San Francisco Chronicle: All eyes on big Bay Area storm Washington Post: Pineapple Express to deliver some much-needed, far from drought-busting rain to northern california Los Angeles Times: Can scientists engineer drought-tolerant plants? KSBW The Central Coast: Drought reveals mysteries of river Live Science: Sky River to Bust Northern California Drought This Week Santa Clarita Valley Signal: Despite some rain this […]
Continue ReadingToday’s Washington Brief: The DOE axed a major clean coal project after delays meant the program would run out of federal funding. The Washington Post An Inspector General report finds that FERC and its former chairman leaked sensitive information about hypothetical attacks on the electric grid. E&E has the story. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers […]
Continue ReadingP R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland issues statement on West Coast labor impasse Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 4, 2015: The Port of Oakland issued the following statement this evening regarding the West Coast waterfront labor impasse: “The West Coast waterfront labor […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Feb. 4, 2015 in ACWA eNews Local Water Agencies Gear Up for Ongoing Conservation, Drought Response Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 02/04/2015 – 10:00am With a fourth year of drought now unfolding, water agencies around the state are gearing up for continued water use restrictions and ongoing education and outreach […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through the Army Civil Works Program, has released their FY-15 Work Plan for construction, investigations, and a variety of other programs and projects. You can access these documents by clicking on the links below: Civil Works Program, FY15 – Construction Civil Works Program, FY15 – Investigations Civil Works Program, […]
Continue ReadingSPECIAL REPORT: FY 2016 Budget and California Implications February 2015 Below are two additional reports on the President’s FY 2016 budget proposal prepared by the California Institute. Department of Health & Human Services – http://www.calinst.org/pubs/FY16HHS.pdf Department of Agriculture – http://www.calinst.org/pubs/FY16AG.pdf Previous reports can be obtained by clicking on the links below: Department of […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Atmospheric river poised to soak Sacramento Associated Press: Drought Watch: California water use down 22% Stockton Record: California meets water savings goal Los Angeles Times: Californians make major water cuts in December, reach Gov. Brown’s goal Sacramento Bee: California cut water use more than 20 percent in December Associated Press: Biggest California Water Savers, Users at a Glance Los […]
Continue ReadingFuel Fix: API’s Gerard calls on lawmakers to support energy infrastructure investment Bloomberg Businessweek: Cash drain forces oil, gas companies to auction off midstream assets Fuel Fix: Projected oil output growth could keep prices low for a while, BP exec says Rigzone: Significant oil price recovery may not happen this year, economist says Platts: U.S. to see uptick in industrial […]
Continue ReadingAnother problem for new Bay Bridge span: Elevator doesn’t work San Francisco Chronicle Oakland Tribune editorial: Bay Bridge navigational beacon must be fixed now Oakland Tribune SMART rail extension to Larkspur in Obama’s budget Marin Independent Journal New Maps Size Up Transportation Poverty Risks in 4 Cities Next City For a sustainable Bay Area, tracking […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. At the links below, please find a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment Approving an Exception to the California Ocean Plan for the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Adopting an Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. Notice […]
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