Sacramento Bee: California water districts: We can handle three more years of drought Wall Street Journal: California Water Supplies Pass ‘Stress Test’ Capital Public Radio News: California Water Agencies Say They Have Enough Supply For 3 Dry … Stockton Record: Fitzgerald: The ‘Big Empty’ at San Luis Reservoir East Bay Times: Most state water agencies abandon conservation targets […]
Continue ReadingWashington Examiner: Moniz: Fracking Has Been Good for the Environment The Wall Street Journal: Concho to Expand Midland Basin Presence With $1.625 Billion Deal Reuters: U.S. Shale Output Drop Seen for 10th Straight Month in September: EIA Reuters: Oil Remains Near Five-Week High on Expectation of Producer Action The Hill: Feds Tighten Controls on Abandoned Pipelines The Washington Post: Greens and […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: The mystery behind California’s high gas prices San Francisco Chronicle: Retain sticker programs to incentivize electric car sales San Mateo Daily Journal: Toll lane study gets a big boost: Local companies chip in $3 million for Highway 101 environmental review East Bay Times: New AC Transit app allows riders to report suspicious activity Napa Valley Register: Napa […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Drought costs California farms $600 million, but impact eases News Deeply: Northern California Towns Are Running Out of Water Sacramento Bee: What’s behind Lake County’s back-to-back wildfire catastrophes? Blame the drought CBS Local: UC Davis Study Finds Drought Impact On Farmers Harsh, But … The Columbian: Brunell: Investors call on tech to be smart about water Reveal: ‘The blob’: […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Critics ask where water-tunnel funding is coming from Associated Press: US agency studies how to detect algae bloom outbreaks Monterey County Herald: Drought: San Luis Reservoir at lowest level in 27 years SFGate: Crops wilting, businesses suffer from prolonged drought Grist: Why the heck isn’t drought-stricken California measuring water? KQED: How a Sheep Farmer Saves Water Using Shipping Containers […]
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal: North Dakota Crude Oil Production Falls to More Than Two-Year Low Washington Examiner: The Harsh Reality of Russia’s Influence on Alaska’s Offshore Exploration Reuters: Oil Rises on Talk of Producer Action, But Excess Looms Morning Consult: D.C. Agency Appeals Pepco-Exelon Merger Bloomberg News: New York Heat Overburdens Utility as Authorities Urge AC Use The Hill: Feds […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge lower deck? Images from all the times it almost happened San Francisco Chronicle: More ride options doesn’t mean less traffic San Francisco Chronicle: Start those electric engines: Revamp state zero-emissions program San Francisco Chronicle: To win business travelers, airlines rush to Silicon Valley Napa Valley Register: Caltrans begins nighttime paving on Highway 29 San […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, state transportation officials announced a 38% ($754 million) funding cut to transportation projects over a course of five years – the deepest reduction California has seen in two decades. With numerous Bay Area projects on the line, ranging from bike lanes to highways, officials say it is now up to local and regional governments […]
Continue ReadingEconomic Calendar: EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories Rise 1.1 Million Barrels The Wall Street Journal: Analysts Expect 21 Billion Cubic Feet Rise in U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories Reuters: Oil Prices Dip on U.S. Crude Inventory Build, Record Saudi Output Fortune: This Power Grid Startup Just Raised Money From Bill Gates The Hill: US, India Expand Clean Energy Research Washington Examiner: Greens Settle […]
Continue ReadingEast Bay Times: Expanded all-nighter bus service sees some gains, but demand still lagging East Bay Times: Roadshow: I-80 rebuild begins, and it’s a biggie Vallejo Times-Herald: Ramp connecting Interstate 80, State Route 12 to open soon Marin Independent Journal: Marin Civic Center traffic roundabout construction on schedule
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