Trade & Movement of Goods News for July 15, 2015
San Francisco Business Times: Outrage over coal shipping engulfs $500 million Oakland army base project
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Transportation News for July 15, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle: Gas prices continue to surge in L.A. but barely budge in S.F. San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Why California gas is so expensive Sacramento Bee: Study: California drivers using cellphones more often Los Angeles Daily News: Gas prices spike 69 cents in one week, but relief may be on the way POLITICO Morning Transportation for 7/15/2015 […]
Continue ReadingObama Administration Opposes H.R. 2898
Yesterday afternoon the Obama Administration said it would veto HR 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. A House vote on the bill is expected on Thursday. Below is a full statement by the Administration. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 July 14, 2015 […]
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Energy News for July 15, 2015
Roll Call: API’s Gerard: U.S. needs right policies to support energy revolution Fuel Fix: Report: Proposed U.S. LNG projects face challenges amid foreign competition Bloomberg: EIA: U.S. shale gas output to drop 0.6% next month The Hill: GOP senators ask intelligence community to assess energy renaissance impacts The Hill: Iran deal makes case for allowing crude exports, industry and lawmakers […]
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California Water and Drought News for July 15, 2015
Los Angeles Times: A journey into the drylands Sacramento Bee: Sacramento area residents cut water use 35 percent in June Fresno Bee: $30 million plant would use the sun to recycle tainted irrigation water Elk Grove Citizen: Bera, local Democrats back drought response bill East Bay Express: A Solution for California’s Water Woes Columbia Threadneedle Investments: How Will California’s Drought Affect […]
Continue ReadingPacific Maritime Magazine News Online for July 14, 2015
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Shaver Transportation: From Stern- wheels to Stern Drives on the Columbia River By Peter Marsh Shaver Transportation of Portland, Oregon has been a fixture on the Columbia River since 1880 when George Washington Shaver progressed from supplying wood to fuel steamboats to operating his […]
Continue ReadingWEDA Journal of Dredging Volume 15, Issue 1
The Journal of Dredging is published by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to provide dissemination of technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. The peer-reviewed papers in this practice-oriented journal will present engineering solutions to dredging and placement problems, which are not normally available from traditional journals. The volume 15, No. 1 edition of the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Brown appoints new federal water policy official
Governor Brown appoints new federal water policy official: “Joaquin Esquivel, 32, of Washington, D.C., has been appointed assistant secretary for federal water policy at the California Natural Resources Agency. Esquivel has been legislative assistant for water and agricultural policy and director of information and technology in the Office of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer since 2013, […]
Continue ReadingRMP eUpdate: July 2015
July 2015 RMP Annual Meeting New Developments in Emerging Contaminants and Green Chemistry RMP Journal Publication: Storm Flows Key to Managing Pollution in Highly Urban Watersheds RMP Fact Sheet: A Broad Scan of Bay Contaminants RMP Journal Publication: Contaminant Loads from the Delta to SF Bay RMP Charter IEP Newsletter Article Based on RMP-Supported Monitoring […]
Continue ReadingCMANC Update for July 2015
Maintaining the System of Federal Navigation Projects in California: Increased Harbor Maintenance Tax funding Due to continued pressure by all parties, including CMANC, on “spend the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) for its intended purpose,” Congress has been able to increase funding to the Corps which has resulted in a 50% increase in funding for O&M […]
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