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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 18, 2017
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Transportation News for September 18, 2017

KQED: $4.4 Billion Bay Area Transportation Plan — to Be Paid for by Higher Bridge Tolls — Sent to Governor  San Francisco Chronicle: Going across a Bay Area bridge might get a lot more expensive  San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge traffic back to normal after implosion work  San Francisco Chronicle: BART randomly hands out free tickets to boost weekend […]

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  • onSeptember 18, 2017
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Energy News for September 18, 2017

Reuters: Russia’s Rosneft clinches gas pipeline deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan The Washington Post: Trump administration working toward renewed drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Reuters: U.S. oil prices hit $50 on rising refinery demand, falling rig count Bloomberg: IEA Sees Risk of Volatile Oil Prices on Weak Upstream Investment Bloomberg: Big Oil Becomes Greener With Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Pollution […]

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  • onSeptember 18, 2017
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California Water News for September 18, 2017

The Associated Press: Water safe for San Francisco-area city after alert The San Gabriel Valley Tribune: ‘A drowning machine’: Mother of man who drowned in San Gabriel River in Azusa files wrongful death claim The Mercury News: Live blog: California legislature passes big bills on last day of session USA Today: Hurricane Maria grows to Category-3 major hurricane, ‘promises […]

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SFBRA Now Accepting Project Proposals for Measure AA Funds

The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) is now accepting Request for Proposals (RFPs) and grant applications for year one of its grant program. Funded by Measure AA (The san Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure), the grant program will go to support shoreline projects that protect and restore San Francisco […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2017
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California Water News for September 15, 2017

The Los Angeles Times: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Whittier Narrows Dam is unsafe and could trigger catastrophic flooding The East Bay Times: Shower restrictions lifted at Alameda Point; drinking water still banned Capital Public Radio: California Leads The Way In Growth Of Climate Change Lawsuits The Press Enterprise: You may not believe it, but the number of […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for September 15, 2017

    FORWARD  SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE             SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION           INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE       Dream the Impossible    By Chris Philips, Managing Editor     In June, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia reaffirmed […]

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  • onSeptember 15, 2017
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Transportation News for September 15, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Transbay Transit Center – a difficult journey  VB Profiles: State Legislature Approves Toll Bill, Gives Bay Area Voters Chance to Improve Commute Options  East Bay Times: Bigger rebates for EV buyers hit a speed bump  Mercury News: Editorial: Privacy risk in self-driving cars? Senate has to fix that loophole in federal bill  Mercury News: Willow Glen road […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2017
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Energy News for September 15, 2017

The Wall Street Journal: Valero Houston Plant Underestimated Harvey Benzene Leak Reuters: Aramco says IPO on track after report it is preparing for possible delay The Associated Press: Greece struggles to mop up oil spill; critics demand more The Sun Sentinel: Power restored to 70 percent of FPL customers; many in South Florida still wait The New York Times: De […]

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