Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 20, 2017
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California Water News for September 20, 2017

LA Times: Water district vote deals major blow to California’s delta tunnel project LA Times: Essential California: A deadly earthquake rocks Mexico — and is a reminder for California The LA Times: From oil refineries to solar plants, unions bend California climate change policies in their favor KCRA: Oroville Dam highlights California water infrastructure ‘falling apart’ KQED News: Coalition Reopens […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2017
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Transportation News for September 19, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: These have been judged the Bay Area’s 10 worst commutes  East Bay Times: Traffic on major Bay Area freeways has grown 80 percent since 2010  NBC: Bay Area Freeway Traffic Continues to Worsen: MTC  KTVU: Bay Area commutes getting longer, more congested: Top 10 worst commutes of 2016  Mercury News: Roadshow: Highway 17 paving, now and down […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2017
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California Water News for September 19, 2017

The New York Times: Climate Change Is Complex. We’ve Got Answers to Your Questions. The Washington Post: Environmental and outdoor groups vow to fight national monument reductions USA Today: After Hurricane Irma, let’s rebuild smarter The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Here’s what the spillway looks like now The Chico Enterprise Record: Low lake levels mean houseboats come out — and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2017
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Energy News for September 19, 2017

The Houston Chronicle: Shale producers pumping more oil despite Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Eagle Ford Bloomberg: Oil Rises Above $50 as Iraq Raises Prospect of More OPEC Action The Associated Press: Lawsuit aims to block oil drilling on US land in Nevada E&E News: Carbon-capture bill could spur vast infrastructure network RTO Insider: ISO-NE Forecast Sees Flat Loads, More Solar, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 18, 2017
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Transportation News for September 18, 2017

KQED: $4.4 Billion Bay Area Transportation Plan — to Be Paid for by Higher Bridge Tolls — Sent to Governor  San Francisco Chronicle: Going across a Bay Area bridge might get a lot more expensive  San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge traffic back to normal after implosion work  San Francisco Chronicle: BART randomly hands out free tickets to boost weekend […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 18, 2017
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Energy News for September 18, 2017

Reuters: Russia’s Rosneft clinches gas pipeline deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan The Washington Post: Trump administration working toward renewed drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Reuters: U.S. oil prices hit $50 on rising refinery demand, falling rig count Bloomberg: IEA Sees Risk of Volatile Oil Prices on Weak Upstream Investment Bloomberg: Big Oil Becomes Greener With Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Pollution […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 18, 2017
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California Water News for September 18, 2017

The Associated Press: Water safe for San Francisco-area city after alert The San Gabriel Valley Tribune: ‘A drowning machine’: Mother of man who drowned in San Gabriel River in Azusa files wrongful death claim The Mercury News: Live blog: California legislature passes big bills on last day of session USA Today: Hurricane Maria grows to Category-3 major hurricane, ‘promises […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2017
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California Water News for September 15, 2017

The Los Angeles Times: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Whittier Narrows Dam is unsafe and could trigger catastrophic flooding The East Bay Times: Shower restrictions lifted at Alameda Point; drinking water still banned Capital Public Radio: California Leads The Way In Growth Of Climate Change Lawsuits The Press Enterprise: You may not believe it, but the number of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2017
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Transportation News for September 15, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Transbay Transit Center – a difficult journey  VB Profiles: State Legislature Approves Toll Bill, Gives Bay Area Voters Chance to Improve Commute Options  East Bay Times: Bigger rebates for EV buyers hit a speed bump  Mercury News: Editorial: Privacy risk in self-driving cars? Senate has to fix that loophole in federal bill  Mercury News: Willow Glen road […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2017
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Energy News for September 15, 2017

The Wall Street Journal: Valero Houston Plant Underestimated Harvey Benzene Leak Reuters: Aramco says IPO on track after report it is preparing for possible delay The Associated Press: Greece struggles to mop up oil spill; critics demand more The Sun Sentinel: Power restored to 70 percent of FPL customers; many in South Florida still wait The New York Times: De […]

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