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  • onMarch 17, 2017
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Transportation News for March 17, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: A year later, I-580 pay-to-use lanes are a success, report says San Francisco Chronicle: Last legal obstacle for streetcar loop in SF’s Dogpatch falls East Bay Times: Learn more about legislation to fix road crisis Mercury News: Big Sur: Highway 1 bridge demolition progresses, slowly Mercury News: Roadshow: Toll lanes’ double white lines will disappear Santa Rosa […]

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Energy News for March 17, 2017

Reuters: OPEC will need to extend output curbs to sustain oil price recovery: Reuters poll Financial Times: BP in talks to sell North Sea pipeline to Ineos E&E News: Enviros attack Trump team’s plan to scrap fracking rule Bloomberg News: Wealthy Californians Go Green, Putting Utilities in a Squeeze The Associated Press: Arizona utility regulators vote against funding APS records […]

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California Water and Drought News for March 17, 2017

Associated Press: Oroville Dam Repair Crews Deal With Naturally Occurring Asbestos KRCRTV.COM: Water releases to increase at Oroville Dam Friday Gridley Herald: DWR to increase dust control measures at Oroville Spillway construction zone Oroville Mercury Register: Feather River Fish Hatchery closed to visitors due to water damage The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Asbestos found in spillway rock; dust controls increased […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2017
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Transportation News for March 16, 2017

East Bay Times: Most agree Bay Area freeway cameras can help prevent shootings, paying for them is another matter East Bay Times: Brentwood to get Mokelumne Trail pedestrian overpass East Bay Times: San Pablo: New westbound I-80/El Portal on-ramp set to open Mercury News: Menlo Park: City awards $600K contract for Middle crossing Mercury News: VTA route changes could inconvenience […]

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  • onMarch 16, 2017
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Energy News for March 16, 2017

The Washington Post: Interior Department to withdraw Obama-era fracking rule, filings reveal The Wall Street Journal: Venezuela Alleges Fraud in $1.3 Billion Oil-Rig Lease Financial Times: US regulator probes Angolan deal involving BP and Cobalt Lancaster Online: Connecticut to sue EPA over pollution from Brunner Island power plant The Advocate: Louisiana utility regulators delay decision on whether to allow more […]

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California Water and Drought News for March 16, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Can California repair damaged Delta reservoir within 45 days? Sacramento Bee: A look at repair efforts at the Lake Oroville dam spillway this week The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: More water to run through ‘low flow’ stretch of Feather River FuelFix: Hydro power facilities are oldest power plants in the US CDFW News: Feather River Hatchery Closed Until […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2017
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Transportation News for March 15, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Lombard Street fee plan meets resistance from 2 supervisors East Bay Times: Orinda: Residents, city hammer out deal for sinkhole fix East Bay Times: BART puts brakes on proposed ‘Sanctuary in Transit’ policy, for now Mercury News: Highway 1 to Big Sur reopens to public Mercury News: Roadshow: Will Trump give us a new freeway from San […]

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  • onMarch 15, 2017
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Energy News for March 15, 2017

CNBC: OPEC’s oil production ticks down in February as Saudis shoulder most cuts The Arizona Republic: Utility regulators vote 3-1 to let APS slide on political finance records Financial Times: Shipping groups trial use of wind-power to cut tankers’ fuel bills Houston Chronicle: Solar firm Sunnova lands $80 million investment The Globe and Mail: Vancouver’s renewable energy goals require bolder […]

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  • onMarch 15, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 15, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Just weeks after Oroville Dam crisis, damage found in another key … San Francisco Chronicle: Damage at Contra Costa County reservoir halts pumping STRATFOR: When US Dams Begin to Crack Defenders of Wildlife Blog: Floodplain Restoration East Valley Times: LaMalfa urges President Trump to help facilitate Oroville Dam spillway repair Gridley Herald: Flows to the Feather river to increase […]

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