Californians agree roads need fixing, but dislike gas tax hike and mileage fee, poll finds San Jose Mercury News BART changes new train car design to satisfy disabled riders’ concerns Contra Costa Times Work moves ahead on Golden Gate Bridge seismic retrofit project Marin Independent Journal Californians sharply divided over hiking state gas tax Sacramento […]
Continue ReadingFebruary News from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project A Project of the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee Sign up now for 2 great BACERP webinars on March 4 and 11. RSVP to bruce@bayareajpc.net. Ohmconnect: Getting Paid to Cut Pollution — Presentation and Q&A with Curtis Tongue, Co-Founder and Executive Director — March 4, 11am – […]
Continue ReadingTop News First U.S. LNG Bunker Barge Ordered by WesPac-CME for TOTE Harvey Gulf Explains Why It Bought Engines Before Ships Dedicated-Gas Engine for Spanish Ferry Is a First for Rolls SwRI Has $20.1 Million Emissions Contract with EPA CNG Net for Europe’s First CNG Ferry, in The Netherlands Wärtsilä Teams with Cryonorm for Simpler […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Field Poll: More Californians want mandatory water rationing San Jose Mercury News: Poll: Drought worries us, but mandatory water rules disliked Reuters: Nearly all California voters think water shortage is serious: poll Fresno Bee: State officials send warnings on eve of Fresno’s big water vote KCRA Sacramento: Could capturing storm run-off help with California’s drought? News10 Sacramento: State agencies […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Feb. 25, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. California’s Ongoing Drought Major Topic at ACWA DC Conference Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 02/25/2015 – 5:06pm California’s fourth year of drought is a major focus of discussion this week at ACWA’s […]
Continue ReadingP R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Here’s the Port of Oakland story….in 120 seconds! Time-lapse tour of seaport, airport, city’s waterfront highlights website upgrade Oakland, Calif. – Feb.25, 2015: Here’s a two-minute warning: it takes only 120 seconds to learn a lot about the Port of […]
Continue ReadingFISCAL YEAR 2015/16 CALL FOR PROJECTS Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) County Program Manager Fund The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is pleased to announce a call for projects for an estimated $850,000 in TFCA County Program Manager Fund programming for the Fiscal Year 2015/16 cycle. Please visit our website at www.sfcta.org/tfcacallforprojects for more information. Applications are due to […]
Continue ReadingBerkeley study directly IDs climate change culprit San Francisco Chronicle Real estate fee, tax credits drive new affordable housing plan San Francisco Chronicle For bicyclists, free parking station opens in downtown Oakland Oakland Tribune Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese unanimously elected as new MTC chair San Jose Mercury News Expert panel discusses Marin housing […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: Opinion: Obama should reach climate-friendly deal with Canada on Keystone XL Reuters: Destination clauses could soon be absent in LNG contracts, exec says The Hill: House panel investigates federal review of Keystone XL Oil & Gas Journal: BLM finalizing plans for sage grouse, Jewell says The Edmonton Journal: Alberta official: Obama’s veto of Keystone XL shows preference for rail […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the March 11, 2015 Board Meeting is now available here and on the Water Board website at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
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