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California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference (CMANC) – Washington Meeting Recap

Monday, March 9, 2015 to Thursday, March 12, 2015. Liaison Capitol Hill 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.  20001 (202) 638-1616 CMANC’s Washington Meeting Recap     Our Annual Meeting to educate Congress and The Administration on the value of the system of ports and harbors in California to the Nation and to advocate […]

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  • onMarch 23, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 23, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown: Opposition on climate change ‘borders on the immoral’ Los Angeles Times: Capitol Journal: Thirsty crops should require state regulation Christian Science Monitor: Will California’s drought affect hydroelectric power? The Atlantic: The Economics of California’s Drought: What happens when the country’s largest state runs low on water? The Weather Channel: Megadrought Risk Growing For United States, Climate Models […]

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Notice of Public Meetings – Desalination Amendments

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Final Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California Addressing Desalination Facility Intakes, Brine Discharges and the Incorporation of other Non-Substantive Changes and Proposed Final Staff Report Including the […]

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  • onMarch 23, 2015
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Transportation News for March 23, 2015

 Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown: Opposition on climate change ‘borders on the immoral’  Sacramento Bee: Sacramento airport plans to build on-site solar farm  San Francisco Chronicle: 7 companies licensed to test automated vehicles in state  San Francisco Chronicle: Private commuter shuttles, with perks, grow in S.F.   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/23/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES and KEVIN ROBILLARD THE WEEK […]

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Energy News for March 23, 2015

The Hill: Week ahead: Supreme Court to hear challenge to EPA power plant regs Reuters: U.S. gas prices fall 4 cents, ending weeks of increases – survey Washington Examiner: GOP, industry plot to handcuff fracking rule The Hill: API: Federal fracking rules are “unnecessary” Bloomberg: Saudi official: Global oil prices won’t recover to $100 The Hill: GOP vows to fight federal […]

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Public Notice & Agenda for State Coastal Conservancy Board Meeting on March 26, 2015 in Napa

Attached here is the Public Notice / Agenda for the Coastal Conservancy Board Meeting meeting to be held in Napa on Thursday, March 26th.  The related staff recommendations and exhibits can be viewed on the SCC website here: http://scc.ca.gov/2015/03/13/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-to-be-held-in-napa-march-26th-2015/    

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Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – March 20, 2015

Mixed Economic Data and A Cautious Fed This week’s FOMC meeting statement dropped the word patient but the tone remained very dovish. Industrial production activity remained modest in February after posting a decline in January. Data on February housing starts showed a sharp decline in new construction activity; however, permitting data looked more promising for […]

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