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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 9, 2018
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Water News for October 9, 2018

Daily Democrat: Water leaders provide promising updates for smelt restoration project Mountain Democrat: Reservoirs OK despite drier than average water year San Francisco Chronicle: Wetlands complicate battle to extinguish smoky Solano County fire Los Angeles Times: ‘Incredibly grim’ prognosis on global warming also carries clarion call for global action ABC 30: 2018 VOTER GUIDE: A […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 8, 2018
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Transportation News for October 8, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Shoring up of Transbay center will extend beyond Fremont Street area, officials say San Francisco Examiner: Who will pay for the Salesforce Transit Center cracked beams? Testing may tell San Francisco Chronicle: Sophisticated quake alerts let BART stop before shaking starts East Bay Times: Federal aviation, runway safety bill signed into law, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 8, 2018
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Energy News for October 8, 2018

The Associated Press: Oklahoma City power plant fuel tank fire burns out The New York Times: In a Prize for Big Oil Firms, Caspian Deal Eases Access The New York Times: Satellites Aid the Chase for Better Information on Oil Supplies Financial Times: Shell pension fund challenged to disclose response to climate risk Platts: US […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 8, 2018
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Water News for October 8, 2018

Lake County News: California has below average precipitation for Water Year 2018; officials say variability the only certainty Sacramento Bee: Northern California red flag warning to last into Monday Brian K Sullivan and Mark Chediak: California Enters Peak Fire Season With Delaware-Sized Burn Scar Napa Valley Register: OPINION: Imagine a day without water Appeal-Democrat: OPINION: We […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 4, 2018
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Transportation News for October 4, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: One of few certainties with Transbay center: Repair costs covered by warranty Curbed: Transbay Terminal Center closed until November San Francisco Chronicle: Gas-tax repeal made California ballot because of GOP. Then GOP walked away Los Angeles Times: Garcetti urges voters to reject Proposition 6, which would repeal California’s new gas tax Bloomberg: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 4, 2018
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Energy News for October 4, 2018

Houston Chronicle: Houston oil companies fight anti-fracking measure in Colorado Reuters: Global energy bosses send Trump a message: world needs Russian gas Bloomberg: Putin Tells Trump to Blame Guy in the Mirror for High Oil Prices The Wall Street Journal: Canada Won’t Appeal Pipeline Ruling Bloomberg: LNG and Trade Deals Are No Help to Stalled […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 4, 2018
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Water News for October 4, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: What to do when floodwaters rise The Tribune: Worried about North County water? Here’s how to speak your mind on groundwater levels ABC 30: Strong storm moving through Central California, flash flood warning issued Press Telegram: What we know about the coastal ‘rotten egg’ smell, and what it means for your health […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 3, 2018
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Transportation News for October 3, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: SF’s damaged transit center closed for weeks — park could reopen sooner San Francisco Examiner: Responsibility for Salesforce Transit Center fix remains an open question KQED: Audio: One Crack Too Many for SF’s Salesforce Transit Center SF Bay: Sample of cracked Salesforce beams to be removed, analyzed KPIX: Transbay Terminal Director: ‘The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 3, 2018
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Energy News for October 3, 2018

Bloomberg: New Nafta Drops a Relic of Energy Crises Past E&E News: GE asks outsider to stem gaping losses in gas turbines Financial Times: Spanish oil and gas group Cepsa to float at value of up to ???8bn Reuters: After lean years, Big Oil is under pressure to spend Financial Times: Serica Energy’s North Sea […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 3, 2018
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Water News for October 3, 2018

NBC Los Angeles: Season’s First Rainfall Sweeps Into Southern California Chinook Observer: Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic KQED: The $8.9 Million California Water Bond That Has Environmentalists Divided KYMA: $6.3 million in state funds awarded to Imperial County News Deeply: Will a Landslide on the Eel River Cause California’s […]

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