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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 8, 2015
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Transportation News for September 8, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s Transbay Tube reopens on time – but major delays reported  San Jose Mercury News: Can California really cut gasoline use by 50 percent?  San Jose Mercury News: California Legislature: Compromises on tax and climate change bills remain elusive as Friday deadline approaches Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Spare the Air alert issued for Tuesday  San Francisco Examiner: Supervisor […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 4, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 4, 2015

Associated Press: Forest Service spends a record $243M last week on wildfires Press Democrat: Cooler weather helps firefighters gain ground on Elk Fire Los Angeles Times: California fines oil companies for failing to report water use data NBC Bay Area: Folsom Lake Water Level Dangerously Low as Drought Continues U.S. Drought Monitor: California and National Drought Summary for September 1, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 4, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 3, 2015

Times-Standard: Be prepared — be very prepared McClatchydc.com: Fight between tribes and farmers over Northern California’s water California Farm Bureau: California Farm Bureau Federation Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story Monterey County Weekly: California’s drought is breeding a new culture of tattling for the sake of our aquifers. KCRW: Is California at Risk for a Katrina-like […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 4, 2015
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Energy News for September 3, 2015

Bloomberg: House committee to consider crude exports this month, sources say Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Shell Oil exec bullish about Chukchi drilling San Antonio Express-News: Sen. Bennet expresses conditional support for crude exports The Wall Street Journal: Judge: SEC should act on final disclosure rule for extraction firms FuelFix.com: EIA: Shale boom drives oil, gas output’s resilience to storms Chemical Week: Clariant looks […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 2, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Unintended consequences of conserving water: leaky pipes, less revenue, bad odors Associated Press: Flows cut at Folsom Lake to conserve Sacramento water supply McClatchy Washington Bureau: In drought-stricken California, the drops that divide farmers and tribes Water Deeply: Drought Puts California Water Rights in Crosshairs for Reform Bloomberg: Warm Winter Looms for U.S. as El Nino Builds […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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Energy News for September 2, 2015

FuelFix.com: Crude exports won’t prompt gasoline price hike, EIA report finds The Associated Press: Texas earthquakes unlikely to be caused by energy drilling, state regulator finds Forbes: Obama should recognize Alaskans’ support for Arctic development Bloomberg: Report: Lifting sanctions on Iran could drive oil output decline in Americas SNL Financial: Experts: Groups could race to challenge CPP upon rule issuance

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 1, 2015

Associated Press: Wells run dry in small Central California town amid historic drought Associated Press: California plans taking land for huge water tunnels Sacramento Bee: Feds reduce flows out of Folsom Lake to conserve Sacramento region’s water supply Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: A new sign of El Niño’s power Los Angeles Times: Essential California: The downside of conserving […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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Energy News for September 1, 2015

The Hill: API finds fault with final review of federal ozone rule EENews: Alaska Native leaders maintain support for oil, gas despite protests Forbes: Oil, gas industry could encounter pivotal market moves next month FuelFix.com: EIA lowers oil output estimates for first half of 2015 Bloomberg: Walking rigs transform US shale sector with improved efficiency Bloomberg: Alaska leaders call for preserving […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 31, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 31, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Is the drought killing California’s giant sequoias Los Angeles Times: How a 1930s water war between California and Arizona delayed Parker Dam San Jose Mercury News: Largest Orange County jail implements water-saving programs The San Diego Union-TribuneSoCal needs NorCal water San Francisco Chronicle: California’s doing great on water conservation but only above The Budapest Report: Water woes: […]

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