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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 22, 2017
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California Water News for June 22, 2017

Los Angeles Times: California sees some of highest temperatures ever recorded amid … SFGate: California heat wave to peak Thursday: Here are locations that will … Sacramento Bee: ‘Nothing secret about the new dam safety legislation,’ state says International Water Power and Dam Construction: Scale model to test Oroville Dam repair options Oroville Mercury Register: Heat wave should not hinder […]

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Spare the Air Alert – Thursday, June 22, 2017

BAAQMD is forecasting tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can aggravate asthma, cause short term breathing difficulties, and cause lung inflammation. Help reduce the amount of air […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 21, 2017
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Transportation News for June 21, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: SF replacing streetlights with brighter, energy-efficient LEDs Mercury News: Palo Alto OKs new parking permit program for Southgate residents Mercury News: VTA and city officials officials plan six-mile makeover on Bascom Avenue Mercury News: Elon Musk winning over LA politicians for underground Hyperloop tunnel network Mercury News: Roadshow: Motorcycle lane-splitting is legal, but should it be? Marin […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 21, 2017
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Energy News for June 21, 2017

The New York Times: Exxon Mobil Lends Its Support to a Carbon Tax Proposal Bloomberg News: Gulf of Mexico Storm Cindy Disrupts Shipping, Crude Imports Reuters: Oil spill sends global stocks, bond yields sliding The Financial Post: Natural gas production boom has pipeline demand exceeding supply Reuters: Oil slump spooks investors; China stocks underwhelmed by MSCI Axios: Obama energy chief’s new […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 21, 2017
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California Water News for June 21, 2017

McClatchy DC: Bill aims to help California save water for a not-so-rainy day California Magazine: Hell or High Water: How Will CA Adapt to the Anthropocene? Oroville Mercury Register: Oroville City Council extends DWR settlement agreement KRCRTV.COM: Scary looking fish make new home at Feather River Fish Hatchery San Jose Inside: Water District Resists Installing Low-Tech Pumps that Might Have […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 21, 2017
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CalDesal Funding Alert

        CalDesal Funding Alert – June 20, 2017             All,   The DWR has released the Final of the WATER DESALINATION GRANT PROGRAM Round 4 Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP)!!   As you may know on of the main items CalDesal has been working on is to get […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for June 22, 2017

  FORWARD  SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE       Good News for the Maritime Industry  By Chris Philips, Managing Editor     “Out of the five branches of our Armed Services, it’s only the Coast Guard that has the power to break through […]

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