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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 11, 2016

Associated Press: Legislative panel OKs audit of massive water tunnels East Bay Times: Discovery Bay’s blue-green algae is officially toxic, county says News Deeply: Maximizing Return on Investments in River Flow News Deeply: Wishful Thinking Won’t End California’s Drought ABC10.com: Weak La Niña for California; not a big rain producer Visalia Times-Delta: Wildfires continue to spread across the state My Fox […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2016
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Energy News for August 10, 2016

Morning Consult: Oil and Gas Lobby to Run Ads for RFS Reform Bloomberg News: Oil Production in U.S. Proves Resilient as Forecast Grows Washington Examiner: Hot July Drives Record Demand for Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Lowest Since ’90s Thanks to Fracking Reuters: Brent Oil Price Held Back By Crude Stored Offshore Britain The Hill: Feds Crack Down on Coal Cleanup […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2016
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Transportation News for August 10, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: New cars delayed, but BART says future fleet is still on track San Francisco Chronicle: Waiting and wondering about all these big Bay Area transportation projects East Bay Times: Contra Costa supes put transportation tax on November ballot Fairfield Daily Republic: Frazier says big transportation bill to be unveiled Fresno Bee: Time is money – $50 million […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 10, 2016

Fresno Bee: Drought, lower prices eat away at Fresno County 2015 crop values CNN: Study: Public water supply is unsafe for millions of Americans OPB News: Drought, Climate Change Slow Growth Of Douglas Fir Forests: Study Monterey County Herald: DeepWater Desal, People’s Moss Landing Desal to offer status … National Geographic: The Blob That Cooked the Pacific News Deeply: Creative Incentives […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 9, 2016
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Energy News for August 9, 2016

Morning Consult: Trump Promises Oil, Coal Boom, But is Fuzzy on Details New York Times: Colorado Activists Submit Petitions for Referendums on Fracking Bloomberg News: Chevron Wins Big in $9.5 Billion Oil Pollution Case. But It’s Not Over Yet Reuters: Oil Above $45 on U.S. Inventories, Producer Action Speculation The Washington Post: At Long Last, the U.S. is About to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 9, 2016
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Transportation News for August 9, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: It’s Uber’s world — does Lyft have a future in it?  San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft to allow multiple stops on rides Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Lane splitting to become legal? San Francisco Examiner: SF approves agreement for Caltrain electrification Los Angeles Times: State rail authority will seek a $35-million increase for key project in bullet train plan […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 9, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 9, 2016

Action News Now: Algae bloom in Lake Oroville not toxic Saramento Bee: California Fish and Game Commission to weigh in on spotted owl, Delta bass Davis Enterprise: Drought conditions slow growth of Douglas firs in the West PPIC: Three Lessons on Water Accounting for California August 8 2016 Water Deeply: Eleven Experts to Watch on California Water Rights Daily Californian: Alameda’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2016
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Energy News for August 8, 2016

    New York Times: Do Oil Companies Really Need $4 Billion Per Year of Taxpayers’ Money? The Hill: Native Americans Bring Oil Pipeline Fight to Washington The Wall Street Journal: Oil’s Drop Stokes Worries About a Slippery Slope in Stocks, Junk Bonds Bloomberg News: OPEC Plans Informal Talks Next Month, Sees Temporary Dip in Oil Reuters: Oil Rises on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2016
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Transportation News for August 8, 2016

Mercury News: Power system failures plague BART’s new cars Mercury News: Milpitas Post Editorial: The half-cent sales tax increase to take a giant bite out of our traffic congestion may be a tough sell but worth it Santa Rosa Press Democrat: SMART train horns spur request for ‘quiet zones’ along tracks Marin Independent Journal: Marin Headlands’ ‘Five-Minute Tunnel’ to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 8, 2016

Associated Press: California Officials Warn of Algae Toxin in River Water Deeply: Algae Outbreaks: Fed by Drought, Climate Change, Pollution MIT Technology Review: Can We Help the Losers in Climate Change? San Francisco Chronicle: An eye-opening flight over California’s dying forests High Country News: California plans to log its drought-killed trees YubaNet: Hoopa Valley Tribe Files ESA Lawsuit to Protect Salmon […]

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