE COAST AND IT HAS RESULTED IN INCREASED LAND USE PRESSURES

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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...