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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2018
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Transportation News for March 16, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Is California high speed rail still a ‘train to nowhere’?  East Bay Times: Part of Lake Merritt path to get protected bike lanes Mercury News: Roadshow: Rubberized asphalt will make Bay Area freeway less noisy Napa Valley Register: Dan Walters: Road taxes needed, but benefits claim overblown San Francisco Examiner: Bike lane barriers installed along Valencia Street […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2018
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Transportation News for March 15, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft partners with auto supply giant Magna on self-driving cars  San Francisco Chronicle: Putting riders’ lives at risk is not an OK way of protesting bike shares  Mercury News: Roadshow: What’s the plan for Altamont Pass?  Mercury News: Roadshow: CHP officer warns against opening shoulders to traffic  Mercury News: Opinion: Protect downtown San Jose during BART tunnel […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2018
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Energy News for March 15, 2018

Reuters: U.S. energy pipeline developers to seek exemptions to steel tariff Alaska’s Energy Desk: The trans-Alaska pipeline fights off 22 million cyber attacks. Daily. Bloomberg: Tesla’s Executive Churn Toughens Test of Musk’s Management Chops Greentech Media: Why Is Microsoft Getting Into Rooftop Solar? The Hill: GOP lawmaker proposes tax credit for coal plants S&P Global Market Intelligence: US coal earnings lifted […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2018
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California Water News for March 15, 2018

KCRA: More rain and snow coming to Northern California Los Angeles Times: California doesn’t want this towering water project. Trump administration may build it anyway Daily Californian: Water conservation in California drops after dry winter KSBY: Pismo Beach breaks ground on beach access, wastewater improvements National Assn of Clean Water Agencies: Brookings Institution Examines Water Workforce Issues BSan Diego Union-Tribune: Tijuana […]

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US Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice: SPK-2015-01087, Programmatic Agreement Development

SPK-2015-01087, Programmatic Agreement Development Posted: 3/13/2018 Expiration date: 3/13/2018 Comments Period: March 12, 2018 – April 13, 2018 SUBJECT: The Regulatory Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles Districts (Districts) proposes to develop a programmatic agreement (PA) as a program alternative for compliance with Section 106 of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 14, 2018
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Transportation News for March 14, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: SF Muni’s new light-rail cars are different – and riders like them  San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft sued by disability advocates over wheelchair access  San Francisco Chronicle: More pedestrians die in California than any other state, report finds East Bay Times: Opinion: More women leaders needed for transportation projects Mercury News: Roadshow: Studies to widen I-205 to get […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 14, 2018
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Energy News for March 14, 2018

CNBC: Rex Tillerson’s firing raises doubts about the Iran nuclear deal and injects uncertainty into oil markets Bloomberg: Tillerson Has 180 Million Reasons Not to Return to Oil Industry The Wall Street Journal: Mediterranean Gas Bounty Suddenly Seems Within Big Oil’s Reach Financial Times: Exxon-partnered biotech group confident of boom in algae fuel Globe: Thousands in the dark after another […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 14, 2018
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California Water News for March 14, 2018

Sacramento Bee: Rains pound Northern California, but no ‘March miracle’ likely Grist: Lack of snowpack leaves the West hung out to dry Bakersfield.com: Supervisors hear plan to clear trees killed by drought, beetles Chico Enterprise-Record: DWR submits plans to address Oroville Dam forensic report NRDC: Dam Advocates “Pound the Table” at the CA Water Commission Earth Island Journal: Mega dams Are […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2018
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Transportation News for March 13, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Tobacco, taxes, Tasers — they’re all on San Francisco’s June ballot  San Francisco Chronicle: Rare FasTrak glitch: His car was in Orange County but he got a ticket in the Bay Area  San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft touts fast growth rate, but leaves out details  East Bay Times: ‘Bridges, not walls:’ Brown invites Trump to visit high-speed […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2018
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Energy News for March 13, 2018

Reuters: Saudi Aramco international listing looks increasingly difficult: sources Washington Examiner: The Pentagon is quietly moving forward on biofuel deals. Republicans want to stop it Financial Times: Will US shale give the refining industry indigestion? Bloomberg: Oil Sands Upgraders May Make a Comeback Amid Pipeline Crisis Bloomberg: Natural Gas Exporters Want Oil-Linked Pricing to Maintain Supply Washington Examiner: Pipeline approvals get […]

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