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California Water and Drought News for February 16, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of workers rush repairs at Oroville Dam as storm approaches San Francisco Chronicle: California officials rush to drain lake as new storms begin CNN: Oroville Dam: Residents advised to remain vigilant as storm advances Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam update: Spillway continues to dump water into Feather River as storms roll in Enterprise-Record: Back into the swing […]

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Energy News for February 16, 2017

Morning Consult: Tribe Leader: Government Offered ‘Check-in-the-Box’ Consultation on Pipeline The Hill: Keystone pipeline builder signs lobbyist The New York Times: A Canadian City Thrives on Gas, Like a ‘Wealthy Little Country’ Financial Times: Demand for power price cuts puts UK nuclear plants’ viability in doubt KTVZ: Walden cites Prineville power pinch in grid upgrade call UtilityDive: How federal tax reform […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 15, 2017
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CRWQCB: REMINDER: Board Hearing 2/23 for MUN Evaluation Process in Ag Dominated Surface Water Bodies Basin Plan Amendment

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).   This email is regarding the basin planning effort to establish a region-wide process for evaluating the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) beneficial use in agriculturally dominated surface water bodies. This is a reminder that the item is scheduled for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 15, 2017
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Transportation News for February 15, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART wants to ask voters for bridge toll hike San Francisco Chronicle: GOP must not defund Caltrain electrification grant East Bay Times: Greening the commute: AC Transit to nearly double hydrogen fuel cell fleet Mercury News: Report: More than 55,000 US bridges structurally deficient Mercury News: Roadshow: Best highway love stories for Valentine’s Day Mercury News: Roadshow: She […]

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Energy News for February 15, 2017

Financial Times: Gazprom’s pipeline ambition faces test in European courts The Wall Street Journal: Pemex Sets Euro Corporate-Debt Record With $4.49 Billion Issue The Associated Press: Maine Governor Looks to Replace Utility Regulator After Vote on Solar Rules OilPrice.com: Ukraine Not To Import Russian Electricity Despite Coal Shortage The Hill: Pipeline foes race against clock The Associated Press: Solar power plant […]

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  • onFebruary 15, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 15, 2017

Associated Press: Lake Oroville critical to California’s complex water system CNN: Oroville dam: Residents allowed to return as water level drops New York Times: Oroville Is a Warning for California Dams, as Climate Change Adds … Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam: Crews race to reinforce spillway before storms arrive … Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam isn’t the only piece of California flood […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for February 14, 2017

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE     Fake News   By Chris Philips, Managing Editor    A news story in the Washington Post in mid-December detailed the efforts some scientists are making to ensure that “crucial climate measurements” don’t disappear under a “hostile” Trump administration.The story went on to […]

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  • onFebruary 14, 2017
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Transportation News for February 14, 2017

Los Angeles Times: ‘This is the worst I have seen’: California’s roads are in dire shape, says former Caltrans director San Francisco Chronicle: Senators try to speed up deployment of self-driving cars Mercury News: VTA considers changing fares to combat projected deficit Mercury News: Google patents system to reduce injuries to pedestrians, cyclists when self-driving cars hit them Mercury […]

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