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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 21, 2017
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Energy News for November 21, 2017

Washington Examiner: Keystone XL may need another State Department review after regulators OK modified route The News-Press: Rep. Rooney worried panel’s approval of off-shore drilling bill imperils ban off Florida The Associated Press: Huge gas line fire forces evacuations in suburban Detroit The Associated Press: Egypt says gas discoveries can be EU’s new energy source Axios: Who’s in the new […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 21, 2017
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California Water News for November 21, 2017

LA Times: Thanksgiving is going to be a real scorcher, forecasters say EOS: Polar Satellite Launch Eases Concerns of Weather Data Gap Chico ER: Recent storms raise Lake Oroville water level about 4 feet State Water Board: California WaterFix Hearing – Rulings on Pending Procedural Requests Water Deeply: Repairs Should Not Be Limited to Oroville Dam Sacramento Bee: Opinion – California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 20, 2017
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California Water News for November 20, 2017

SF Chronicle: Salmon population booms on state’s Mokelumne River as restoration efforts pay off Times Standard: More rain on the way; flood watch issued Daily Republic: Delta Caucus to host twin-tunnels forum in Walnut Grove OC Register: Huntington Beach desalination plant challenged in court CBS News: Can the private sector save America’s aging water systems? Laguna Beach Indy: District Presses on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 20, 2017
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Energy News for November 20, 2017

The Associated Press: Nebraska to announce decision on Keystone XL pipeline Monday NPR News: Senate May Approve Drilling In Alaskan Wilderness With Tax Bill Reuters: As Venezuela pumps below OPEC target, oil rivals begin filling gap Financial Times: Conoco sets $50-a-barrel oil price ceiling for new projects The Denver Post: Anadarko Petroleum says it will up investment in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 20, 2017
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Transportation News for November 20, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Court sides with Becerra’s ballot description of gas tax initiative  San Francisco Chronicle: New Muni train, designed to be quieter and more spacious, hit San Francisco streets  San Francisco Examiner: Photo Gallery: New Muni train rolls out at Duboce and Church  San Francisco Chronicle: SF’s Muni considers yanking marijuana ads from its buses  San Francisco Chronicle: Why […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 17, 2017
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Energy News for November 17, 2017

The Washington Post: Keystone pipeline spills 210,000 gallons of oil on eve of permitting decision for TransCanada Reuters: Offshore oil service firms dominate North American energy bankruptcies The Wall Street Journal: Norway Considers Pulling Its $1 Trillion Wealth Fund Out of Oil Stocks Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia Says OPEC Should Extend Cuts in Meeting This Month WRAL-TV: Duke Energy, startup investors […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 17, 2017
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California Water News for November 17, 2017

Weather Nation: Pineapple Express Has Arrived In California Mercury News: Atmospheric river brings rain to the Bay Area, snow to the Sierra Nevada The Siskiyou Daily News: Opinion – Preservation of the Klamath River Basin The Hill: Worst engineering failure in U.S. history made us safer Politifact: Claims abound on California’s ‘highest-in-the-nation’ costs. Not all are factual. Desert Sun: Opinion – […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 17, 2017
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BPC Dredging Workshop Looks at Planning, Permitting, and Funding for 2018 and Beyond

For over 30 years, BPC has worked to ensure that the region’s channels and harbors are dredged to adequate navigation depths and to advocate for an economic and science based approach for a rational dredging policy in the san Francisco Bay-Delta region. While the region and its issues related to the maritime industry have evolved […]

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