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Energy News for March 6, 2017

Reuters: Titans of oil world meet in Houston after two-year price war Financial Times: Warm US winter leaves natural gas market with supply problem Financial Times: Libya oil chief calls to shield assets as new fighting erupts The Associated Press: Keystone pipeline won’t have to be built using US steel Chico Enterprise-Record: Oroville Dam powerplant, spillway flows off again after […]

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California Water and Drought News for March 6, 2017

Sacramento Bee: State officials temporarily shut down power plant at Lake Oroville San Francisco Chronicle: Riverbanks collapse after Oroville Dam spillway shut off Los Angeles Times: California’s reservoirs are filled with gunk, and it’s crowding out room to store water Porterville Recorder: Ignored Oroville warning raises big questions Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam power plant back online Newsweek: West’s Super Floods […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for March 3, 2017

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   All Stick, No Carrot By Chris Philips, Managing Editor The 16th annual California Maritime Leadership Symposium took place last month in Sacramento, California. Past CMLS conferences have been operations-related, well organized and well attended. Past programs offered a good cross-section of panels addressing […]

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New Executive Order Redirects “Waters of the United States”

New Executive Order Redirects “Waters of the United States” Wendy L. Manley Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP Whatever you think “Waters of the US” might currently mean under Clean Water Act, expect it to change again.  On February 28, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the EPA & Corps of Engineers to review […]

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Transportation News for March 3, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber plans to apply for California self-driving permit Mercury News: Roadshow: Are Fremont metering lights helping 680 mess? Drivers debate Marin Independent Journal: Larkspur rejects Bon Air Bridge bids as critics pan closure idea Fairfield Daily Republic: Delta ferries in Solano return to service Sacramento Bee: Bullet train suffers two big setbacks that could be fatal Twin […]

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Energy News for March 3, 2017

Financial Times: Gazprom close to revealing financing for $11bn pipeline CNBC: Exxon’s new CEO: We need to be nimble in this OPEC-driven oil market Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin lawmakers want to rein in utility profits Record Searchlight: PG&E gives marijuana growers ag electricity rates Seattle Times: Amazon.com plans big solar-power rollout at warehouses Reuters: Siemens, Gamesa set to gain EU approval […]

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California Water and Drought News for March 3, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam’s power plant may resume operations Friday Sacramento Bee: California faces another bleak salmon-fishing season, a holdover from the drought Los Angeles Times: Oroville Dam faces another risk: Earthquakes from rapid rise in water levels The Mercury News: ‘Spoil sites’ for Oroville Dam spillway debris, Hyatt Powerplant … Insurance Journal: Debris Pile Emerges from Water Near Troubled […]

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