Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 23, 2018
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Transportation News for August 23, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Muni approves bus lanes on Geary as critics see red over private shuttle use Mercury News: Muni approves bus lanes on Geary as critics see red over private shuttle use Mercury News: Valley Fair, Santana Row crosswalk changes coming Mass Transit: Mayor Breed, Leader Pelosi and State and Regional Partners Celebrate Completion of TJPA’s Salesforce Transit […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 23, 2018
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Energy News for August 23, 2018

Houston Chronicle: Exxon Mobil planning $1.9 billion expansion at Baytown complex Platts: US EIA says US Gulf Coast gasoline stocks build as refining holds above historic norms Houston Chronicle: Israel comes to Houston, seeking partners to develop gas reserves Anchorage Daily News: Research firm dubs Alaska’s North Slope a ‘super basin,’ with oil production poised to surge Platts: PJM works […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 23, 2018
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Water News for August 23, 2018

News Deeply: ‘Exchange Pools’: Los Angeles Provides Innovative Groundwater Strategy Durango Herald: Lake Mead water shortage could spell trouble for Colorado Modesto Bee: Historic, tragic Dennett Dam removed as part of plan to restore river in Modesto The Independent: Zone 7 Board Rejects Endorsing Proposition 3 on Split Vote Sacramento News and Review: Moving numbers Sierra Star: Clean water is near […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 22, 2018
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Energy News for August 22, 2018

    Reuters: Oil tops $73 on report of U.S. inventory drop, Iran sanctions The New York Times: Betting Utah Sands Will Be the Next Great Oil Source Platts: US senators urge FERC to make LNG export permitting a priority Bloomberg: Fracking Robots in the Works as Halliburton Digitizes Oil Field Los Angles Times: L.A. officials take new aim at […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 22, 2018
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California Water News for August 22, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: California’s water wars heat up at Sacramento hearing over river flows News Deeply: A Century On, the Battle Over Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley Continues The Daily Independent: Council to support Delta Counties Coalition East Bay Times: Toxic blue-green algae triggers warning in Pittsburg Yale Climate Connections: The surprising connection between summer A/C and last winter’s snow […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 21, 2018
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Energy News for August 21, 2018

    The Wall Street Journal: As U.S. Sanctions Loom, Total SA Struggles to Exit Project in Iran Plants: Midcoast Energy proposes new natural gas pipeline to serve US Gulf Coast Bloomberg: California Considers Issuing Bonds to Cover Fire Damages Platts: Xcel Energy proposes replacing Colo. steel mill’s coal-fired power with solar The Baltimore Sun: Amid offshore wind fight, Ocean […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 21, 2018
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California Water News for August 21, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Farmers protest California water plan aimed to save salmon Pacific Standard: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CALLS FOR MORE WATER AND LESS REGULATION IN CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL VALLEY Capital Public Radio: California Lawmakers Eye Voluntary Tax To Pay For Central Valley Water Contamination Voice of San Diego: Environment Report: Doomsday for Colorado River Approaches Los Angeles Times: Ryan Zinke, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 20, 2018
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California Water News for August 20, 2018

Modesto Bee: Stanislaus, Merced County opponents gear for water rally at Capitol on Monday Los Angeles Times: FEMA agrees to cut Newport flood zone by more than half, saving property owners millions in insurance costs News Deeply: Why the Environment Is a Big Winner in California’s Groundwater Law South Pasadena Review: Graves Reservoir Project Breaks Ground Saturday Santa Monica […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 20, 2018
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Energy News for August 20, 2018

CNBC: Oil giant Total has pulled out of Iran and giant gas project, reports say  Platts: North Dakota producers fail to control natural gas flaring Financial Times: Saipem’s robots set to cap undersea oil blowouts Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers will abandon effort to loosen wildfire liability rules for utility companies RTO Insider: NERC OKs Utilities’ Transfer to ReliabilityFirst Bloomberg […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 20, 2018
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Transportation News for August 20, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: BART, dogged by fare cheats, may replace all 600 gates — but it won’t be cheap  San Francisco Chronicle: BART ridership drops on nights, weekends  San Francisco Chronicle: No fair, say Uber drivers slapped with SFO tickets  Mercury News: A few solutions to our worsening trafic jams  Mercury News: Oops — Highway 85 detour signs are baffling  […]

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