Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 21, 2018
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Energy News for September 21, 2018

Bloomberg: Exxon, Chevron Climate U-Turn Includes $300 Million for Research Quartz: US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron finally join a global climate initiative-as an Indian titan exits Houston Chronicle: Lopez Obrador moves ahead on refinery overhaul, threatening U.S. gasoline exports Houston Chronicle: BP targets Texas for American comeback Platts: Bakken operators facing shift to less […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 21, 2018
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Water News for September 21, 2018

Los Angeles Times: 87 days of smog: Southern California just saw its longest streak of bad air in decades Lake County News: Governor signs bill to cut red tape and implement quagga and zebra mussel inspection programs News Deeply: Hoover Dam as Giant Battery? The Hurdles Are More Legal Than Technical San Gabriel Valley Tribune: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 20, 2018
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Transportation News for September 20, 2018

San Francisco Examiner: Drivers to pay Treasure Island toll in both directions starting in 2021 San Francisco Examiner: California aims to get less affluent plug-in drivers into carpool lanes Mercury News: Red-light runners beware of rat boxes: Roadshow Press Democrat: SMART to begin work on extension of commuter rail to Windsor San Francisco Examiner: Lime […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 20, 2018
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Energy News for September 20, 2018

Financial Times: Trump seeks to replace Iranian oil sources for allies Platts: Mexico’s incoming president to tweak, not abandon energy reforms: adviser Platts: Access to gas supply could be a challenge for new US LNG exporters The Associated Press: Massive 2013 oil spill in North Dakota finally cleaned up Bloomberg: California Clean Energy Mandate Comes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 20, 2018
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Water News for September 20, 2018

Los Angeles Times: Local water officials discuss 50-year extension of State Water Project contract Sacramento Bee: Mendocino Complex, biggest wildfire in California history, now 100 percent contained Chico Enterprise-Record: Bill to form Oroville Dam citizens advisory commission signed into law Transport Topics News; ASCE Gives California’s Kern County C on Infrastructure Times of San Diego: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2018
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Transportation News for September 19, 2018

Mercury News: Big changes coming to Clipper card KTVU.com: Lanes to close during installation of suicide net on Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco Examiner: City to redesign intersection where cyclist was struck, killed Los Angeles Times: Passenger rail project between Southern California and Las Vegas has a new backer Mercury News: Losing carpool stickers brings […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2018
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Energy News for September 19, 2018

Bloomberg: In Big Win for Trump, U.S. Sanctions Cripple Iranian Oil Exports Washington Examiner: Explosions in Massachusetts raise safety questions about delivering natural gas to homes Bloomberg: Vitol-Cheniere Pact Shows Long-Term LNG Deals Aren’t Dead Houston Chronicle: Texas regulators pull plug on 221 power plans for not offering same deals in English, Spanish Platts: Utilities […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2018
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Water News for September 19, 2018

News Deeply: Monsoon Storms, Key to Recharging Groundwater, May Become Less Common KQED: Climate Summit: What Happened and What It Means ABC 30: Mayor says new water plant makes Fresno “drought proof” AgAlert: Federal water bill aims to smooth project funding Mercury News: OPINION: How expediency has backfired in California with dam, schools, taxes… Turlock […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 14, 2018
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Transportation News for September 14, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Bowing to privacy concerns, BART to hold hearings before it expands surveillance San Jose Mercury News: BART delay to San Jose has commuters groaning Wall Street Journal: Driverless Hype Collides With Merciless Reality Cal Matters: The road to California’s coveted electric highway is congested; will a new pact help clear the way? 

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 14, 2018
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Energy News for September 14, 2018

The New York Times: Gas Explosions Erupt at Dozens of Homes in Andover and Lawrence, Mass. Reuters: Perry encourages Saudi, OPEC, Russia to work against oil price spike Houston Chronicle: Google partnership adds momentum to Houston’s tech dreams The Associated Press: Trump panel wants changes in royalties from public oil, gas The Hill: Committee votes […]

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