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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 15, 2017
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California Water News for August 15, 2017

Los Angeles Times: A nearly $17-billion water project is being planned for California. What will it cost the Southland? Capital Public Radio News: Sites Reservoir Supporters Want $1.6 Billion From Water Bond Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam relicensing: Signatories didn’t back down after DWR’s ‘subtle threats’ Chico Enterprise-Record: Feather River gets new gravel for spawning salmon Capital Public Radio: A Trip Down The Feather River Shows […]

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  • onAugust 15, 2017
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Energy News for August 15, 2017

Bloomberg: U.S. Oil Drillers Keep Pressure on OPEC With Record Shale Output E&E News: Disaster, decline and hope for an aging mega project Washington Examiner: Colombia’s Ecopetrol announces shift to shale oil amid Mike Pence visit Platts: Chatterjee’s vision for US FERC includes shoring up coal’s place in fuel mix Forbes: Ex-NSA Analyst Raises $10 Million To Stop Hackers Destroying […]

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Transportation News for August 14, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Anyone need a Clipper card? BART has thousands after Warriors parade blunder  San Francisco Chronicle: Bike-share program resented as sign of gentrification  East Bay Times: Proposed Dumbarton rail bridge could be first transbay railroad crossing since BART tube  Mercury News: Roadshow: Lane-splitting motorcyclist says he’s sorry  Mercury News: Roadshow: Summer traffic takes no break  Marin Independent Journal: SMART […]

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  • onAugust 14, 2017
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California Water News for August 14, 2017

USA TODAY: US and Mexico finalizing Colorado River water-sharing deal Central Valley Business Times: Conflict and change mark the California water world Fresno Bee: Temperance Flat Dam investment will pay off for California riskmanagementmonitor.com: Oroville Dam Flood Claims Filed Capital Public Radio News: A Trip Down The Feather River Shows Impacts Of Oroville Spillway … CBS Sacramento: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency The Sacramento Bee: Should Oroville Dam evacuees get state payment? Suit […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 14, 2017
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Energy News for August 14, 2017

Bloomberg: Fast, Dirty Natural Gas Plants Get Boost From Electric Cars The Intercept: Exxon Mobil Is Still Pumping Toxins into Black Community in Texas 17 Years After Civil Rights Complaint The Associated Press: U.S. rig count decreases by 5 this week to 949; Texas loses 7, Okla. unchanged Reuters: Santos eases Australia gas supply fears in power plant deal […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2017
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California Water News for August 11, 2017

News Deeply: Why Markets Aren’t Easy Solution for California’s Groundwater … The Sacramento Bee: Southern Californians, here’s how much your water bills could rise to pay for Delta tunnels Los Angeles Times: California receives $22 million from FEMA for Oroville Reservoir emergency Fox and Hounds Daily: Brown’s blunder down under Sierra Sun Times: California and National Drought Summary for August 8, 2017 KTVL: No drought year for parts of Oregon and California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2017
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Energy News for August 11, 2017

Washington Examiner: GOP senators warn Trump to refrain from oil sanctions on Venezuela Reuters: IEA says strong oil demand growth helping market rebalance The Wall Street Journal: British Columbia Vows to Block Pipeline Expansion Utility Dive: Report: Utilities donate more to Republican candidates than to Democrats Washington Examiner: Trump’s FERC chairman says lack of quorum was historic Reuters: Staid utility investing […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2017
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Transportation News for August 10, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Spirits and boats are lifted with Richmond outfit’s hoists  East Bay Times: Traffic from EBMUD project has Orinda neighborhood homebound, and it’s about to get worse  East Bay Times: Report: BART police auditor needs more authority, resources to investigate officer misconduct  Mercury News: Palo Alto: Police say RV parking enforcement seems to be working  Mercury News: Roadshow: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2017
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Energy News for August 10, 2017

Reuters: Startup Permico joins crowded field looking to build Texas NGL pipelines Washington Examiner: Activists build solar ‘blockade’ along Keystone XL pipeline route The Wall Street Journal: OPEC Says Crude Output Rose in July Reuters: In political storm, Venezuela state-run oil company PDVSA drifts further Morning Consult: Energy Lobby Heavyweights Pressure Pennsylvania GOP to Block Shale Tax Marketplace: What a West […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2017
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California Water News for August 10, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Trump administration sends payout for Oroville Dam crisis. Could more be on the way? Sacramento Bee: Trump administration sends payout for Oroville Dam crisis. Could more be on the way? KQED: Panel Weighed Oroville Spillway Failure in 2014 — and Called It Unlikely Capital Public Radio News: Oroville Dam’s Green Spot: Innocent Pool Or Big Problem? Chico Enterprise-Record: Spillway reconstruction: Review board […]

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