Here is a link to the article I have chosen regarding local coastal issues:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5367/is_200103/ai_n21469947/

1.) The main event of this article is that the University of California has just recently launched a new research program to help solve the major management problems facing California's coastline. The program is called the Coastal Environmental Quality Initiative, and covers issues such as coastal water quality, fisheries, marine ecosystems and shoreline erosion. It provides $1.5 million per year for research to assist the state in its efforts to protect and manage California's ocean and coastal resources.
2.) This article gives a good amount of information about research that is needed and ideas that are not yet verified, but does not clarify what exactly the research program is attempting to accomplish, and if it has made any real progress.
3.) If I was creating a follow up to this story, I would include any progress that the research program has made and any new information has been found answering the questions regarding natural processes and human-induced changes.