Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 16, 2016
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Energy News for June 16, 2016

Morning Consult: Rider-Filled House Interior, EPA Bill Advances Over Democrats’ Objections E&E: Why Won’t Clinton Support a Carbon Tax? Trump. National Review: Gov. Branstad’s Son to Lead Trump’s Iowa Campaign Bloomberg: Stocks Slide as Central Banks Fail to Reassure; Yen, Gold Climb Reuters: Exxon Asks U.S. Court to Throw Out Subpoena in Climate Change Inquiry Washington Examiner: Republican Prods Obama With […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 15, 2016
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Energy News for June 15, 2016

The Hill: Senate Spending Bill Trims EPA Spending, Blocks Regs Morning Consult: Ryan’s Energy Policy Agenda Requires Republican White House The Hill: Momentum Slows for Major Energy Bill The Hill: Forest Service ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Minnesota Mining Project Bloomberg: Stocks Rebound With Emerging Markets Before Fed; Pound Advances Washington Examiner: Hatch: Obama Oil Tax is a Bad Deal Wall Street Journal: Judge […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 15, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 15, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Delta smelt on the brink News Deeply: Reducing Reliance on the Bay-Delta Climate Central: The Weird Weather That Entrenched California’s Drought North bay Bohemian: Of Water and Wine Redding Record Searchlight: Water restrictions eased; county hires forensic pathologist  Fairfield Daily Republic: Solano supervisors mock twin tunnels video, plan California Farm Bureau: Fishery decisions could help, harm water supplies Circle […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 15, 2016
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Transportation News for June 15, 2016

Mercury News: Roadshow: Pedestrians need to watch out for quiet cars Mercury News: Roadshow: Why the DMV stopped testing Californians’ freeway skills Marin Independant Journal: Marin Transit studies senior transportation as elderly population grows Napa Valley Register: County government cuts greenhouse gases by 10 percent San Francisco Examiner: Crime on Muni drops, though still eludes low-crime goal Sacramento Bee: California economy […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 14, 2016
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Transportation News for June 14, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: High-speed rail lawsuit delays cost $63 million, 17 months Sasn Francisco Chronicle: Starting Tuesday, northbound G.G. Bridge commuters catch a break San Francisco Chronicle: When the Golden Gate Bridge was closed by a violent storm Mercury News: Mercury News editorial: San Jose’s Senter Road housing plan should be approved Mercury News: Roadshow: San Tomas Expressway project will […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 14, 2016
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Energy News for June 14, 2016

Washington Examiner: New Energy-Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers Rolled Out Morning Consult: Energy Bill Supporters Getting Nervous as Progress Stalls The Hill: Chamber Pushes Senate on Energy Bill E&E: Fight Over Riders Returns With Bicameral Interior-EPA Action The Hill: Former Rep. Matheson to Take Reins of Energy Group Bloomberg: German 10-Year Yields Below Zero as Pound Slides on Brexit Risk The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 14, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 14, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Keeping Capitol Park green with reclaimed water won’t come cheap TheProduceNews.com: California grape production continues to set the bar high Daily Star Gazette: California’s 58 million trees have suffered a water deficit – Miami … CBC.ca: Parched California disappointed as El Nino fails to deliver rain News Deeply: Surprising Way Climate Change Is Impacting Water Climate Central: The Weird […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2016
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Transportation News for June 9, 2016

East Bay Times: BART board to consider $3.5B bond, $1.8B budget East Bay Times: Alameda council supports parking fee at ferry terminal Sonoma County Gazette: SMART sets Fares and offers Eco-Pass and Bulk Discounts San Francisco Examiner: New legal filings indicate General Motors may start leasing cars for Lyft drivers in California Los Angeles Times: China will not build L.A.-to-Vegas […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2016
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Energy News for June 9, 2016

The Wall Street Journal: Energy Stocks Have Big Week as Oil Prices Climb Above $50 Reuters: Oil Prices Soften on Profit Taking After Hitting 2016 Highs The Hill: Oil Train Rules Move to White House Review Reuters: IEA’s Five-Year View Sees Gas Demand Slowing, More Spot Pricing E&E: Controversial Methane Drilling Push May Become Law Reuters: U.S. Solar Market to Nearly […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 9, 2016

Associated Press: Court suspends Southern California water district’s land buy Sacramento Bee: Sen. Feinstein: ‘We’ve Got to Reach Consensus’ Visalia Times-Delta: Waterwise: Visalia council calls for 20 percent water reduction Globes: Israeli water tech cos to tackle California drought Patch.com: City Acts in Response to New Drought Requirements WaterWorld: USGS Map highlights groundwater quality concerns The Union of Grass Valley: Nevada […]

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