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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2016
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Transportation News for September 19, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Google buses multiplying, but they’re not the bad guy San Francisco Chronicle: Burlingame startup Proterra has electric bus with 350-mile range San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft sees robot taxis approaching fast San Francisco Chronicle: SFO flying high on renovations, regional growth East Bay Times: Editorial: Support Oakland’s $600 million bond plan Marin Independent Journal: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge lane gets […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2016
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Energy News for September 19, 2016

The Hill: Pipeline Delay Stirs Anger, but Not Yet Action, on Capitol Hill The Wall Street Journal: OPEC Chief Says Members Won’t Make Output Decision in Algiers CBS News: Fuel Supplies in at Least 5 States Threatened by Ala. Gasoline Pipeline Spill The Hill: US Wins Solar Case Over India at WTO Bloomberg News: Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U.S. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 19, 2016

Associated Press: Toxic algae turns up in more than 40 California lakes, waterways East Bay Times:  Toxic algae troubles many California lakes and waterways Eastern Daily News: Could California Be Facing A Centuries-Long Drought? KCRA Sacramento:  Cal Fire: Dying trees are state’s largest natural disaster Central Valley Business Times:  California water powerhouse reveals plans for Delta eNews […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 16, 2016
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Energy News for September 16, 2016

Reuters: U.S. congressional panel to hold fuel rules hearing CNBC: Gasoline prices could be the cheapest for any fall since Obama was first elected Reuters: EPA waives summer-grade gasoline requirements for Atlanta, Nashville areas Reuters: Oil prices drop as growing supplies stoke glut concerns E&E: Dakota Access faces millions in losses if pipeline stalls – lawyers Reuters: Tesla wins energy storage […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 16, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 16, 2016

Los Angeles Times: Will climate change make California’s droughts worse? Wall Street Journal: California to Save More Water for Endangered Fish Associated Press: California fish may get more water from overtapped rivers San Francisco Chronicle: New state water plan may force tighter conservation restrictions Record Bee: Gov. Brown signs water conservation measure KTLA: ‘The New Normal’: California’s Severe Drought Could Last Indefinitely, New Study Says PBS NewsHour: Senate approves bill […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2016
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Energy News for September 15, 2016

Forbes: Tesla Sues Oil Industry Exec It Says Pretended To Be Elon Musk to Gain Secrets The Wall Street Journal:Natural Gas Falls Ahead of Inventory Report Reuters: Oil edges up, returning supply caps gains The Hill: Feds argue against pipeline injunction, support new review The Washington Post: The government just decided the future of California’s desert, and solar companies […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2016
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Transportation News for September 15, 2016

  East Bay Times: Report: Tech buses proliferating throughout Bay Area Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito sues Golden Gate Bridge district over ferry landing project Marin Independent Journal: Marin’s Civic Center Drive ‘quiet zone’ change will delay completion Marin Independent Journal: Marin lands $4.4M grant for bus depot Los Angeles Daily News: LA City Council backs Measure M sales tax to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 15, 2016

Los Angeles Times: Another kind of drought: Inmate fire crews dwindle as wildfire season grows even longer Associated Press: California water tunnels would need US funding, analyst says McClatchy Washington Bureau: Lake Tahoe protection and Sacramento flood control in Senate bill Sacramento Bee: Nearly 300 Fresno homes test positive for lead in water Western Farm Press: Over-irrigation can cause walnut […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 14, 2016
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Transportation News for September 14, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber’s robot taxis hit the road for passengers in Pittsburgh East Bay Times: Editorial: Reject BART’s $3.5 billion bond measure SPCR: Metro says Expo Line to Santa Monica converted solo drivers to transit users NBC: Unprecedented Toll Considered for Popular ‘Crooked’ Lombard Street in San Francisco Fiscal Times: Why Your Highway Carpool Lane Is Slowing Down

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