Author: BPC Staff

  • Water
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
  • 0 Comments

California Regional Water Quality Control Board – REMINDER: Important Dates for Proposed Basin Plan Amendments

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).   This message contains important information and dates to remember for three Basin Plan Amendment projects related to the CV-SALTS process: 1.       Proposed Basin Plan Amendments to Establish Salinity Water Quality Objectives for the Lower San Joaquin River ·         The […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
  • 0 Comments

Transportation News for March 2, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: In Mountain View, retrofitting vehicles to make them self-driving San Francisco Chronicle: SF sues Hertz, says it’s ‘gouging’ car renters for bridge tolls East Bay Times: Want gas under $2 a gallon? Go to Louisiana East Bay Times: Oakland: Date set for massive East Oakland sinkhole repair Mercury News: Menlo Park: City may shed a transit-related commission […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
  • 0 Comments

Energy News for March 2, 2017

Financial Times: Exxon’s new chief forecasts higher production growth Alaska Daily News: Scientists ‘cook’ oil from Alaska coal, suggesting exploration opportunities CNBC: Trump’s new pipelines are going to get a ‘dog fight’ in some parts of the United States The Associated Press: Biggest Arizona utility in deal on rate boost, solar changes Bay Area News Group: PG&E electric bills to […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
  • 0 Comments

California Water and Drought News for March 2, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Snowpack levels surge in the Sierra Nevada, helping to power … Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam spillway devastation, ruined hillside, clogged river … San Francisco Chronicle: Oroville Dam: A story of a catastrophe told through photos Sacramento Bee: Record January-February rain total for Sacramento Los Angeles Times: California, please stop resisting Trump long enough to get help for […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
  • 0 Comments

Featured Member: Pacific Gas & Electric

An energy provider for millions of Californians, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) starts with the simple belief that we are better together. Throughout the year, PG&E and its employees strengthen the communities where they live and work – providing educational opportunities, protecting and conserving the environment and supporting local economic vitality. In 2016, PG&E […]

Continue Reading

Aquatic Invasive Species Workshop

Free Workshops to Help Keep California’s Waterways Clean & Green The California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways, California Coastal Commission’s Boating Clean and Green Program, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invite you to participate in our FREE Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention Workshops.   PURPOSE […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 1, 2017
  • 0 Comments

California Water and Drought News for March 1, 2017

Associated Press: Oroville Dam spillway water shut off to clear debris Sacramento Bee: California water bills are starting to trickle out on Capitol Hill Associated Press: Many Cities, Farms Getting Full Water Supplies, but Not All Associated Press: California snowpack could bring 5-year drought to its knees Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam’s power plant may be operational by Thursday Huffington Post: Let’s […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 1, 2017
  • 0 Comments

Energy News for March 1, 2017

Bloomberg News: Icahn’s $126 Million Gain on Biofuel Deal Prompts Criticism Reuters: OPEC compliance with oil curbs rises to 94 percent in February: Reuters survey The Canadian Press: TransCanada suspends $15-billion NAFTA suit on Keystone XL pipeline UtilityDive: Georgia bill would prevent PSC from altering utility IRPs Detroit Free Press: Homeowners being sued over plan to build 800-mile pipeline Reuters: Japan […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 1, 2017
  • 0 Comments

Transportation News for March 1, 2017

KQED: With Caltrain Project in Danger, Bay Area Delegation Plans Lobbying Trip to D.C. East Bay Times: Berkeley: Ferry service to San Francisco launched Mercury News: Caltrain: Agreement with contractors to extend deadline keeps electrification project alive East Bay Times: Slow mudslide keeps popular commuters’ shortcut closed; Morgan Territory Road residents without water Mercury News: Niles Canyon: Palomares Road could […]

Continue Reading