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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 17, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 17, 2015

The Dissident Voice: California’s One-Year Water Supply vs. Fracking The Weather Channel: Does California Really Have Just One Year of Water Left? KEYT: Water Restrictions Could Get Tighter In California Sacramento Bee: With reservoirs depleted, Water Resources Control Board must restrict water use Bay Area News Group: Report: California should be planning for next drought now Capitol Public Radio: Endangered Delta […]

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  • onMarch 17, 2015
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Energy News for March 17, 2015

Slate: Peak Coal: No, coal energy isn’t going out of style. But the U.S., and maybe even China and India, are deciding they need a lot less of it. New York Times: U.S. Oil Prices Fall to Six-Year Low Reuters: Removing U.S. oil ban would create jobs beyond drilling -report The Hill: API: States should meet 2008 ozone standards […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 16, 2015

Time: California May Crack Down Further This Week on Water-Wasters CA State Water Board: Proposed Emergency Regulation for an Information Order Regulation During the Drought Emergency Associated Press: California water-wasters elude fines as drought persists, local agencies avoid enforcement Sacramento Bee: Sierra at Tahoe ski resort closes due to lack of snow Association of California Water Agencies: State Water Board […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2015
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Energy News for March 16, 2015

Bloomberg: Analysis: Rig count hits lowest since Nov. 2009  Reuters: Regulator: Oil, gas industry should do more to prevent crude train accidents  Bloomberg: 4 energy companies show interest in Whiting Petroleum, sources say  American City Business Journals: Texas LNG plans LNG export project, requests FERC permit  USA Today: U.S. oil pipeline surge continues despite Keystone XL delays  Reuters: Energy Dept. plans […]

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  • onMarch 16, 2015
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Transportation News for March 16, 2015

 San Francisco Chronicle: Tests of Bridge rods find more widespread cracking San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: How to pay tolls across Golden Gate Bridge  KQED: BART Passengers Riding in Harmony With BART Bicyclists, Mostly   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/16/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe and Kevin Robillard THE DAY AHEAD: Today the House […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 13, 2015

SF Gate: State poised to step up crackdown on water wasting Pacific Institute: The Water Footprint of California’s Energy System, 1990–2012 Sacramento Bee: As drought worsens, L.A. water agency offers cash to Sacramento Valley farmers The Desert Sun: Lawmakers see issues in bottled water, expired permits Stockton Recrod: Eggman floats groundwater bill Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: State Water Board posts […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2015
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Energy News for March 13, 2015

Bloomberg: Oil lobby group said to be in talks with officials on crude exports  Reuters: United Steelworkers, oil companies reach tentative contract  Bloomberg: Analysis: Wave of shale deals starts as reserve value drops  Platts: West Coast refiners import more gasoline, alkylate from Asia  The Hill: Feds should tap offshore reserves to bolster energy stability  The Guardian: US and Chinese companies dominate […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2015
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Transportation News for March 13, 2015

  Sausalito wants changes to ferry landing design Marin Independent Journal Seismic work on the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza continues Marin Independent Journal Drivers for Uber, Lyft are not part of Vision Zero safety training in SF San Francisco Examiner Los Angeles Sees Health Benefits as Its Smog Haze Clears WSJ POLITICO Morning Transportation […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 12, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 12, 2015

DWR California Water Plan: Water Plan eNews Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: Gov. Brown announces appts to the Water Commission, Reclamation Releases Draft Enviro Docs for Westlands WD-San Luis Canal Pump-In Program, Happy Birthday, National Wildlife Refuge System Los Angeles Times: Risk of 8.0 earthquake in California rises, USGS says Chico Enterprise-Record: Sacramento Valley water transfers: Prices spike, amounts […]

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