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State of California Science Report on Rising Sea Level Projections

Link to science report: http://www.opc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/docs/rising-seas-in-california-an-update-on-sea-level-rise-science.pdf   Link to press release: http://resources.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Climate-Experts-Release-Latest-Science-on-Sea-Level-Rise-Projections-to-Support-California-Policy-Guidance.pdf

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Bay Planning Coalition Names Sam Schuchat as 2017 Frank C. Boerger Award Recipient

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2017   Bay Planning Coalition Names Sam Schuchat as 2017 Frank C. Boerger Award Recipient Head of California State Coastal Conservancy will be recognized as part of BPC’s Spring Summit event in Oakland on May 11 Oakland, CA – (April 13, 2017): Bay Planning Coalition (BPC) is pleased to […]

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  • onApril 13, 2017
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Transportation News for April 13, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART to look at service cuts, reduced discounts to trim costs Mercury News: Palo Alto: Paid parking could be a downtown boon, consultants say Mercury News: Roadshow: Rescuing a pet from a hot car can be legal San Francisco Examiner: Major BART delays caused by brakes, not sunken barge sitting atop Transbay Tube San Francisco Examiner: Funds […]

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  • onApril 13, 2017
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California Water News for April 13, 2017

CBS Sacramento: Governor Defends State’s Handling Of Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency Oroville Mercury Register: Spillway flows to resume Friday morning Associated Press: California Farmers Get First Full Water Supply in More than a Decade Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville level rising, close to where DWR said main spillway might be used KCRA Sacramento: Oroville Dam: Here’s where things stand now Central […]

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  • onApril 13, 2017
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Energy News for April 13, 2017

Financial Times: Oil market ‘very close’ to balance – IEA Reuters: New U.S. pipelines to drive natural gas boom as exports surge The Hill: Industry assails Trump’s ‘Buy America’ steel plan The New York Times: Venezuela Staves Off Default, but Low Oil Prices Pose a Threat Chicago Tribune: Chromium spill near Lake Michigan brings new attention to cancer-causing pollutant Bloomberg […]

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E&E News – This man may steer environmental law under Trump

This man may steer environmental law under Trump Amanda Reilly and Jeremy P. Jacobs, E&E News reporters Published: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Jeffrey Wood is acting attorney general for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.Photos courtesy of Balch & Bingham and Flickr. LOS ANGELES — President Trump’s rhetoric has left many of the nation’s top […]

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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture – What do you know about Flood Control 2.0?

              THE BULLETIN                      timely news from the SFBJV   The latest on Flood Control 2.0 …   Since 2012, an interdisciplinary team of SFBJV partners have been visioning a better future for flood control around the SF Bay shoreline.   The approach combines sediment redistribution with channel redesign and results […]

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  • onApril 12, 2017
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California Water News for April 12, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown’s administration blocks public review of Oroville Dam records Wall Street Journal: California’s Central Valley Farmers to Get Full Water Allocation for … Sacramento Bee: California water allocations hit 100 percent – here’s why farmers are still miffed Los Angeles Times: From extreme drought to record rain: Why California’s drought-to-deluge cycle is getting worse Sacramento Bee: Big […]

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