U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations: Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Wall Street Journal: White House Says Obama Would Sign New Iran Bill New York Times: A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development E&E: House unveils bill attacking Obama energy, water priorities CNBC: Oil near $59 on Yemen tension, USoutput Washington Examiner: U.S. […]
Continue ReadingU.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations: Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Sacramento Bee: Area water agencies push back against level of cuts Sacramento Bee: Drought economic harm ‘limited’ Business Insider: One chart sums up the real problem in the California drought — and it isn’t almonds Wired: Wired’s Guide To Produce that […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: BART launches campaign after recent suicides on the tracks Oakland Tribune: Pleasant Hill: BART development still in Planning Commission’s hands Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Santa Rosa’s about-face on county road tax Los Angeles Times: Safety risk of shrinking airline seats questioned POLITICO Morning Transportation for 4/15/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES T&I LAWMAKERS PRESS COAST GUARD ON MISSION […]
Continue ReadingWe are excited to share the April 2015 issue of Richmond Today, the official newsletter of Chevron Richmond. You can access a PDF of the newsletter in English and Spanish HERE. For your convenience, we have included highlights from our April newsletter below. Please feel free to forward this to your friends, family, neighbors and […]
Continue ReadingHouse unveils bill attacking Obama energy, water priorities By Daniel Bush, Annie Snider and Manuel Quiñones, E&E reporters Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, E&E News. House Republicans today released a spending bill for energy and water programs that would block the Obama administration’s controversial water rule for a year while boosting funding for fossil energy […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE JT Marine Delivers A Third Hyak Tug By Peter Marsh Eighteen months after delivering the first 120-foot ocean-going tug to Hyak Maritime in August 2013, the JT Marine shipyard in Vancouver, Washington handed over the third vessel in this series, theM/V Montana, in January […]
Continue ReadingTheSan Francisco Chronicle editorialized in favor of CEQA reform. The SF Chronicle editorial (see full editorial below) called for reform of CEQA, noting it can be manipulated and abused for reasons that have nothing to do with the environment. Full SF Chronicle Editorial: “Antiabortion group exploiting environmental law to halt clinic” April 13, 2015 Of all the well-documented […]
Continue ReadingThe House Appropriations Committee released the draft bill for Energy and Water Appropriations. The Subcommittee markup will take place tomorrow. At this point, we do not know how much money is going to O&M Navigation. The Bill provides $5.6 Billion for the Corps, of which $2.4 Billion is for all navigation investigations, construction and Operations […]
Continue ReadingBegin the Application Process Now for Funding for Recycled Water Projects The State Water Board is calling on all agencies developing recycled water projects to reach out and begin the application Proposition 1 (2014 Water Bond) funds as soon as possible. Funding available for recycled water projects Given the dire drought situation in […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Huge California Water Supplier Plans to Reduce Deliveries San Francisco Chronicle: Higher water rates on tap as utilities cover losses from drought Los Angeles Times: Decision in San Juan Capistrano case may set water rate precedent New York Times: California’s Cycles of Drought The Sonoma State Star: Realities of the California drought U.S. News & World Report: Climate Change […]
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