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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 9, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 9, 2016

SFGate: La Niña no longer seen as likely this winter Sacramento Bee: This is what the climate bill Jerry Brown signed means East Bay Times: Only wealthy benefit from confusing water data KQED: California’s Warmest Summer: This Is It And Now U Know: Weather Agencies Predict Drought Could Benefit from Hot Summer Los Angeles Times: Sen. Feinstein asks for more cash […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 8, 2016
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Transportation News for September 8, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Major job losses feared when self-driving cars take to the road San Francisco Chronicle: Judge’s ruling roadblock for plans to widen Highway 1 in Pacifica San Francisco Chronicle: Court ruling deals blow to 385,000 Uber drivers East Bay Times: Potholes: The sales pitch for the VTA’s Measure B tax The Registry: Fremont Sets a Game Plan to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 8, 2016
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Energy News for September 8, 2016

Reuter: U.S. Judge Halts Fracking Plan for Federal Lands in California Reuters: U.S. Advances Oil Reserve Revamp Plan, Potential Crude Sale Reuters: EIA Forecasts Oil Output to Fall By Less Than Previously Expected Reuters: Oil Extends Gains After Big U.S. Crude Stock Draw The Wall Street Journal: U.S.’s Aging Oil-Reserve Infrastructure Needs an Update Greentech Media: The Road to a Thriving […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 8, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 8, 2016

News Deeply: Major Habitat Restoration Project Could Help Delta Fish Politico: Drought talks drive energy bill AgWeb: Almond Harvest Underway in California Natural Resources Defense Council: Why California WaterFix Is a Path to Extinction Chicago Tribune: Water rights depend on where you live Monterey County Weekly: As ratepayers battle Cal Am over rising water bills, chances for … California Ag Today: Salinas […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 7, 2016
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Energy News for September 7, 2016

The Associated Press: Judge Grants Partial Stop on North Dakota Pipeline Work NPR: Army Corps Doesn’t Oppose Temporary Halt to Dakota Access Pipeline Reuters: Oil Rises, But Doubt Over Output Deal Tempers Rally The New York Times: Elon Musk’s Solar Vision, Up for a Dicey Vote TechCrunch: SolarCity’s Integrated Solar Roof Plan Said to Target 5M U.S. Homes Fox Illinois: Deadline […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 7, 2016
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Transportation News for September 7, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Mini-Bay Bridge will stretch over downtown San Francisco  Mercury News: Alameda: $45 million ferry facility to break ground  Mercury News: BART to San Jose train testing means rails will be electrified and dangerous Marin Independent Journal: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge commute relief due in October 2017 Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Rural Napa Vine Trail segment unofficially open

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 7, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 7, 2016

Appeal-Democrat: DWR mails flood risk notifications CBS: Emergency Managers Gather In Sacramento To Prepare For Flooding Los Angeles Time: This island is in desperate need of water Fresno Bee:  Official: Californians netted strong water savings in July Sputnik International: Enormous California Tree Die-offs Causing Wildfires, Habitat … Los Angeles Times:  The forecast for Lake Mead: Hot and dry with plenty […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 6, 2016
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Transportation News for September 6, 2016

KPCC: Pay by the mile or at the pump? A gas tax experiment  San Francisco Chronicle: One man has filed almost 300 complaints about tech buses in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge is a testament to workers East Bay Times: California fails to extend green sticker program for plug-in hybrids Mercury News: How California driver racked up […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 6, 2016
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Energy News for September 6, 2016

  The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Oil-Rig Count Rises by One The Associated Press: Wells Closing After Oklahoma Quake Fraction of State’s Total The Wall Street Journal: End in Sight for U.S. Natural-Gas Glut Reuters: Oil Slips Toward $47 as Hopes for Producer Action Wane E&E: Litigation Might Redefine FERC’s Reach on Power Prices The New York Times: ‘Rolling Coal’ in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 6, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 9, 2016

Associated Press: California’s native salmon struggling in 5th year of drought PBS News Hour: Could California’s drought make residents sick? Salon: The Golden State’s water crisis: California and EPA poised to … Mail Tribune: Drones help California farmers save every drop of precious water  San Francisco Chronicle: Turn California’s dead trees into electricity Daily Mail: Crisis as drought causes […]

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