The Pacific Current December 17, 2015 It’s not too late to register or reserve a hotel room for our Winter Conference at our new location on the amazing Big Island in Hawaii! See below for details. And read on for our newest Associate Member and how the Port of Portland has helped return container service to the […]
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Continue ReadingWILDFIRE: No budget overhaul, but ‘borrowing’ likely averted in 2016 Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Thursday, December 17, 2015 While Congress’s fiscal 2016 spending package provides no long-term funding overhauls for wildfire, it does provide a one-time boost in suppression cash to prevent the disruptive practice of “fire borrowing.” The package would provide $2.1 billion for […]
Continue ReadingInterior-Environment: EPA Stays Level, Avoids WOTUS Rider By Ed Felker, CQ Roll Call Republicans largely backed down in their push to use the appropriations process to stop major environmental regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department in the $1.15 trillion fiscal 2016 omnibus spending bill announced late Tuesday, leaving out a […]
Continue ReadingFORESTS: Wildfire-logging deal throttled by Senate ENR leaders Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 A deal to reform wildfire spending and increase the pace of forestry work was left out of the fiscal 2016 omnibus package amid opposition from key Senate leaders and environmentalists, dealing a blow to the Obama administration and […]
Continue ReadingNewsletter December 15, 2015 CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FORCES CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMMA ON BEACHFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS For coastal homeowners, this year’s El Niño means heavy surf and greater-than-average rainfall, which, when combined, can wreak havoc upon beachfront properties. Although many homeowners sit protected behind adequate seawalls, others lie exposed, vulnerable to these winter storms. When the time […]
Continue ReadingP R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland launches hotline, live chat, and office hours New outreach programs for greater community engagement Oakland, Calif.–December 15, 2015–Today the Port of Oakland launched a new toll-free telephone hotline, Web site live chat, and office hours in […]
Continue ReadingCQ NEWS Dec. 14, 2015 – 4:44 p.m. EPA Broke Rules in Promoting Waters Rule, GAO Says By Jeremy Dillon, CQ Roll Call The EPA violated policy restrictions in the fiscal year 2014 and 2015 spending laws by using social media to promote its proposed Waters of the United States rule, according to the Government […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the supplemented agenda for the December 17th Board meeting. To view all of the agenda related materials, please visit the website at: http://www.portofoakland.com/about/legistar.aspx
Continue Readingwww.redwoodcityport.com December 2015 Bair Island Tides Formally Returned; Role Port Played The tides from San Francisco Bay were formally returned to Bair Island by breaching the levees yesterday (Thursday, December 10) […]
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