Associated Press: House moves to bring relief to California’s farm belt Los Angeles Times: House approves California drought bill that faces Obama veto The Fresno Bee: House passes GOP California drought bill, but Senate approval unlikely Los Angeles Times: Water board adds $40 million to conservation budget as drought persists Los Angeles Times: Blizzard on its way to California, forecasters […]
Continue ReadingOil & Gas Journal: Study: Methane emissions from gas development dropped 10% from 2013 American City Business Journals: ExxonMobil report: North America to reach net oil exporter status by 2020 Reuters: Shale oil, gas to increase GDP, federal tax revenues, report finds Bloomberg: EIA chief: U.S. oil output to slow down, yet reach record level in 2015 amid price […]
Continue ReadingEric Garner, a leading authority on water law and a managing partner at Best Best & Krieger LLP, was the keynote speaker at ACWA’s Fall Conference & Exhibition in San Diego on December 4th. Eric discussed California’s historic new groundwater management act in his presentation titled: “Groundwater Legislation: History in the Making or Another Dead […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION December 2014 Issue West Coast Pilots: New Ships, Old Challenges By Kathy A. Smith Pilots have been shepherding vessels in and out of harbors for centuries, but overall the job hasn’t changed much. Hazards that have existed for millennia are still around. Most still have to […]
Continue ReadingThe Brown Administration has published a press release from Secretary John Laird opposing Federal Drought Legislation. Click here to read Secretary Laird’s full statement.
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Continue ReadingNEPA: Understanding the Basics Live Webinar January 21, 2015 Environmental Training Resource is hosting a webinar on NEPA: Understanding the Basics on January 21, 2015. Click here for full details.
Continue ReadingHouse-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate By Michael Doyle McClatchy Washington Bureau December 8, 2014 Tellingly, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on Monday said that she can’t support some of the provisions in the current House bill, despite negotiating progress that has convinced her an eventual bipartisan compromise is possible. “There […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: California Drought Is Said to Have Natural Cause Sacramento Bee: Monster storm to hit Northern California Wall Street Journal: In California, Saving Water Is All Over the Map Associated Press: In final days, House moves again to address water shortage for California farms McClatchy Washington Bureau: House-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate TIME: New Study […]
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal: Dropping oil prices may stall megaprojects Reuters: Rep. Barton to introduce bill ending crude exports ban, aide says The Economist: Analysis: U.S. shale remains competitor to Saudi Arabian oil National Journal: U.S. shale will continue despite OPEC decision, analysts, execs say
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