Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 2, 2016

yourcentralvalley.com: Valley Farmers Growing 35% More Cotton, Despite Another Year of Drought Beef Magazine: Wildfire concern continues in drought regions Stanford University News: Extreme-weather winters are becoming more common in U.S. … Stockton Record: Arguing Stockton’s case against Delta tunnels plan Valley Voice: Tulare County Supervisors Vote to Join the Greater Kaweah GSA Santa Cruz Sentinel: Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Why restoring wetlands […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 1, 2016
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Transportation News for September 1, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART set to turn down the volume on screeching trains  East Bay Times: BART Perks pilot pays riders who avoid the most crowded morning rush hour  Marin Independent Journal: SMART urged to provide more bike parking  Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate ferry slips oldest on the bay, analysis shows  San Francisco Examiner: Muni monthly pass fare rises […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 1, 2016
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Energy News for September 1, 2016

The Hill: House Set to Vote on Online Offshore Drilling Lease Sales Business Insider: Crude Oil Is Getting Clobbered After a Huge Inventory Build Reuters: U.S. Oil Output Seen Rising as Stock Sales Fund Acreage Buys Utility Dive: Location Matters: Utilities Focus on Charger Placement to Drive Electric Vehicle Adoption The Wall Street Journal: Tesla to Pay $422 Million to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 1, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for September 1, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Project aims to feed Delta smelt – ‘They’re starving to death’ Mercury News: Delta smelt: California experiment offers hope for fish near extinction Capital Public Radio News:  Experiment To Boost Smelt’s Food Supply Shows Promising Results Daily Californian: State bill limits use of excessive water during severe drought San Francisco Chronicle: California farm revenue plummets after years of drought  Aussie […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 31, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 31, 2016

Mercury News: California drought: Water guzzlers to face new penalties, possible  Weather Channel: Toxic Algae Blooms Threaten Lakes, Reservoirs in More Than 20 States Sacramento Bee: Project aims to feed Delta smelt – ‘They’re starving to death’ Sacramento Bee: Will a plankton bloom help bring Delta smelt back from the brink? NPR: With Water In Short Supply, California Ranchers Grow […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 31, 2016
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Transportation News for August 31, 2016

Phys.org: Researchers map the gentrification effects of transportation projects on low-income communities San Francisco Chronicle: BART offering riders perks to ease overcrowding on trains NBC: U.S. Transportation Secretary Lauds Work on Future BART Sites in Santa Clara County East Bay Times: Google to expand Waze carpooling service in San Francisco Sacramento Bee: Driving while stoned? California critics of pot initiative […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 30, 2016
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Transportation News for August 30, 2016

Mercury News: Congressmen blast California’s high-speed rail plan  Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Santa Rosa bike lanes go green KQED: East Bay Lawmaker’s Opposition Sparks Fight Over BART Bond Measure Mass Transit: Meet BART’s Fleet: New Trains will Showcase Many Environmentally Friendly Features San Francisco Examiner: Muni’s new future fleet debuts on the factory floor Los Angeles Times: High-speed rail critics question […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 30, 2016
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Energy News for August 30, 2016

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Regulators Warn Drillers to Find Solution to Subsea Bolt Failures Denver Business Journal: Anti-Oil-and-Gas Proposals Fail to Make Colorado Ballot The Des Moines Register: Branstad OKs State Troopers to Protect Pipeline Construction Bloomberg News: Oil Discoveries at a 70-Year Low Signal a Supply Shortfall Ahead The Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas Falls on Storm Uncertainty […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 30, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 30, 2016

Associated Press: The Latest: California updates rules on water guzzlers NPR: Poisonous Algae Blooms Threaten People, Ecosystems Across US Fresno Bee: State protects predatory striped bass that devour salmon and smelt Phys.Org: Climate change has less impact on drought than previously expected Atlanta Jewish Times: Israel’s Water Innovations Bring Life to the World Science 2.0: Climate Change Has Less Impact On […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 29, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 29, 2016

Fresno Bee: Farmworkers overtime pay proposal would devastate Valley ag Hartford City News Times: CA Farmers Use Advanced Drone Tech to Save Water The Daily Progress: Drought produces western region’s driest summer since 1956 RepBlog: The Future of California’s Water Growing Produce: Managing Water In California Vineyards OCRegister: Regulators all wet on Cadiz water project KCET: Last Chance to Save the Delta […]

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