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California Water & Drought News for July 7, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Baja California farmers confront prospect of water shortage Capital Public Radio News: Apps Help Farmers With Efficiency During The Drought Capital Public Radio News: California Looks To Australia For Drought Tips Small Business Trends: Farmers Can Use These Smart Sensors to Save Water in a Drought Capital Press: Calif. field crop acreages shrinking amid drought RT: California town […]

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  • onJuly 7, 2015
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Energy News for July 7, 2015

Roll Call: U.S. has more reasons to lift crude exports ban, lawmakers say Forbes: U.S. gas boom to persist despite policies, market conditions Bloomberg: Refracking gaining ground among shale drillers, observers say The Washington Examiner: States seek to develop stricter oil, gas rules to manage earthquakes The Washington Post: A fleet of ‘robocabs’ could dramatically slash vehicle emissions, study suggests […]

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Transportation News for July 7, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Lawmaker puts brakes on motorcycle lane-splitting bill  Sacramento Bee: Opinion: Road deal won’t be easy ride for California  Los Angeles Times: Why is California gasoline so expensive?  KPCC: Bill would use electronic sign system to curb California’s deadly hit-and-run ‘epidemic’ POLITICO Morning Transportation for 7/7/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES  FOUR-WEEK SPRINT TO EXPIRATION BEGINS: Both House and Senate […]

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Agenda for DMMO Meeting on July 8, 2015

The Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) will be meeting on July 8, 2015. Click here to view the agenda. Please review the DMMO web page for changes to this agenda.   NOTE: The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).  The address is 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 10600, San […]

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House Resources Committee Issues Markup Notice for Nine Bills

This morning the House Resources Committee issued a markup notice for nine bills, including H.R. 2898 the Western Water and American Food Security Act which was introduced by Congressman Valadao several weeks ago. The markup will begin at 4:00 EDT on Wednesday July 8th and will reconvene on Thursday July 9th at 10:00 a.m. to […]

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