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Reclamation makes funding opportunities available for Desalination Construction Projects & Title XVI

Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, psoeth@usbr.gov, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release:  May 30, 2018 Bureau of Reclamation makes funding opportunities available for Desalination Construction Projects under the WIIN Act and Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation has made two funding opportunities available, Desalination Construction Projects under […]

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Four Twenty Seven TCFD Report and Webinar

  You’re Invited to a 427 Webinar: Metrics for Climate Risks Disclosure     The EBRD and GCECA released today the report,  Advancing TCFD guidance on physical climate risks and opportunities, with detailed recommendations on metrics for physical climate risks and opportunities.  To learn more about this milestone report and emerging practices for including physical climate risks in TCFD disclosures, […]

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April Passenger Traffic Up 5.4% at Oakland International

  PRESS RELEASE NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April Passenger Traffic Up 5.4% at Oakland International Monthly Passenger Totals Continue Rise Thanks to New Operations Oakland, CA: (May 31, 2018) – The Oakland International Airport (OAK) has released its April Passenger Traffic reporting, adding yet another month of consecutive growth. Total passenger traffic at the airport […]

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CASA Connects Water and Wastewater Updates for May 30

  Suspense File Hearing Determines Bills to Move Forward   Last Friday, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees held their “suspense file” hearings to determine the bills that move forward and those that stop for the year. Here’s how this somewhat opaque, fast-paced hearing process works. Bills that reach a certain cost threshold are automatically referred […]

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Transportation News for June 1, 2018
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Transportation News for June 1, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Energy revolution: California approves $768 million for electric vehicles San Francisco Chronicle: Protesters toss scooters into street to block tech buses in SF San Francisco Examiner: Photos: Activists block tech buses with e-scooters in protest San Francisco Chronicle: Waymo to buy up to 62,000 Chrysler Minivans for ride-hailing service Mercury News: I-680 […]

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Energy News for June 1, 2018
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Energy News for June 1, 2018

Axios: Pope convenes Big Oil, investors to talk climate change Platts: Oil and gas sector worries of accelerating impacts as White House expands steel tariff reach Reuters: U.S. and Brent crude part ways, leaving market flummoxed over oil prices The Wall Street Journal: GE Pulls Back From Work in Iran Bloomberg: Shell Tries to Market […]

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Water News for June 1, 2018
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Water News for June 1, 2018

Sacramento Bee: Gov. Brown makes water conservation rules permanent Mercury News: New technology can purify ‘dirty’ winter storm water Sacramento Bee: Does your water district fail to comply with drinking water standards? Water Education Foundation: It’s Not Just Nutria — Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has 185 Invasive Species, But Tracking Them Is Uneven Water Deeply: Costly […]

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Transportation News for May 31, 2018

KQED: 10 Things to Know: Regional Measure 3, the Proposed Bay Area Bridge Toll Increase Mercury News: Will toll lanes take over existing lanes of Highway 101? Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Voters hold key to complete widening through Sonoma-Marin Narrows San Francisco Examiner: Three route options presented for downtown rail extension San Francisco Chronicle: Highway […]

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Energy News for May 31, 2018
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Energy News for May 31, 2018

RTO Insider: NERC: ERCOT, CAISO Face Summer Reliability Concerns CNBC: Exxon Mobil criticized for worker rights and safety issues at annual shareholder meeting Reuters: Late to teapot party, ExxonMobil breaks with tradition in wooing China’s oil market Platts: Chevron, ExxonMobil should remain in global transparency effort: EITI chairman Platts: Rover pipeline in-service would lift gas […]

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