Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 20, 2015
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Transportation News for August 20, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: DA: Major flaws in Uber background checks  San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area median home price near record  San Francisco Chronicle: Governor wants bipartisan fix for state highway repairs  Oakland Tribune: Senate panel votes to raise California gas tax 12 cents a gallon  San Jose Mercury News: Bay Bridge underwater blast permits still needed  San Jose Mercury News: AC […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 19, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 19, 2015

New York Times: Losing Water, California Tries to Stay Atop Economic Wave Associated Press: Drought fallowing half-million acres in California in 2015 Sacramento Bee: California drought impact pegged at $2.7 billion Merced Sun-Star: Fish and Wildlife shuts part of Merced River to fishing KCBX: State lists several Central Coast groundwater basins as ‘Critically Overdrafted’ Los Angeles Times: Greater tsunami risk from […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 19, 2015
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Energy News for August 19, 2015

Bloomberg: EPA proposes methane emissions rules for oil, gas Fuel Fix: Oil producers to see price recovery in 2017, analysts say The Washington Examiner: API official: Industry expects wave of “unnecessary” environmental rules E&E News: Myths around oil, gas regulations growing from fracking exemption National Journal: Obama Cracks Down on Natural Gas The Washington Examiner: Cost of EPA’s toxic spill could […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 19, 2015
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Transportation News for August 19, 2015

Oakland Tribune: Caltrans seeking permit to bring down Bay Bridge support pier with explosives San Francisco Examiner: Scooter-sharing advocates urge SFMTA to keep electric mopeds accessible to residents SF Appeal: Enclosed, Secure Bike Parking Unveiled in Civic Center Station POLITICO Morning Transportation for 8/19/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES  NOT-SO-HUMBLEBRAG: We’re blushing, Carly Fiorina. Apparently our story this week on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 18, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 18, 2015

Associated Press: Records: California Plans Taking Land for Huge Water Tunnels KRON4: 12 million trees have dried out due to drought TakePart: California Cracks Down on Water-Hogging Pot Growers CBS News: California’s Central Valley is sinking — here’s why CBS Sacramento: Barge Part Of Plan To Keep Water Flowing From Folsom Lake During California Drought  Monterey County Herlad: Officials: Gov. Jerry Brown’s water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 18, 2015
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Energy News for August 18, 2015

CNBC: Analyst: U.S. oil output drop unlikely to stabilize markets Reuters: Sources: EPA to issue methane rules for oil, gas today Morning Consult: Congress Prepares Probes into EPA Spill The Hill: California green jobs program failing to meet expectations CNBC: US oil prices near 6-year lows   POLITICO Morning Energy for 8/18/2015 By ELANA SCHOR, ith help from Alex Guillen, Nick […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 18, 2015
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Transportation News for August 18, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Chronicle Watch: Wi-Fi remains hit or miss on Bay Area transit  Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier funding likely to get OK’d this week for work  San Francisco Examiner: BART directors approve 15-year art program  San Francisco Examiner: Angry cabbies say The City pushed taxis out of Outside Lands  Pleasonton Weekly:Governor signs Baker’s toll […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 17, 2015

Los Angeles Times: The next drought: Water officials endorse a ‘less is more’ strategy for the future Sacramento Bee: Crews begin work on drought fix at Folsom Lake San Jose Mercury News: ‘Emergency situation’ for California’s trees RYOT: Could El Nino Save California From Its Years-Long Drought? ABC News10: Can the ‘Godzilla El Nino’ end California’s drought? Fresno Bee: State response […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2015
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Energy News for August 17, 2015

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Loosens Longtime Ban on Oil Exports SNL Financial: Immediate U.S. crude exports expected upon lifting of ban, observers say The Washington Examiner: API: Feds to soon unveil methane emissions rules for oil, gas CNBC: Oil pulled down by Japanese economy E&E: Clean Power Plan offers concessions but is still a challenge — utility analysts   POLITICO […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2015
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Transportation News for August 17, 2015

SF Gate: Earthquake causes BART delays Sacramento Bee: Health care, transportation, climate to occupy returning California lawmakers San Francisco Chronicle: Now driving urban design driverless vehicles   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 8/17/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES WEEKEND ‘#FLYPOCALYPSE’ COULD FACTOR INTO ATC DEBATE: Most of the East Coast fliers stranded on Saturday due to an FAA software issue have […]

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