- by BPC Staff
- onMay 9, 2014
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May 9, 2014 Contact: Gavin Shire, USFWS, 703-346-9123, gavin_shire@fws.gov Connie Barclay, NOAA Fisheries 202-441-2398 connie.barclay@noaa.gov Federal Agencies Propose Revised Rules to Improve Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Address processes for designating and implementing critical habitat The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMay 5, 2014
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KTVU: New report concludes global warming is real, will lead to increased extreme weather events Los Angeles Times: UCLA researchers unveil a better way to clean brackish water Nature World News: Oysters May be Able to Protect Us from Rising Seas The Record-Courier: No snow adds up to 6th worst year on record for Tahoe […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMay 2, 2014
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To coincide with American Wetlands Month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the completion of the most comprehensive and detailed U.S. wetland data set ever produced, capping a 35-year effort by the Service to map the extent of the nation’s wetlands. The Wetlands Inventory Mapper has digitally mapped and made publicly available wetlands […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMay 2, 2014
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2014 EPA Announces Funding Availability to Clean Up Diesel Engines Nationwide Funding for diesel clean-up targeting cost-effective projects and poor air quality areas WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the availability of $9 million in grant funding for clean diesel projects to reduce diesel pollution and […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 28, 2014
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Marin County wetlands rise again in Hamilton airfield restoration Peter Fimrite “A cheer went up as salt water from San Pablo Bay poured through a breached levee Friday and flooded old, abandoned Hamilton Field in Novato, a landmark moment in the effort to restore Bay Area marshland habitat. The levee breach was the last, biggest step […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 28, 2014
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The Contra Costa Transportation Authority intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to evaluate the effects that adoption of the 2014 Countywide Transportation Plan (2014 CTP) will have on the environment. The below Notice of Preparation outlines the 2014 CTP — the Project to be analyzed — and the potential scope of the environmental […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 25, 2014
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Western Farm Press: Water need brings farmers and ag workers closer Western Farm Press: California citrus groves still at zero water allocation The Packer: Citrus group: California water allotment deceptive Curbed LA: There’s a plan to reverse the flow of the California aqueduct this summer The Raw Story: California struggles to regulate 3,000 water agencies […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 24, 2014
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An Earth Day groundbreaking for Breuner Marsh restoration project Richmond Standard April 22, 2014 by Mike Aldax “A groundbreaking ceremony for the three-year-long restoration of the 164-acre Breuner Marsh – a gorgeous coastal area just south of Point Pinole Regional Shoreline – took place under blue skies and on Earth Day Tuesday. After decades of resisting commercial […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 23, 2014
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The State Water Board has updated its Drought Website to include information about the potential for curtailment of water rights in specific watersheds. The information should help those using these water sources to more accurately forecast this year’s supply. The curtailment analyses shown on the website graph projected water supplies and reported monthly diversions to […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 22, 2014
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For Immediate Release: April 22, 2014 Contact: David Yogi, yogi.david@epa.gov, Ph: (415) 972-3350, Cell: (415) 760-5419 EPA announces $5 million in grants to restore S.F. Bay Water Quality and Habitats Five projects announced at ceremony with EPA, U.S. Rep. Miller and East Bay Regional Park District in Richmond, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. […]
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