This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region: The agenda for the May 13, 2015 Board Meeting is now available. Please click here to view the agenda, or access it by visiting the website here.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: The Proposed Emergency Regulation to implement the urban water conservation called for in the Governor’s April 1, 2015 Executive Order is now available on the State Water Board website. A detailed Fact Sheet, the Proposed Emergency Regulation text, and a spreadsheet with the Proposed […]
Continue ReadingThe Port of Oakland is holding a Special Meeting of the Board on May 5, 2015. Please, click here for the agenda.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley: Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment A public stakeholder meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2015 at the Regional Board office from 1-4 pm. Please see attached agenda and notice for meeting details. Also attached is revised draft Basin Plan […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Brown has issued an Executive Order that is a very significant action for climate change efforts and greenhouse gas reductions. The Executive Order sets a new interim goal for GHG reduction—40% below 1990 levels by 2030. The Executive Order, for the first time, outlines a series of steps the State will take to address climate […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Gov. Jerry Brown seeks fines of up to $10,000 a day for water wasters Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown urges fines of up to $10,000 for water waste in California drought San Francisco Chronicle: Drought: Water wasters face $10,000 fine under Brown’s proposal Yahoo News: Amid drought, California’s Brown wants big fines for wasting water Los Angeles […]
Continue ReadingOakland Tribune: Bay Bridge water leak spat hardens Oakland Tribune: Gov. Jerry Brown issues aggressive plan to slash California greenhouse gases by 2030 San Jose Mercury News: BART needs billions for new cars, operating system and maintenance complex San Jose Mercury News: Jim Beall: A plan to fix California’s streets and highways Contra Costa Times: Pleasanton, Walnut Creek host Bay […]
Continue ReadingFuel Fix: EIA: U.S. LNG exports could hit up to 10.3 Tcf per year by 2040 Rigzone: Study: Oil, gas pension funds generate higher returns than other investments The Examiner: Study: Fracking brings economic growth to U.S. Oil & Gas Journal: Study: Emissions from U.S. refineries dropped in last 2 decades Morning Consult: Will the Quadrennial Energy Review Change Anything? […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West: Instant Analysis of Today’s GDP Report for Q1 2015 U.S. Q1 Real GDP Growth Stalls, Worse Than Advertised; +0.2% Annualized in Q1 Business investment, Exports, and Government Spending All Declined Consumer Spending Was As Weak As Expected (+1.9%) Down From +4.4% growth in Q4 Goods Exports Plunge (-13.3%) and Structures Drop […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Port truck drivers strike for second day — Some truck drivers who haul goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach struck for the second day Tuesday in a protest against four companies they accuse of wage theft. San Francisco Business Times: Workers to shut down Port of Oakland on […]
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