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BPC Takes a Deeper Look at Abandoned & Derelict Vessels in San Francisco Bay

This past week, BPC staff was invited to attend an Abandoned Vessels Work Group meeting at the California State Lands Commission offices in Hercules. The meeting was attended by officials from numerous federal, state, and local agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for February 10, 2017

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   Fake News By Chris Philips, Managing Editor A news story in theWashington 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 describe how these […]

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Transportation News for February 10, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Trump’s populist revolt could put the brakes on self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s solution to packed trains: Tear out some seats East Bay Times: Oakland mulls how to handle trove of data on its drivers East Bay Times: New Dublin BART parking garage put on hold Mercury News: Los Gatos en route on bicycle, pedestrian plan […]

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Energy News for February 10, 2017

The Hill: Trump: We spent $6T in Middle East and didn’t even get a ‘tiny oil well’ Financial Times: Total proposes raising dividend for first time since 2014 The Wall Street Journal: Occidental Petroleum Increases Production Sequentially Indianapolis Business Journal: Governor names Atterholt chief utility regulator The Associated Press: Fitzgerald says he wants to look at ending utility tax The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 9, 2017
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From US EPA Region 9: San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund 2017 RFP coming soon!

Dear Interested Parties, We are pleased to inform you that U.S. EPA Region 9 (EPA) expects to soon issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals for projects to protect and restore San Francisco Bay and its watersheds.  EPA has managed this competitive grant program since 2008, known as the San Francisco Bay Water […]

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