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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 29, 2018
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Water News for March 29, 2018

PPIC: How Oroville Is Changing Dam Safety in California Water Deeply: Report: Half of the West’s Rivers Altered by Development, Diversions The Malibu Times: March Storms Dump Water, but California’s Drought Presses On CA Natural Resources Agency: WaterFix Design Refinements Proposed To Minimize Impacts, Improve Performance and Reduce Costs Maven’s Notebook: CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2018
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Energy News for March 28, 2018

Reuters: Oil producer Concho to buy rival RSP Permian for about $8 billion Bloomberg: Big Oil’s Glass Ceiling Is Starting to Crack Washington Examiner: Russia-Saudi ‘permanent’ oil alliance won’t scare US shale Financial Times: Banks boost lending to environmentally damaging energy projects Greentech Media: Itron and Utilidata Launch a Grid Voltage Control ‘App’ for Next-Generation Smart Meters The Post and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2018
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Transportation News for March 28, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Electric scooters for grown-ups now available for rent in SF, San Jose San Francisco Chronicle: Uber puts the brakes on testing robot cars in California after Arizona fatality Silicon Valley Business Journal: Guest opinion: Get behind RM3, the Bay Area depends on it East Bay Times: BART to crack down on LimeBikes left at stations Napa […]

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PMM Online News – Tuesday, March 27, 2018

California Ports Talk Clean Air By Karen Robes Meeks Clean air innovation and solutions were on the docket at a two-day Pacific Ports Clean Air Collaborative conference earlier this month…(Read full article) Puget Sound Pollution Down By Karen Robes Meeks Maritime-related air pollution in the Puget Sound fell in almost every sector between 2005 and […]

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WOTUS – Judge restarts N.D. suit in wake of Supreme Court decision

CLEAN WATER RULE Judge restarts N.D. suit in wake of Supreme Court decision Amanda Reilly, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, March 26, 2018   A North Dakota federal court will resume hearing litigation over the Obama administration’s Clean Water Rule following an order Friday by a magistrate judge.   Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal granted states’ […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2018
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Energy News for March 27, 2018

Axios: Shell sketches future with drastically fewer fossil fuels Bloomberg: Deepwater Oil Starting to Hold Its Own With Shale, Chevron Says Reuters: Devon Energy eyes more asset sales to simplify portfolio Pacific Standard: Inside the Tax Bill’s $25 Billion Oil Company Bonanza The Wall Street Journal: Foreign Trade Houses Grab Dominant Share of U.S. Crude […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2018
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Transportation News for March 27, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Answers are needed before Bay Area votes on Regional Measure 3 East Bay Times: Opinion: Voters need solid answers before OK of Regional Measure 3 Napa Valley Register: With one exception, Napa transportation agency endorses Bay Area toll hike measure San Francisco Chronicle: Cable cars’ ding goes for your wallet, too Mercury […]

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