Times have been finalized for the Thursday, Oct. 22 biennial Science Symposium: Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the program running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For specifics, the agenda is here. If you plan to attend, but have not yet registered, you may do so here. You will need a ticket to attend the free event. Because of Silicon Valley […]
Continue ReadingKevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race By JENNIFER STEINHAUER WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly took himself out of the race to succeed John A. Boehner as House speaker, apparently undone by the same forces that drove Mr. Boehner to resign. Mr. McCarthy’s candidacy was damaged when he suggested in an […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Scientific peer reviews of the technical reports supporting the Central Valley Pyrethroid TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment have been completed and are available online at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/tmdl/central_valley_projects/central_valley_pesticides/pyrethroid_tmdl_bpa/index.shtml Central Valley Water Board Staff will be scheduling a public stakeholder meeting in late […]
Continue ReadingWith deadline approaching, Senate pay-fors don’t look so bad to House By Heather Caygle and Lauren Gardner, Politico Pro 10/07/2015 07:23 PM EDT Call it the legislative version of beer goggles. As House lawmakers scramble to pull together a multiyear highway and transit bill before the Oct. 29 deadline, the mixed bag of pay-fors attached […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: El Niño is no substitute for water management Associated Press: California governor signs aggressive climate change bill PBS News Hour: As drought-desperate California sinks, the risk of flood is rising KFBK: Grim Outlook for 2016’s Water Levels KCRA Sacramento: Drought could make salmon fishing conditions even worse Fox News: California’s farmers left high and dry by drought, […]
Continue ReadingThe Army Corps of Engineers published the Interim Deauthorization List of projects that it has identified for deauthorization. Congress directed the Army Corps to develop this list in the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-12-). A copy of the full Interim Deauthorization List and the accompanying federal register notice can be found […]
Continue ReadingAPPROPRIATIONS: McConnell moves to advance energy, water spending bill Hannah Northey, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today moved to proceed with the $35.4 billion fiscal 2016 energy and water development spending bill. The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a procedural motion deciding whether to […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California’s federal reservoirs even lower than last year Associated Press: Fort Bragg to eateries: Use paper plates in California drought Western Farm Press: Central Valley Project falls to 24 percent of capacity Capital Press: Temporary rock barrier removed from Delta as winter approaches Stockton Record: Our view: Water vigilance must continue The Salinas Californian: More California winemakers tap less […]
Continue ReadingOctober 2015 California Exports Slip Sharply Amid Global Conditions California’s export trade plummeted when compared to the same month last year, according to new data from the U.S. Census. The numbers are worse than they actually look, however, due in part to rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar… Read Full […]
Continue ReadingGreetings: The next meeting of the California State Lands Commission will take place October 16, 2015 in San Diego at 1 PM. To view the agenda, please visit: http://www.slc.ca.gov/Meetings/10-16-15/Agenda.htm If you have any questions about this agenda, please email us at: CSLC.CommissionMeetings@slc.ca.gov
Continue Reading
