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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 28, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 28, 2016

Porterville Recorder: Christmas gift of water Fresno Bee: East Porterville residents urged to connect to city water system Associated Press: Water officials: California drought still not over Visalia Times-Delta: Officials seek water users in East Porterville Sacramento Bee: Electronic readings of Sierra snowpack: 10.5 inches, 72 percent of Dec. 27 average Mercury News: Mountain snowpack low, but it’s early, California water officials say Lake […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 27, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 27, 2016

Sacramento Bee: With environmental review finalized, could construction on the Delta tunnels begin in 2018? Los Angeles Times: Powerful storm brings road closures and record rainfall to Southern California Sacramento Bee: Farmers score in battle over diverting Klamath River water for endangered species Los Angeles Daily News: A big reason for Southern California’s drought has dissipated; now the ‘door […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 23, 2016
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Energy News for December 23, 2016

The Hill: Alaska lawmakers mull legislation to block Obama drilling ban The Wall Street Journal: Blackstone in Talks to Take Stake in Energy Transfer Partners Assets The Wall Street Journal: GOP Tax Plan Could Boost Prices at the Pump Reuters: One size fits all? In offshore oil sector, using standard gear could cut costs 30 percent: association CBS News: Russian […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 22, 2016
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Transportation News for December 22, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART extension to Warm Springs Station moving in fits and starts San Francisco Chronicle: Uber halts S.F. self-driving pilot in showdown with DMV Mercury News: Menlo Park: Traffic changes coming to Belle Haven Mercury News: Roadshow: No headlights and pedestrians dressed in black Marin Independent Journal: California drivers paying for underfunded CHP pensions San Francisco Examiner: Here’s your […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 22, 2016
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Energy News for December 22, 2016

Houston Chronicle: Feds putting $2 billion behind Louisiana methanol plant with carbon capture Morning Consult: Trump Transition Team Mum on Obama’s Offshore Drilling Ban Reuters: Canada’s Trudeau says Trump ‘very supportive’ of Keystone XL pipeline Reuters: Operations resuming at Libya’s Sharara oil field after pipeline reopens: field official Boston Herald: AG Healey calls for probe into utility companies’ rising rates, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 22, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 22, 2016

New York Times: California Today: A Water Crisis on the Central Coast San Francisco Chronicle: California boosts water-supply projections amid wet weather Sacramento Bee: State Water Project customers will get bigger allocation due to … Los Angeles Times: Many questions linger in water tunnel project San Francisco Chronicle: Rain totals were 400% of normal in parts of Northern California this […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 21, 2016
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Transportation News for December 21, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Bike group, business owner cite Uber self-driving mishaps New York Times: How Self-Driving Cars Work Mercury News: Roadshow: Why are these I-80 median barriers so much taller? Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael considers mounted license plate cameras San Francisco Examiner: Lawyers from Uber, DMV, state to meet Wednesday Sacramento Bee: The Take: It’s Uber’s world; we just ride […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 21, 2016
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Energy News for December 21, 2016

The New York Times: Obama Bans Drilling in Parts of the Atlantic and the Arctic Bloomberg News: Putin’s Oil and Gas Deals Magnify Military Power in Middle East Reuters: Libya pipeline restart cuts into oil rally San Diego Union-Tribune: Utility regulators amend tree-trimming ruling UtilityDive: How Microsoft and a Wyoming utility designed a data center tariff that works for everyone […]

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