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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 29, 2016
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Water News for June 29, 2016

Associated Press: Judge’s ruling could delay California’s water tunnel project San Francisco Chronicle: California has an immense groundwater supply, study finds Smithsonian: “Water Windfall” Discovered Under California’s Drought-Stricken … Capital Public Radio: More Wildfires, Starting Sooner, Burning More Acres Water Deeply: Perfect storm brewing for California fire season Salinas Californian: Another record ag year for Monterey County Sierra Star: Relief for fallen […]

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  • onJune 29, 2016
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Energy News for June 29, 2016

New York Times: VW’s U.S. Diesel Settlement Clears Just One Financial Hurdle Washington Examiner: GOP Senators Slam ‘One Size Fits None’ Administration Plans for Rebuilding Sage Grouse Population Morning Consult: Conservative Clean Energy Group Backs Florida Republican Bloomberg News: Global Stocks Rally With Crude Oil on Fed Rate Odds; Gold Gains Washington Examiner: Greens Lose Court Battle on Gas ExportsOil […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 28, 2016
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Transportation News for June 27, 2016

Re-Coding Planning Boom Jerry Brown signs $122 billion state budget without a single veto San Francisco Chronicle Oakland council votes to block coal-shipping plan San Francisco Chronicle Uber, Lyft could get new overseer in California San Francisco Chronicle Lefty O’Doul Bridge to be closed for overhaul in 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Contra Costa cities explore […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 28, 2016
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Energy News for June 27, 2016

New York Times: Volkswagen to Pay $14.7 Billion to Settle Diesel Claims in U.S. Washington Examiner: Report: EPA Toxic Clean Ups Result in $135.5 Million in Excess Costs Washington Post: California May Have a Huge Groundwater Reserve That Nobody Knew About Bloomberg: Stocks Halt Brexit Selloff as Pound Advances With Commodities Reuters: SEC Adopts Rule on Oil, Mining Payments to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 28, 2016
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Water News for June 28, 2016

CNN: Is California sitting on the solution to its drought? LA Times: California has a lot more water than some think, new Stanford study suggests Washington Post: California may have a huge groundwater reserve that nobody knew TIME: Drought-Hit California Has a Bonanza of Water—Underground  Phys.org: NASA maps California drought effects on Sierra trees Fox and Houds Daily: Water Markets May […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 27, 2016
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Transportation News for June 27, 2016

Roadshow: Many critics of Lincoln Avenue road diet have given up Mercury News Facebook’s campus expansion heightens traffic and housing fears Mercury News Marin traffic data show ‘complex’ picture of inbound and outbound flows Marin Independent Journal Presto: New development appears in Fairfield Fairfield Daily Republic North Beach tenant’s rent increased from $1,800 to $8,000 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 27, 2016
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Water News for June 27, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: How much water are top suppliers committing to save this year? Zilch. New York Times: California Today: Wildfires, Earlier Than Ever Wall Street Journal: California’s Wildfire Fueled by Dead Trees Sacramento Bee: Judge invalidates long-fought Delta management plan  Press Democrat: Lake Sonoma, nearly full, reflects ample local water supply for summer Stockton Record: Judge calls Delta plan ‘invalid’ […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 27, 2016
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Energy News for June 27, 2016

General Morning Consult: The Coming Week: Senate to Vote on Zika, Puerto Rico in Brexit’s Wake The Hill: Court Delays Challenge to Obama Carbon Rule Washington Examiner: GOP to Grill EPA on Enforcement E&E: Chevron Language Trickles Down to Enviro Cases New York Times: Battered by Storms, West Virginia Struggles to Recover Washington Examiner: Energy Dept. Watches Movies, Sports to Improve […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 16, 2016
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Transportation News for June 16, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Deal on old Tenderloin post office a boost for affordable housing San Francisco Chronicle: California Budget: By the numbers East Bay Times: Oakland looks to add car-sharing options East Bay Times: Bay Bridge: Changes boost bike path cost by $6.3 million East Bay Times: Alameda: Rent program will cost nearly $2 million Mercury News: Fremont: Council approves 80-unit […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 16, 2016
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California Water & Drought News for June 16, 2016

Capital Public Radio: First Step In California Groundwater Law Stirs Debate News Deeply: Is Drought Causing a Health Crisis in California? Grist: California’s drought isn’t going away anytime soon Raw Story: An explanation of the weird weather that entrenched California’s … Capital Press: More overhead irrigation expected in California High Country News: After years of drought and overuse, a water basin […]

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