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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2017
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Transportation News for April 19, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Geary Boulevard a hot mess of buses, cars, pedestrians and plans Mercury News: BART: Fare cheaters costing up to $25 million each year; what can be done? Mercury News: VTA looking to make Tasman Corridor improvements Mercury News: Roadshow: Crazy driving stunts on 580, 17, 280 Fairfield Daily Republic: $600,000 for 91 more parking spaces at Fairfield […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2017
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Energy News for April 19, 2017

Axios: Obama alumnus: Should have built Keystone Bloomberg News: Big Oil’s Rejection of Silicon Valley Is Finally Coming to End Washington Examiner: Cyber attack would leave East Coast dazed, Energy Dept. says Los Angeles Times: L.A. County creates a lower-cost alternative for Southern California Edison customers Morning Consult: Energy Regulator: ‘World Isn’t Sitting Still’ While Commission Is Hamstrung South China […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2017
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California Water News for April 19, 2017

U.S. News & World Report: Documents Provide Play-By-Play of Dam Crisis Response The Science Times: Opening The Damaged Oroville Dam To Sustain Storm Water From Increasing California Storms Could Potentially Save Mor… Sacramento Bee: Expert performed autopsy on Oroville spillway collapse. Here’s what … KFSN-TV: Oroville Dam managers made missteps in handling crisis, AP reports Capital Press: Dam managers made missteps in handling crisis NBC Bay Area: California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 18, 2017
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Transportation News for April 18, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Ford’s Chariot bus drivers to weigh joining Teamsters union East Bay Times: Oakland: Potholes on the minds of all residents, young and old Mercury News: Roadshow: ‘Baby on board’ signs are back, annoying some drivers Mercury News: Mysterious power surges return to BART; agency thinks it has identified the problem Napa Valley Register: Vine Transit celebrates Earth […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 18, 2017
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Energy News for April 18, 2017

The New York Times: BP Gas Leak Is Under Control in Alaska Oil Field E&E: Alaska brings ambitious LNG export project to FERC Reuters: Blackstone to buy EagleClaw Midstream for about $2 billion Bloomberg News: China Gas Output Rises to Record as Coal Production Rebounds The Associated Press: California utility launches first hybrid power systems The Associated Press: Oklahoma to end […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 18, 2017
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California Water News for April 18, 2017

Sacramento Bee: State awards $275 million contract for Oroville Dam repairs Associated Press: Water flowing down damaged main spillway at Oroville Dam Ralph Vartabedian: Serious design, construction and maintenance defects doomed Oroville Dam, report says Valley Public Radio: California Farmers Say Rain Is A Good Thing, But Too Much Can Delay Planting, Harvest Water Deeply: Water Transfers: Crucial to Western […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2017
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Transportation News for April 17, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART to shell out big bucks to catch fare cheats East Bay Times: Peterson: BART’s sexual assault awareness advice takes a creepy turn San Francisco Chronicle: California lets Apple test self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: Geary Boulevard a hot mess of buses, cars, pedestrians and plans San Francisco Chronicle: AAA to offer one-way hourly car rentals in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2017
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Energy News for April 17, 2017

The New York Times: BP Struggles to Control Damaged Well in Alaskan Arctic Reuters: Undaunted by oil bust, financiers pour billions into U.S. shale Washington Examiner: Dakota Access to begin shipping crude in May The New York Times: The Ramapoughs vs. the World Bloomberg News: Saudis Seek 30 Solar, Wind Projects in $50 Billion Pledge The Washington Times: Renewable energy tax […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2017
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California Water News for April 17, 2017

Twin Falls Times-News: Northern California sees new record for wettest winter Lake Tahoe News: Purity of Lake Tahoe water a source of pride – Lake Tahoe NewsLake … Los Angeles Times: One key way soggy California could save water for the next rainless … Delta Confluence: April DSC meeting sparks heavy interest, confusion | Delta Confluence Las Vegas Review-Journal: Water again flowing through damaged Oroville spillway Los […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 14, 2017
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Latest OPC Report to Serve as Guidance for State and Local Planning Efforts Along California Shorelines

This week, the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) released their latest findings on sea level rise in a report entitled, “Rising Seas in California: An Update on Sea-Level Rise Science”. The OPC report was requested by the California Ocean Protection Council and the California Natural Resource Agency in collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Planning and […]

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