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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2017
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Transportation News for July 28, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area bridges see dramatic increase in early morning congestion  East Bay Times: Silicon Valley Leadership Group seeks to banish ‘twin demons’  Mercury News: California’s EV charging network gets $800 million spark from VW  Mercury News: Roadshow: Why should everyone get to drive in the express lanes?  Napa Valley Register: MTC approves $500,000 grant for downtown Novato […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2017
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Energy News for July 28, 2017

Bloomberg: Oil Companies Trim Drilling Budgets in Sign of Rising Caution E&E News: Oil field spills down 17% last year Reuters: Halliburton to pay $29.2 mln to settle U.S. charges tied to Angola The New York Times: Wider U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Risk Biting Both Countries Bloomberg: Brent Crude Set for Biggest Weekly Gain This Year as Glut Eases The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2017
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California Water News for July 28, 2017

Sacramento Bee: California orders closer look at these 93 dams after Oroville crisis San Francisco Chronicle: State orders 93 dam spillways checked after Oroville near-disaster Los Angeles Times: A new gold rush is on, sparked by California’s post-drought snowmelt Oroville Mercury Register: Steve Carson’s Outdoors: Lake Oroville settles in to summer fishing … The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Spillway reconstruction still on schedule […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 27, 2017
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Transportation News for July 27, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Electric bus maker Proterra opens California factory San Francisco Chronicle: Oroville Dam flaws don’t bode well for tunnels, train projects East Bay Express: East Bay Paratransit Bus System Leaves Drivers Broke and Riders Often Stranded East Bay Times: Oakland to improve pathways from downtown, Chinatown to waterfront Mercury News: New bike share station open for business on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 27, 2017
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Energy News for July 27, 2017

Reuters: Shell sees oil demand peaking by late 2020s as electric car sales grow Bloomberg: Petronas Deals Fresh Blow as World Exits Canada’s Energy Patch Bloomberg: At ‘bare bones’ Noble Group, staff exits and debt pose more risks The Wall Street Journal: Berkshire Wins a Round in Competition for Onco Quartz: Asia’s infrastructure boom is coming to the cities most […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 27, 2017
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California Water News for July 27, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Oroville, other flood-safety projects would be fast-tracked under new bill CBS Los Angeles: Parents Issue Warning After Son’s Swim In Pyramid Lake San Francisco Chronicle: Oroville Dam flaws don’t bode well for tunnels, train projects Chico Enterprise-Record: Editorial: Twin tunnel plan ignores delta reality San Francisco Chronicle: How California can and must stop wasting its storm water Sacramento […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 26, 2017
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California Water News for July 26, 2017

News Deeply: An Unconventional New Captain for California’s Water Agency Paradise Post: Butte supervisors, Paradise support letter delaying Oroville Dam relicensing Oroville Mercury Register: Speculation about Oroville Dam’s ‘green spot’ grows Fresno Bee: Bureaucratic bungling on Oroville Dam bodes ill for future California … Pasadena Now: City Committee Agrees Pasadena Should Dive Into Massive WaterFix Project as Demand for Water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 26, 2017
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Energy News for July 26, 2017

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Shale Threatens Chemical Element of Saudi Aramco’s IPO Platts: Total continues fight over FERC authority in gas manipulation case The Associated Press: Strike by oil tanker owners causes fuel shortage in Pakistan The Wall Street Journal: Strike by oil tanker owners causes fuel shortage in Pakistan The Telegraph: Falling oil price pushes Tullow Oil to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 26, 2017
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Transportation News for July 26, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge board may chase marathon runners from roadway East Bay Times: Drones, artificial intelligence creep into the road construction industry Mercury News: Roadshow: California’s new “8” license plates will hit the road soon Mercury News: Editorial: CARB can’t let VW off the hook for its diesel emissions scandal Mercury News: Opinion: If Congress allows 91,000-lb. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 25, 2017
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Energy News for July 25, 2017

Washington Examiner: Trump Interior Department to eliminate Obama fracking rule Bloomberg: Traders Think Hedge Funds Are Missing a Trick With Oil Quartz: The South China Sea’s untapped oil and natural gas are back in focus The New York Times: At Oil Producers’ Meeting, Tough Talk Fails to Convince Markets The Wall Street Journal: Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Exports as OPEC […]

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