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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 9, 2018
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Energy News for November 9, 2018

Financial Times: Iraq close to deal with Kurds to restart oil exports from Kirkuk The Boston Globe: Eversource writes off its investment in Access Northeast because of Columbia Gas disaster Reuters: Russia clashes with Western oil buyers over new deals as sanctions loom The Wall Street Journal: Chevron Stayed in Venezuela Long After Rivals Quit. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 9, 2018
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Water News for November 9, 2018

Reuters: Thousands flee three swift-moving California blazes Ukiah Daily Journal: Rain study in Ukiah helps convince Army Corps to store more water in Lake Mendocino Mercury News: How Gov-Elect Gavin Newsom could shape California’s future, issue by issue Los Angeles Sentinel: America’s Water Infrastructure Act To Fund Up To $35 Million Towards West Basin’s Harbor […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 8, 2018
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Featured Member: Environmental Science Associates

ESA was hired by the California State Coastal Conservancy to provide engineering design, construction planning, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, and permitting, and monitoring services related to removal of more than 2,500 concrete and creosote-contaminated timber piles from the Bay, as well as other dilapidated wharf, and decking structures at the derelict Terminal 4 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 8, 2018
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Transportation News for November 8, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: 10 Northern California road and transit projects spared the knife as Prop. 6 goes down Business Insider: Report: Ford buys Spin, a San Francisco scooter startup Wall Street Journal: Ford Buys Electric-Scooter Startup, Looking to Diversify Beyond Autos Mercury News: San Jose launching driverless car program Mercury News: Full moon, babies and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 8, 2018
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Energy News for November 8, 2018

Financial Times: PGNiG strikes another long term deal for US liquefied natural gas Reuters: Anadarko to sell pipeline, storage assets for $4 billion Reuters: Return to oil production cuts in 2019 cannot be ruled out: OPEC sources Houston Chronicle: Midterms shift balance in Washington for oil sector Bloomberg: Trump Says ‘Fragile’ Oil Market Behind Decision […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 8, 2018
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Water News for November 8, 2018

Modesto Bee: Board agrees to Newsom-Brown request to delay decision on water plan San Francisco Chronicle: Prop. 3: California water projects bond measure goes down to defeat Mountain Democrat: OPINION: The fix is in with WaterFix KNPR: Three Things To Know About Colorado River Plans In The Works Highland Community News: ‘Floating balls’ will aim […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 6, 2018
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Energy News for November 6, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Aegean Marine Files for Chapter 11, Targets Potential Sale Reuters: EU struggles to find host for Iran trade mechanism Bloomberg: CEO of World’s Biggest Oil Firm Says Size Doesn’t Matter in M&A Bloomberg: Iraq Gets Exemption From U.S. Sanctions on Iran’s Energy Exports Platts: US aims to take more Iranian barrels off […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 6, 2018
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Water News for November 6, 2018

Sacramento Bee: See four months of Oroville Dam spillway construction in one minute Santa Maria Times:  Solvang residents getting harder water from city ABC 10: With this dry forecast, we’re starting to wonder, where is El Nino? Visalia Times-Delta: Proposition 3 pours money on Central Valley water projects, faces opposition The Republic: California voters consider […]

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2018 Election: BPC Ballot Measure Positions

As we have covered in our previous newsletters, BPC has taken official positions on several measures on the November ballot: PROPOSITION 3: YES Proposition 3, the Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018, will invest over $8 billion in California water infrastructure, including key categories like: safe drinking water, Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGMA) implementation, […]

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