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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2018
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Transportation News for July 13, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: New study finds driving in Bay Area has never been worse San Francisco Chronicle: Bicyclists protest as city plans for safer lanes hit bumps Mercury News: I-680 toll lanes offer slightly faster commutes Mercury News: Shippers rushing to beat tariffs? Port of Oakland reports record imports Marin Independent Journal: Marin transportation board: Sales tax plan needs no […]

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  • onJuly 13, 2018
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Energy News for July 13, 2018

Reuters: Total closes $1.5 billion deal for Engie’s upstream LNG business Financial Times: Vitol set for big payday after Aussie IPO Platts: OPEC president tells Iran monitoring committee will review output compliance Houston Chronicle: ConocoPhillips boosts share repurchasing by another $1 billion Washington Examiner: US utility goes against Trump, says pipelines, not coal bailout, are key to strong power grid’ […]

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  • onJuly 13, 2018
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Water News for July 13, 2018

SFGate: Southern California thunderstorms bring flash-flood warnings Ventura County Star: Four Ventura County area dams cited as deficient in grand jury report  Chico Enterprise-Record: Concrete flows Monday on ‘splash pad’ expansion Action News Now: LOCAL OVERSIGHT GROUP CREATED FOR OROVILLE DAM The Acorn: New pump station crucial to Calleguas and Las Virgenes Pleasanton Weekly: California’s permanent drought is getting worse Sacramento […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 12, 2018
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Energy News for July 12, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: IEA Warns Outages May Stretch Oil-Output Cushion to the Limit Bloomberg: Trump’s OPEC Tweets Have Putin Preparing for Oil Talks Platts: OPEC says market needs more of its oil 2H18, but looks well-supplied in 2019 Bloomberg: Puerto Rico’s New Electric Utility Chief to Get $750,000 Salary E&E News: In about-face, utilities urge EPA to keep mercury […]

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  • onJuly 12, 2018
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Water News for July 12, 2018

Maven’s Notebook: LAKE OROVILE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for July 11 – with photos and videos Fresno Bee: OPINION: Built to Serve a Variety of Purposes, Water System Struggles to Serve Any  Western FarmPress: Work continues on Oroville Dam rebuild  Chico Enterprise-Record: Local oversight group established for Oroville Dam Los Angeles Sentinel: L.A. County Shows Off Stormwater Infrastructure for Safe Clean […]

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  • onJuly 11, 2018
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Transportation News for July 11, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: S.F.’s long-awaited Salesforce Transit Center sets opening date for Aug. 12  San Francisco Chronicle: California and New York City: We’ll buy more electric cars. How about you? San Francisco Chronicle: DMV investigates startup that has disrupted appointment process Mercury News: Fireworks brought Bay Bridge to dangerous craw: Roadshow San Francisco Examiner: BART service cuts to affect early […]

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  • onJuly 11, 2018
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Energy News for July 11, 2018

Bloomberg: U.S. Said to Meet Saudi Leaders to Discuss Iran Oil Sanctions Houston Chronicle: Cheniere, CME Group partner on futures contract for U.S. LNG Financial Times: Norway’s oil fund sells out of Warren Buffett-owned utility Platts: US-China trade war could shake up Asia rankings for buyers of American crude Bloomberg: China and U.S. Impose Tariffs on Trade Flows That Don’t […]

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  • onJuly 11, 2018
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Water News for July 11, 2018

Maven’s Notebook: Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning CBS Sacramento: Southern California Water Agency Re-Approves Delta Tunnels Funding Daily Kos: Coalition Protests Delta Tunnels Tax as MWD Revotes on $11 Billion to Finance WaterFix  Capital Press: Nonprofit files plan to remove four Klamath dams IECN: Securing Southern California’s Water Future with the Help of the Cadiz Water Project  Sierra Sun Times: Restore Hetch Hetchy […]

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