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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 9, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 9, 2015

Sacramento Bee: California should stretch urban supplies before cutting water for farms Contra Costa Times: California’s drought response barrels forward Bloomberg: How the Drought Is Changing California Forever New York Times: In Parched California, Innovation, Like Water, Has Limits Los Angeles Times: Cities strategize water-saving measures Associated Press: No more playing nice: California names, shames water wasters Los Angeles Times: Despite the […]

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  • onApril 9, 2015
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Transportation News for April 9, 2015

Tesla alum to build electric buses in California San Francisco Chronicle  4.2 million have lost driver’s licenses because of unpaid fees San Francisco Chronicle  Downtown San Jose’s ‘smart’ parking meters have one big flaw San Jose Mercury News BART seeks public input on next fare increases San Francisco Examiner BART announces rate of planned 2016 […]

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  • onApril 9, 2015
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Energy News for April 9, 2015

San Diego Union-Tribune: Tesla boosts range, power and price of low-end Model S CNBC: Oil rallies 2%, but sentiment weak Bloomberg: PetroChina Catches Exxon as World’s Most-Valuable Oil Company Platts: US FERC official eyes prompt engagement on EPA climate rule Wall Street Journal: Shell enters $70B merger deal with BG Group Oil & Gas Journal: Report: U.S. offshore oil, gas operations safer […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 8, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 8, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Some communities may have to cut water use by 35%, regulators say Capital Press: Water board shutoff orders could include senior right holders National Geographic: Delta Smelt, Icon of California Water Wars, Is Almost Extinct NPR: California Farmers Gulp Most Of State’s Water, But Say They’ve Cut Back Contra Costa Times: State water officials get permit to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 8, 2015
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Energy News for April 8, 2015

New York Times: Low Gasoline Prices Will Continue This Summer, Government Says The Hill: White House: Obama ‘greenest president’ ever Bloomberg: U.S. Index Futures Little Changed Before Fed; Chevron Advances Wall Street Journal: Shell to Buy BG Group for $70 Billion Wall Street Journal: Goldman: U.S. Crude Inventories May Peak This Month Energy Information Administration: U.S. remained world’s largest producer of […]

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  • onApril 8, 2015
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Transportation News for April 8, 2015

  POLITICO Morning Transportation for 4/8/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE 4/8/15 10:01 AM EDT PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION ROADSHOW PRESSES ON: Wrapping up their 320-mile, two-day road trip across Pennsylvania, six Republican T&I members and five state transportation secretaries embark again this morning, traveling from Harrisburg to Reading. The group will hold meetings with business and transportation leaders […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 7, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 7, 2015

Wall Street Journal: California’s Green Drought Washington Post: As water runs dry, Californians brace for a new way of life New York Times: California Should Speed Up Groundwater Conservation New York Times: California Needs Better Water Management and Pricing Policies Los Angeles Times: How a plan to ration water in Southern California will work Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: DFW proposes closing parts […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 7, 2015
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Transportation News for April 7, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Snapped anchor rod adds to Bay Bridge concerns  San Francisco Chronicle: BART has a new problem: old tracks  San Francisco Chronicle: Uber jumping far ahead of taxis on S.F. expense reports  Contra Costa Times: Richmond considers floating bond to speed up street paving program  San Francisco Examiner: SF supes proposal seeks to monitor new construction for affordability  […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 7, 2015
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Energy News for April 7, 2015

The Hill: EPA sends controversial water pollution rule to White House PennEnergy: FERC, EEI, DOE officials weigh in on EPA Clean Power Plan Fuel Fix: U.S. refiners can bulk up to consume more domestic oil Wall Street Journal: Fewer Oil Trains Ply America’s Rails Bloomberg: NTSB proposes 5-year upgrade or replacement of oil tank cars Platts: US ethanol exports rise in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 6, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 6, 2015

New York Times: Beneath California Crops, Groundwater Crisis Grows Sacramento Bee: With new thinking, flood control projects can ease drought  Sacramento Bee: Storms will boost reservoirs and bring snow to mountains but won’t be ‘drought-busting’  Bloomberg: Jerry Brown: California Drought Shows ‘Climate Change Is Not a Hoax’ Sacramento Bee: Gov. Jerry Brown defends agriculture’s water use amid drought Capital Public […]

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