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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 22, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 22, 2016

Associated Press: California court denies push for payment during tunnel tests Los Angeles TimeS: California’s top court rules in favor of Gov. Brown’s water project Sacramento Bee: State supreme court rules in state’s favor on Delta-property rights Capital Public Radio: Drought Persists And So Does Water Conservation In Sacramento Associated Press: Federal officials say Lake Mead water won’t be released […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 22, 2016
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Energy News for July 22, 2016

Wall Street Journal: ConocoPhillips to Lay Off Another 1,000 Energy Workers Washington Examiner: Report: Interior Not Following Policies on Natural Gas Emissions Bloomberg News: The Risk Oil Drillers Couldn’t Hedge Away Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas Prices Gain on Small Weekly Surplus Reuters: Crude Oil Prices Face Weekly Decline as Glut Fears Persist The Hill: Obama Aims to Boost Electric Cars, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 21, 2016
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Transportation News for July 21, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Jammed stretch of I-80 gets smart traffic technology  East Bay Times: BART: Major delays after truck on tracks disrupts service between San Francisco, East Bay Mercury News: Roadshow: For first driver’s license, California DMV has changed the rules Marin Independent Journal: SMART calls on drivers to think safety as trains roll through Marin Napa Valley Register: Napa’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 21, 2016
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Energy News for July 21, 2016

Houston Chronicle: Halliburton Reports $3.2 Billion Loss After Failed Baker Hughes Deal, Cuts 5,000 Jobs Wall Street Journal: Canada’s Enbridge Fined for 2010 Michigan, Illinois Oil Spills San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area County Bans Nonexistent Fracking The New York Times: A ‘Smart’ Green Tech Hub in Vermont Reimagines the Status Quo Washington Examiner: GOP Platform Supports Wind and Solar, With […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 21, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 21, 2016

Associated Press: Court ruling could boost cost of California water project Sacramento Bee: AM Alert: Managing water from Spain to the Delta Associaetd Press: Southern California water district finalizes land purchase Sacramento Bee: California needs better account of groundwater KJZZ: Federal Department: Arizona’s Excess Water Safe From California The Desert Sun: Regulators ordered Californians to cut water use 25%. In […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 20, 2016
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Transportation News for July 20, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: National Parks make a push to un-pave paradise East Bay Times: BART: Agency needs to fill 62 jobs by November East Bay Times: BART: Braking problem on train in Transbay Tube causes delays Mercury News: Roadshow: Changes to 511.org rile some drivers Mercury News: Roadshow: Dozens of all-day metering lights to roll out next week Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 20, 2016
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Energy News for July 20, 2016

Reuters: Chesapeake Sued for Allegedly Rigging U.S. Oil, Natgas Leases Bloomberg News: U.S. Natural Gas Rises on Forecasts for Scorching Eastern Heat Bloomberg News: American Gas Will Be First to Transit Expanded Panama Canal Reuters: Oil Edges Up in Subdued Trade Before U.S. Stocks Data Bloomberg News: Biggest Sale of Clean Energy Finds No Buyer for All of SunEdison The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 20, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 20, 2016

Capital Public Radio News: California To Set Legal Limit On Probable Carcinogen In Water Fresno Bee: Reclamation raises Friant water allocation to 75% California Farm Bureau: House vote sets stage for talks on drought relief Press-Enterprise: LAKE ELSINORE: Water level lowest since January 1993 KHTS Radio: Santa Clarita Asked To Pay For Drought: Valencia Water Company … Consulting-Specificying Engineer: Tracking and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 19, 2016
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Transportation News for July 19, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: CHP officers slam the brakes on Bay Bridge sideshow drivers San Francisco Chronicle: Security cameras on all BART cars by next year East Bay Times: Free and reduced-fare transit pass pilot for middle, high school students in Alameda County rolling out this fall Mercury News: Plans for self-driving cars have pitfall: the human brain Fairfield Daily […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 19, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 19, 2016

McClatchy DC: Water, historic sites are subjects of Washington legislative flurry Los Angeles Times:  Southern California water district completes $175-million purchase New York Times: Miles of Algae and a Multitude of Hazards AGU Journal: Characterizing the extreme 2015 snowpack deficit in the Sierra Nevada and the implications for drought recovery Manteca Bulletin: Ripon reduces water use by 30.6 percent […]

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