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Topics in this week’s update: Nutrient Criteria Hearing FY 2012 Spending Deficit Negotiations CFATS Extension Approved Transportation Reauthorization Legislation Electric System Reliability Report Released CWA Guidance Comments Due to EPA Sustainable Communities Grants House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Numeric Nutrient Criteria Clean Water Legislation Senate Hearings House Hearings Read the full newsletter on the ENS […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency propose to expand their regulatory jurisdiction by reinterpreting two U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Five years ago, a fractured Supreme Court offered three different views of the scope of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), none of which commanded a majority, in Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. […]
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Four environmental and conservation groups filed a legal petition last week asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to set up a 10-knot speed limit for large commercial vessels traveling in and out of the ports of San Francisco Bay and Southern California. The four groups – the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental […]
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President Nominates Next Assistant Administrator for Water Programs at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency On June 10, President Obama formally announced his intention to nominate Ken Kopocis to become the next Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In his announcement, the President noted that “… Kopocis has been the […]
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Notice of Public Workshop regarding proposed changes to the NPDES Fee Structure. The Workshop is scheduled for July 6, 2011. Comment deadline is June 29, 2011 by 12 noon. Note: The staff report will be available by June 16, 2011. For more details on this workshop visit: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/index.shtml Download a PDF of the workshop notice.
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WORKSHOP SERIES 2011 includes three half-day workshops to provide a forum for constructive dialogue on Bay management topics that require conversation, collaboration and problem-solving. Sponsors make these workshops possible. By becoming a sponsor, you will be investing in the Bay’s future and helping to ensure that BPC continues to offer access and advocacy on behalf […]
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Land-based power should reduce amount of pollution from ships burning diesel fuel in port. Read the full story by Felix Irmer on the The Bay Citizen.
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Our 24th Annual S. F. Bay Decisionmakers Conference (DMC) on April 26 was a great success. Over 250 private industry, government, labor and organization leaders including a 38-member expert faculty convened for an insightful dialogue on the “The Economy in 3-D: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”. Conference sessions focused on the role of the Bay and its […]
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BPC encourages members and colleagues to attend a Lunch with State Controller John Chiang on April 21, 2011, 11:30 a.m., Embassy Suites, 1345 Treat Blvd, Walnut Creek. This event is sponsored by three BPC organization partners, Jobs and Housing Coalition, East Bay EDA and the Contra Costa Council. Contact 925-246-1880. Click the image below to […]
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On Thursday, March 31, the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing to examine President Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget for the Army Corps of Engineers. In her opening remarks, Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, said “The Budget provides gross new discretionary funding of $4.631 billion, which […]
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