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WATER POLICY – House passes infrastructure package

The House this afternoon easily approved water infrastructure legislation by voice vote.   The “America’s Water Infrastructure Act,” S. 3021, would authorize numerous port revitalization, flood control and water storage projects.   It would also ask the National Academy of Sciences to study moving the Army Corps of Engineers out of the Defense Department, and would […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2018
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Energy News for September 19, 2018

Bloomberg: In Big Win for Trump, U.S. Sanctions Cripple Iranian Oil Exports Washington Examiner: Explosions in Massachusetts raise safety questions about delivering natural gas to homes Bloomberg: Vitol-Cheniere Pact Shows Long-Term LNG Deals Aren’t Dead Houston Chronicle: Texas regulators pull plug on 221 power plans for not offering same deals in English, Spanish Platts: Utilities […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2018
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Water News for September 19, 2018

News Deeply: Monsoon Storms, Key to Recharging Groundwater, May Become Less Common KQED: Climate Summit: What Happened and What It Means ABC 30: Mayor says new water plant makes Fresno “drought proof” AgAlert: Federal water bill aims to smooth project funding Mercury News: OPINION: How expediency has backfired in California with dam, schools, taxes… Turlock […]

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Oakland Airport’s Fire and Rescue Team Prepares with its First “Live Burn”

P R E S S   R E L E A S E NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Oakland Airport’s Fire and Rescue Team Prepares with its First “Live Burn” Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Training Makes OAK Safe, Secure, Prepared   Oakland, CA – (September 13, 2018):  This week, Oakland Fire Department (OFD) firefighters stationed […]

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