Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2018
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California Water News for August 17, 2018

Sacramento Bee: Delta tunnels cost soars to nearly $20 billion when accounting for inflation SFGATE: California’s 20-pound invasive nutria problem could be worse than previously imagined Los Angeles Times: Climate change is helping crank up the temperatures of California’s heat waves Modesto Bee: State water board won’t vote next week on controversial river flow plan Mountain Democrat: Honey sweetens ditch […]

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  • onAugust 17, 2018
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Energy News for August 17, 2018

Reuters: U.S. approves Cheniere bid to feed first gas to Texas LNG plant The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Signals It Could Sanction China Over Iran Oil Imports The Associated Press: Interior Department eyes protected Arctic land for drilling Platts: PNG LNG set to cut spot sales with new BP mid-term supply deal Reuters: Russian oil industry would weather U.S. ‘bill […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2018
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Transportation News for August 17, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Scooter wars: SF may penalize Lyft, Uber for ride-hail misdeeds  San Francisco Chronicle: Tiny houses for homeless inching their way into SF’s strategy  East Bay Times: New phone theft wave aboard BART trains  East Bay Times: Tubes between Oakland and Alameda to close  Mercury News: Driver manuals are a favorite target for car thieves  Los Angeles Times: Gavin […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 16, 2018
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California Water News for August 16, 2018

The Guardian: California v nutria: state seeks to eradicate scourge of giant rodents News Deeply: How Ranchers Are Getting by With Less Water Across the West The Press: California WaterFix start dates raise red flags Union Democrat: Fixing $21M in storm damage continues at Hetch Hetchy’s Moccasin dam and reservoir Alpenhorn News: Lake Gregory Dam Project Community Meeting in Crestline […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 16, 2018
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Energy News for August 16, 2018

Platts: US EIA says Gulf Coast sets refinery throughput record Financial Times: BP bets big on shale for its US comeback Houston Chronicle: Texas oilfield services companies file more than half of US oilfield bankruptcies Reuters: BNSF adds to restrictions on older oil-tank cars ahead of phase-out: sources HuffPost: Fracking Water Use Skyrockets, Creating 1,440 Percent More Toxic Wastewater Financial […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 16, 2018
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Transportation News for August 16, 2018

CBS: Study: Bay Area Roads Worst In State, Costing Drivers Thousands Each Year San Francisco Chronicle: After Uber accident, fewer people want self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: Facing possible expulsion from its hometown, Bird holds ‘A Day Without a Scooter’ Mercury News: Out-of-control motorcyclists surround family on Almaden Expressway: Roadshow San Francisco Examiner: City unveils design for protected bike lanes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 15, 2018
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Energy News for August 15, 2018

        Reuters: Oil falls on U.S. stocks rise, weaker economic outlook Bloomberg: Exxon Must Face Class-Action Suit Over Climate-Change Accounting The Wall Street Journal: The Key to Big Profits in Clean Energy: Animal Fats Utility Dive: PG&E’s landmark energy storage projects snagged by pushback Utility Dive: Exit fee: Deciding the fate of California’s utilities and customer choice […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 15, 2018
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California Water News for August 15, 2018

Trade Only Today: California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta littered with abandoned boats Ventura County Star: Parents, others urge Simi Valley council not to allow groundwater for residential use Ag NET West: Water Storage Funding a Long Overdue Step in the Right Direction Daily Democrat: Water regulators help target black market marijuana farmers YubaNet: California Water Managers Vary in Use of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 14, 2018
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Transporation News for August 14, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Twin Peaks Tunnel closure compounds Muni driver shortage  Mercury News: Palo Alto: Residents bristle over mayor’s traffic outlook Mercury News: Mathilda Monster to be rebuilt later this year: Roadshow San Francisco Examiner: Reduced seating in new transit center is by design CBS: New Transbay Terminal Brings New Costs For The Public San Mateo Daily Journal: Paving a way […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 14, 2018
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Energy News for August 14, 2018

RTO Insider: Western RTO or Bust? Not so, Says Industry Platts: Group fears FERC information could broaden DOE coal, nuclear plan Bloomberg: Send in the Drones to Reduce Operating Costs for Energy Industry Boston Globe: Vineyard Wind has a big selling point for its power: cheaper prices Scientific American: Can Offshore Wind Turbines Succeed in the Great Lakes? Reuters: Musk says […]

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