Newsletter December 5, 2014 CALIFORNIA ENACTS HISTORIC GROUNDWATER LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF A HISTORIC DROUGHT In the midst of a historic drought, California groundwater law is undergoing historic changes. This past year, the California Legislature, for the first time, enacted comprehensive groundwater legislation requiring that groundwater be regulated to achieve “sustainable […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION December 2014 Issue Fidley Watch: 鏟準備* By Chris Philips, Managing Editor *Shovel-ready The US Senate has once again blocked the final permit allowing the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline. I heard the news in Hong Kong, where I was attending the fourth annual Asian Logistics […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report for Public Review and Announcement of Public Meeting Lead Agencies: United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District and Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region Project: Maintenance Dredging of the Federal Navigation Channels in San Francisco Bay, Fiscal Years 2015 – […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 21, Bulletin 28 – December 4, 2014 Click here to view online. CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Taxes: House Passes Tax Extenders Bill Resources: Californians Introduce Water Bill To Relieve Drought Immigration: House Homeland Security Conducts Hearing On Executive Actions; Secretary of DHS Defends President’s Actions Immigration: House Committee Debates Constitutionality […]
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press: Data: BLM delays some oil, gas lease sales to protect sage grouse The Hill: Adding methane emissions rules would hurt industry, regulators, environment Reuters: Kinder Morgan might export condensate through pipeline revival, exec says Bloomberg: EIA: U.S. proven oil, gas reserves rose in 2013
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California drought unchanged through November Los Angeles Times: It’s official: California storm didn’t cure the drought Los Angeles Times: California needs more rain, any way you count it Washington Post: Heavy rains bring mudslide fears, revive Yosemite’s waterfalls Washington Post: Study: California drought is the most severe in at least 1200 years Ripon […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: The U.S. Consumer is Doing Just Fine There was much hand wringing earlier this week with the release of the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) estimate of an 11.0 percent drop in Thanksgiving weekend sales and 5.2 percent drop in buyer traffic from a year ago. The Thanksgiving weekend that includes Black Friday […]
Continue ReadingInstant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for November Economists got their Christmas present early this year. A blowout November jobs report put a smile on my face this morning. November’s +321K nonfarm payroll jobs easily surpassed consensus expectations for +230K. Some analysts were talking about downside risks to the number due to weather, a weaker […]
Continue ReadingNational Journal: U.S. shale will continue despite OPEC decision, analysts, execs say CNBC: ExxonMobil projects can withstand oil at $40, Tillerson says The Bakken Magazine Online: More oil, gas CFOs consider low prices biggest challenge, survey finds Reuters: Drilling activity steady in shale-producing districts, Fed says Fuel Fix: Lawmakers attach energy measures to defense authorization bill The Hill: Sen. Inhofe urges […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: More Rain Eases One California Problem, Threatens Others Associated Press: Prayed-for Rains to Soak California Another Day Sacramento Bee: California rescues salmon trapped in Yolo Bypass McClatchy Washington Bureau: Latest California drought bill causes new dust-up Los Angeles Times: California rain has Yosemite waterfalls flowing again SF Gate: Proposed GOP overhaul of California water laws looks dead Capital Press: California […]
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