Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 2, 2016
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Transportation News for August 2, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART director Radulovich won’t seek re-election East Bay Times: Richmond: Help plan future bike and pedestrian trail East Bay Times: Walnut Creek rolls out mobile parking app Marin Independent Journal: Marin toll cheats and perps face extra hurdle with new license plate law Napa Valley Register: Napa airport improvement proposals go to supervisors San Francisco Chronicle: Uber may […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 2, 2016
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Energy News for August 2, 2016

The Hill: Green Mega-Donor Takes on Oil Industry Over Calif. Clean Air Law Bloomberg News: Offshore Rig Owners Fall Most in More Than Month on Drop in Oil The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Oil Prices Enter Bear-Market Territory Bloomberg News: Growing Oil Glut Shows Investors There’s Nowhere to Go But Down Reuters: U.S. Crude Edges Back Over $40, But Oversupply […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 2, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 2, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California fishermen win key ruling over Delta water supply Associated Press: Californians Water Conservation Returns to Local Leadership Manteca Bulletin: HIGHER FISH FLOWS Appeal-Democrat: Water districts awaiting approval from state on conservation goals Free Speech Radio News: Wildfire, drought, pests threaten Sierra Nevada’s wild forests Water Deeply: Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered Colorado State News: The ‘politics of water’ transcends […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 1, 2016
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Transportation News for August 1, 2016

  Mercury News: Roadshow: Carpool onramp hours — all day, or just until 9 a.m.? East Bay Times: Motorists flocking to newly opened I-580 express lanes in Alameda County San Francisco Examiner: Aiming to alleviate crowding, Muni 5-Fulton route to get bigger buses San Francisco Examiner: Uber seeks to shield ‘UberPool’ secrets in new CA regulations NBC: Power Failures Ail […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 1, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 1, 2016

CounterPunch: Logging for Water Fresno Bee: The quest to keep San Joaquin Valley’s wine industry growing News Deeply:  Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered The Bakersfield Californian: LOIS HENRY: Taxpayer funded water deal that makes me go: Hmmm San Mateo Daily Journal: Penalty leads to creek restoration: Cal Water settlement reached on … Lake Tahoe News: Tahoe’s rising water temp concerns scientists […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 1, 2016
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Energy News for August 1, 2016

Texas Tribune: Texas Challenges EPA’s Crackdown on Oilfield Methane Bloomberg News: Chevron Extends Losses as Reeling Prices Prompt Writedown Bloomberg News: Oil Swings After Biggest Monthly Loss in Year As U.S. Adds Rigs Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia Natural Gas Playing With Big Boys in Atlantic Coast Pipeline Debate The New York Times: Pacific Northwest Weighs Response to Risks Posed by Oil […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 29, 2016
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Transportation News for July 29, 2016

East Bay Times: Can ferrys, double-decker buses and carpool lots fix East Bay-to-SF commute? San Francisco Chronicle: $6.3 million granted for upgrades at Oakland BART station San Francisco Chronicle: BART riders warned of weekend shutdown between SF, Daly City Mercury News: VTA: Test trains at Milpitas BART Station up and running in six months KRON: Video: MTC aims to ease […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 29, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 29, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Sierra Nevada giant sequoias respond to water stress with clever adaptations San Francisco Chronicle: Can flooded rice fields be a solution in California water war? City Watch: Calif Scorching Temps Astound Climate Scientists East Bay Times: Lake Tahoe: Warmest water temperatures ever recorded threaten … KQED: Warming at Alarming Rate, Lake Tahoe Reflects Rapid Sierra Climate Change The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 29, 2016
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Energy News for July 29, 2016

Bloomberg News: $60 Is the New $50 for U.S. Oil Drillers Contemplating Rebound The Wall Street Journal: TransCanada Profit Falls on Columbia Pipeline Deal Costs The Wall Street Journal: Oil Price Rout Casts Shadow Over Earnings in Energy Sector Reuters: Oil Faces Big Monthly Loss as Oversupply Bites WABE: Georgia Power Plan Calls for More Renewables, Nuclear Study North American […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2016
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Transportation News for July 28, 2016

East Bay Times: Bay Bridge corridor: $40M suite of programs to provide short-term traffic relief  East Bay Times:  BART: Perks pilot program to roll out late summer or early fall  Mercury news:  Roadshow: Garlic fest, antiques show will bring Highways 101, 152 and 1 to a crawl this weekend  Marin Independent Journal: Marin commuters benefit from $18M […]

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