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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 14, 2017
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Transportation News for April 14, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART spared tough budget decisions by last-minute state help San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s new Warm Springs station already experiencing broken escalators San Francisco Chronicle: At Big Sur, a sudden taste of isolation Washington Post: Big Sur usually can’t keep people away. Right now, it’s practically deserted. Los Angeles Times: Here’s what a new Highway 1 bridge in […]

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  • onApril 14, 2017
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Energy News for April 14, 2017

Reuters: Chevron exploring sale of Canada oil sands stake worth about $2.5 billion: sources Houston Chronicle: Conoco to sell San Juan Basin stake for $3 billion Bloomberg News: Billionaire Bets on Old-School Energy in $3 Billion Conoco Deal Reuters: Dakota Access Pipeline to start interstate service May 14 Houston Chronicle: Methane detection jobs booming The Wall Street Journal: Texas Regulators Finalize […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 14, 2017
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California Water News for April 14, 2017

Associated Press: California state water managers will resume releasing water down a damaged spillway at Oroville Dam Sacramento Bee: California’s water chief says he may release Oroville Dam documents after trying to keep them secret  Washington Post: After 63 feet of snow, Northern California mountains break record for wettest water year Sacramento Bee: Why celebrate the latest rainstorm? Because […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 13, 2017
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Transportation News for April 13, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART to look at service cuts, reduced discounts to trim costs Mercury News: Palo Alto: Paid parking could be a downtown boon, consultants say Mercury News: Roadshow: Rescuing a pet from a hot car can be legal San Francisco Examiner: Major BART delays caused by brakes, not sunken barge sitting atop Transbay Tube San Francisco Examiner: Funds […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 13, 2017
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California Water News for April 13, 2017

CBS Sacramento: Governor Defends State’s Handling Of Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency Oroville Mercury Register: Spillway flows to resume Friday morning Associated Press: California Farmers Get First Full Water Supply in More than a Decade Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville level rising, close to where DWR said main spillway might be used KCRA Sacramento: Oroville Dam: Here’s where things stand now Central […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 13, 2017
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Energy News for April 13, 2017

Financial Times: Oil market ‘very close’ to balance – IEA Reuters: New U.S. pipelines to drive natural gas boom as exports surge The Hill: Industry assails Trump’s ‘Buy America’ steel plan The New York Times: Venezuela Staves Off Default, but Low Oil Prices Pose a Threat Chicago Tribune: Chromium spill near Lake Michigan brings new attention to cancer-causing pollutant Bloomberg […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 12, 2017
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California Water News for April 12, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown’s administration blocks public review of Oroville Dam records Wall Street Journal: California’s Central Valley Farmers to Get Full Water Allocation for … Sacramento Bee: California water allocations hit 100 percent – here’s why farmers are still miffed Los Angeles Times: From extreme drought to record rain: Why California’s drought-to-deluge cycle is getting worse Sacramento Bee: Big […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 12, 2017
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Transportation News for April 12, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Transbay Transit Center rooftop turning into 5.4-acre City Park San Francisco Chronicle: Clash in Oakland over AC Transit buses to hills schools San Francisco Chronicle: KKR, others in Lyft funding round valuing company at $7.5 billion Mercury News: Salvage process weighed for sunken barge atop BART Transbay Tube Mercury News: Roadshow: How the new gas tax could […]

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  • onApril 12, 2017
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Energy News for April 12, 2017

Reuters: OPEC figures show oil output cuts exceed pledge in March – sources The Wall Street Journal: Saudi Arabia Wants OPEC to Extend Production Cuts Houston Chronicle: New U.S. drilling permits surged in March Houston Chronicle: Fast growth of sand mining is ‘real deal’ after oil bust Financial Times: EDF raises UK energy prices for second time in four months […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 11, 2017
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Transportation News for April 11, 2017

Mercury News: Roadshow: Oops, sign at 17-280-880 gives wrong directions Marin Independent Journal: Marin history: The San Rafael-Richmond Ferry Company Napa Valley Register: The Pothole Bandits, coming to a Sonoma County road near you Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Tesla’s ‘crazy’ climb to America’s most valuable car company Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown on road-bill deals: ‘Everybody here has needs’ KQED: Will Democrats […]

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