Category: Environment

PPIC Survey: Californians and the Environment

Voters see environmental issues as key in the governor’s race. Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Lunna Lopes Key findings A majority of likely voters (56%) say the candidates’ environmental positions are very important in determining their vote in the governor’s race (67% of Democrats, 54% of independents, and […]

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Spare the Air Alert for Thursday, July 26, 2018

This message approved by Chandra Johannesson, Manager of Environmental Compliance: A Spare the Air Alert has been issued for Thursday, July 26, 2018, throughout the Bay Area. EBMUD is a member of the BAAQMD Spare the Air Employer Program BAAQMD is forecasting tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased levels of ground-level […]

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Agencies Propose Revisions of Endangered Species Regulations

    Newsletter July 25, 2018     AGENCIES PROPOSE REVISIONS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES REGULATIONS   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have proposed important revisions of their regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Services would change four aspects of their regulations: (1) the way they […]

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CASA Connects for July 24, 2018

Conference News  CASA Conference Features 2018 US Water Prize Winner Announcing more exciting news for this year’s Annual Conference in Monterey! We will hear from Ted Henifin, general manager of Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Hampton Roads is the public sector winner of this year’s U.S. Water Prize, awarded earlier this month as part of the […]

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4 things to know about Trump’s ESA overhaul

ENDANGERED SPECIES 4 things to know about Trump’s ESA overhaul Michael Doyle, E&E News reporter Published: Friday, July 20, 2018   Buckle up! We’re taking a deeper dive into the Trump administration’s new Endangered Species Act proposals.   That’s right. The proposed regulatory revisions detailed in some 118 pages of bureaucratic text merit close scrutiny. Get past […]

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CA State Parks Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program SAV Update

Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program  Brazilian Waterweed (Egeria densa), Curly-leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus), Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana), and Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)   California Department of Parks and Recreation  Division of Boating and Waterways Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program (AIPCP)    Treatment for July 23 through July 27, 2018 Herbicide treatment of invasive […]

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