LOCAL San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area commutes are lousy, but at least they’re reliable San Francisco Chronicle: California drivers could face new $52-a-year fee Contra Costa Times: Roadshow: I-80 project first of its kind in Bay Area Contra Costa Times: Albany housing element wins quick approval Fairfield Daily Republic: Frazier outlines state’s transportation future Sacramento Bee: Road user fee drives California […]
Continue ReadingToday’s Washington Brief: The DOE axed a major clean coal project after delays meant the program would run out of federal funding. The Washington Post An Inspector General report finds that FERC and its former chairman leaked sensitive information about hypothetical attacks on the electric grid. E&E has the story. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Atmospheric river poised to soak Sacramento Associated Press: Drought Watch: California water use down 22% Stockton Record: California meets water savings goal Los Angeles Times: Californians make major water cuts in December, reach Gov. Brown’s goal Sacramento Bee: California cut water use more than 20 percent in December Associated Press: Biggest California Water Savers, Users at a Glance Los […]
Continue ReadingFuel Fix: API’s Gerard calls on lawmakers to support energy infrastructure investment Bloomberg Businessweek: Cash drain forces oil, gas companies to auction off midstream assets Fuel Fix: Projected oil output growth could keep prices low for a while, BP exec says Rigzone: Significant oil price recovery may not happen this year, economist says Platts: U.S. to see uptick in industrial […]
Continue ReadingAnother problem for new Bay Bridge span: Elevator doesn’t work San Francisco Chronicle Oakland Tribune editorial: Bay Bridge navigational beacon must be fixed now Oakland Tribune SMART rail extension to Larkspur in Obama’s budget Marin Independent Journal New Maps Size Up Transportation Poverty Risks in 4 Cities Next City For a sustainable Bay Area, tracking […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: AM Capitol Alert: California officials prepare for fourth year of drought Associated Press: Water agencies report use as California drought continues NBC Bay Area: Will California’s Levee System Hold up in an Earthquake? San Francisco Chronicle: State considers tighter water limits, hopes for relief this week Los Angeles Times: Rain heads to Northern California, not LA, after SF’s […]
Continue ReadingPlatts: Analysis: U.S. shale is best placed to gain from oil price recovery The Associated Press: Oil, gas industry continues campaign for crude exports despite price slump Oil & Gas Journal: Report: U.S. oil, gas M&A reaches 10-year high in 2014 The Washington Times: Companies seek long-term solution for disposal of fracking wastewater Daily Caller: Senate vote allows states to […]
Continue ReadingPolitico Morning Transportation: Budget filled with transpo goodies but GOP says no way — Foxx talks 30-year plan with Google — Transportation deaths down in 2013 — Uber audits its privacy practices By Heather Caygle, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe and Kevin Robillard LOTS OF TRANSPO GOODIES IN BUDGET: President Barack Obama’s budget was officially […]
Continue ReadingBarnidge: BART customers have spoken, but directors still have questions Contra Costa Times Google hosts US transportation chief’s futurist vision San Jose Mercury News Caltrans will swallow extra $5.5M tab to protect birds at Highway 101 widening Marin Independent Journal California should stay on track with standard on cleaner fuels Sacramento Bee Talk of 2nd […]
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: California Drought Intensified in January Reuters: California suffers dry January, prolonging devastating drought Los Angeles Times: San Francisco gets no rain in January for first time in 165 years Capital Public Radio: Driest January On Record Breitbart News: Sierra Snow Disaster: Low Snowpack, Nonexistent Rainfall Exacerbate CA Drought Wired: A New Satellite Will Watch the Western […]
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