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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 19, 2018
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Transportation News for January 19, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: New BART rail cars could start service in time for Friday’s evening commute  East Bay Times: First train of BART’s new fleet gets the OK to start carrying passengers  San Francisco Examiner: BART ‘Fleet of the Future’ finally cleared to launch Friday  East Bay Times: Millions of dollars in changes in store for Richmond Bridge, but […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 19, 2018
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California Water News for January 19, 2018

Associated Press: Biggest storm of winter could bring 2 feet of snow to Sierra Accuweather: Southern California to face low mudslide risk as heaviest rain stays north next week NY Times: California Today: 100 Million Dead Trees Prompt Fears of Giant Wildfires CBS News: Devastated by mudslides, Montecito has nowhere for debris and more rain is on the way […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 19, 2018
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Energy News for January 19, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Oil Output Expected to Surpass Saudi Arabia, Rivaling Russia for Top Spot The Wall Street Journal: Venezuela’s Oil Production Is Collapsing Bloomberg Businessweek: The World’s Oil Kings Are Under Threat Bloomberg: Top U.S. Energy Regulator Will Ensure Utilities Pass on Tax Cut Houston Chronicle: Construction begins on largest utility-scale solar project in Texas Bloomberg: U.S. South […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 18, 2018
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Transportation News for January 18, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Study finds riskiest times, routes for Bay Area drivers  San Francisco Examiner: Analysis of cellphone data reveals Highway 101 safer than Interstate 280 East Bay Times: The Bay Area’s most crash-prone freeways aren’t the ones you think San Francisco Chronicle: New BART rail cars approved for service San Francisco Chronicle: Jump rolls out San Francisco’s first stationless […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 18, 2018
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Energy News for January 18, 2018

Bloomberg: OPEC Frets About Flood of U.S. Shale Financial Times: BHP considering options for US shale oil unit Bloomberg: OPEC-Russia Oil Deal Faces a New Danger: Too Much Winning Bloomberg: Close Call With Iceberg Leads Husky to Suspend Offshore Vessel Reuters: Shady triangle: Southeast Asia’s illegal fuel market CNBC: Top energy executive says natural gas industry will need ‘over $150 billion […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 18, 2018
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California Water News for January 18, 2018

KQED News: Why Have More People Died in the Mudslides Than in the Thomas Fire? CNN: Lawsuit claims utility caused massive fire that made mudslides disastrous LA Times: Big storm expected to dump heavy snow in Sierra Nevada North Hollywood Patch: Massive Project To Clean North Hollywood Groundwater Gets Started Sacramento Bee: ‘Culture of corruption’ cited as Oroville sues state […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 17, 2018
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California Water News for January 17, 2018

LA Times: As Montecito cleanup continues, a search for where to dump thousands of tons of mud Sacramento Bee: Three fresh storms aimed at Sacramento, Sierra NBC News: Montecito homeowners sue utilities, alleging negligence before deadly mudslide CBS LA: California Governor Considers One-Tunnel Water Plan NY Times: Identifying the Causes of the California Mudslides NY Times: California Today: Lessons From Montecito’s […]

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