San Francisco Chronicle: Big water moves mark Brown’s final months Redding Record Searchlight: Redding Fire: What you need to know if you’re evacuating from the Carr Fire Appeal Democrat: With state allocation set, Sites Reservoir officials begin securing more funding Plumas County News: Grant could be key to replacing city’s failing infrastructure San Francisco Chronicle: OPINION: Preserve Hetch Hetchy reservoir […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Megaregion a vision for redistributing the California dream San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge inspection report: good structural shape, needs cosmetic touch-ups Mercury News: Meters to San Mateo Bridge will remain dark for many years Curbed: Muni buses slower, more prone to malfunction than almost any other city Sacramento Bee: Want to convince California voters to keep […]
Continue ReadingReuters: Trump says very close to 12-month waiver for ethanol in gasoline The Associated Press: Industry head: Tariffs could have big impact on US energy The Wall Street Journal: Saudi Arabia Pressures Aramco to Take On Debt After IPO Stalls Platts: Fuel oil’s unexpected and timely renaissance Platts: Valero, Marathon see Q2 surging margins and high refinery throughput continuing in […]
Continue ReadingABC 10: Testing the waters to find the cleanest swimming holes Chico Enterprise-Record: Road leading to Oroville Dam to reopen Monday Next City: Los Angeles Utility Wants to Solve Energy Storage with the Hoover Dam The Guardian: Is Zinke trolling San Francisco with plan to dismantle city’s reservoir? GV Wire: What To Do With $171 Million? Dam Backers May Turn […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Transportation exec Steve Heminger, head of MTC, to retire in 2019 San Francisco Business Times: Head of Bay Area’s regional transportation agency to retire East Bay Times: Outgoing SPUR director explains what’s wrong with the Bay Area today East Bay Times: Milpitas Police Chief prepares for new BART station Mercury News: Willow Glen road diet update: Roadshow […]
Continue ReadingFinancial Times: Oil majors return to deepwater drilling Platts: Americas Energy CEO Series: Cheniere’s Fusco feels ‘urgency’ to grow US LNG export business Bloomberg: Steel Tariff Adds $40 Million ‘Tax’ to Pipeline Project, Executive Tells Congress Houston Chronicle: Baker Hughes, Enbridge develop new “MRI” tech for pipelines The Associated Press: Feds allow pipeline construction in North Carolina to expand Platts: Russia’s […]
Continue ReadingMaven’s Notebook: OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for July 25 (with photos and videos) Turlock Journal: Local legislators send plea to State Water Board Fresno bee: Temperance Flat dam gets $171 million. Project just needs another $2.6 billion San Francisco Chronicle: No real worry that Hetch Hetchy will be drained after Zinke’s visit Chico Enterprise-Record: Sites Reservoir earns $816 million […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Replacing BART’s fake cameras with real ones paid off after MacArthur Station stabbings San Francisco Chronicle: Train station killing in Oakland: BART violent crime up 69 percent in past decade East Bay Times: East Bay bus riders are trending whiter, more affluent: Report East Bay Times: A new study says services like UberPool and Lyft Line […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: California funds new dams to protect against future drought Sacramento Bee: California’s largest reservoir project in decades gets an $800 million boost. But is it feasible? Wall Street Journal: California Set to Award $3 Billion in Water-Storage Projects New York Times: The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam Into a Giant Battery Patch.com: Pacheco Reservoir Expansion […]
Continue ReadingWashington Examiner: US can’t produce enough oil to lower prices, IEA official tells senators Reuters: Occidental Petroleum explores sale of pipeline assets -sources Platts: US congressman calls for federal gasoline, diesel tax increases Financial Times: ExxonMobil’s Darren Woods vows engagement and openness Houston Chronicle: Oil companies rush to prove sustainability bona fides, as investors circle Axios: Shell, BP sign letter praising […]
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