Los Angeles Times: SoCal Gas to pay $4-million settlement over massive Porter Ranch gas leak The Wall Street Journal: Dakota Access Pipeline Official Vows to Move Forward The New York Times: Neighbors Say North Dakota Pipeline Protests Disrupt Lives and Livelihoods Bloomberg News: Saudi Arabia Ousts U.S. as Biggest Oil Producer, IEA Says Reuters: Oil rises on smaller-than-expected build in […]
Continue ReadingThe Bakersfield Californian: Kern County crop value dips after five years of growth News Deeply: The Surprising Science of Wildfires and Tree-Killing Beetles News Deeply: North Valley: Recycling Urban Wastewater for Farms and Wildlife OregonLive.com: Warm water ‘blob’ off northwest coast returns Lexlogy: California Issues New Proposition 65 Warning Regulations ThinkProgess: Senate water bill could weaken coal ash rules, advocates say […]
Continue ReadingYubaNet: PG&E flying low in Tehama, Shasta, and Lassen counties to check for drought stricken trees MyMotherLode.com: T.U.D. May Seek Tree Mortality Grants Truth-Out: Toxic Slime Spreads Across World’s Oceans as Climate Disruption … KPCC: California considers new rules to allow direct consumption of treated … KRCRTV.COM: Officials trying to clean up oil spill before it seeps into groundwater Lexology: Water […]
Continue ReadingThe following dredging-related articles have been published between August 30 through September 13, 2016, by Sand and Gravel. October to be a busy month for Mackley US: Ellicott Dredge Enterprises launches restoration website San Juan Harbour, Puerto Rico, Maintenance Dredging – Award US: work gets under way on Gordon Pass dredging project US: Vitter votes to move […]
Continue ReadingMorning Consult: Union Official Blasts Administration for Blocking Dakota Access Pipeline Bloomberg News: IEA Changes View on Oil Glut, Sees Surplus Enduring in 2017 Reuters: U.S. Shale Output Drop Seen for 11th Straight Month in October: EIA Houston Chronicle: General Electric Shutting East Houston Manufacturing Operations The New York Times: Saudi Bid on a Houston Oil Refinery Is a Big […]
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press: Federal Intervention on Oil Pipeline Project Unprecedented Alaska Dispatch News: Alaska Railroad to Become First in U.S. to Haul Liquefied Natural Gas Houston Chronicle: Oil Rig Count Grows After Hurricane Hermine The Blade: Ohio EPA OKs Gas Pipeline Station The Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas Falls on Demand Concerns Reuters: Oil Falls as U.S. Drills More OilPrice.com: World’s Smartest […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Facing the realities of limited water supplies Western Farm Press: Good news: California agriculture on rebound in 2016 Santa Cruz Sentinel: From Napa Valley south: 2016 harvest a surprise after poor 2015 Bits of Science: Understanding Sea Level Rise, p4: ice sheet dynamics and (13 … PublicCEO.com: Drinking Water Quality: Perceptions and Challenges Reuters: Homeowners sue California’s Fresno, […]
Continue ReadingA mid-range projection from the National Research Council estimates nearly three feet of sea level rise in the Bay by the year 2100. If such projections are realized, many built environments on the Bay’s shoreline are endangered of being flooded, including roads, sewage treatment plants, and airports. Measure AA, passed in June 2016 with 69% […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge rainy-day fund runs low, leaving toll-payers on hook San Francisco Chronicle: 3 mayors brave BART to promote bond measure East Bay Times: Prices to increase for ACE passengers East Bay Times: Borenstein: BART tax could quadruple original claim Marin Independent Journal: Novato, San Rafael seek SMART quiet zones for train horns Fairfield Daily Republic: Suisun City […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg News: Refiner Cuts Costs, Offers Buyouts as Ethanol Credits Rise Reuters: Biggest Weekly U.S. Crude Oil Inventory Drop Since 1999: EIA The New York Times: ‘I Want to Win Someday’: Tribes Make Stand Against Pipeline The Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas Rises After Smaller Inventory Build Than Expected Reuters: Oil Heading for First Rise in 3 Weeks on OPEC […]
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