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Energy News for September 15, 2015

The Denver Post: Feds to study safety in oil, gas workplace Oil & Gas Journal: US to see shale oil output decline next month, EIA says Wall Street Journal: How to Transport Oil More Safely Reuters: Oil edges further above $46, weak Asian outlook weighs Houston Chronicle: OPEC: U.S. oil production growth to slip in 2016 Wall Street Journal: Oil Companies […]

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Transportation News for September 15, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Supervisor Wiener to introduce affordable housing legislation  San Jose Mercury News: San Jose affordable housing law headed to U.S. Supreme Court  Napa Valley Register: NCTPA wrapping up countywide transportation plan Sacramento Bee: Plug-in electric vehicles are setting the pace  Daily Cal: BART responds to overcrowding by increasing number of train cars, hours of operation  PW Magazine: San Francisco-Oakland East […]

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ACWA 2015 Regulatory Summit — October 14, 2015

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA): ONE YEAR LATER ACWA 2015 Regulatory Summit October 14, 2015 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Ontario, CA ACWA’s 2015 Regulatory Summit will take place Oct. 14 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Ontario, CA. The summit will include programs on topics such as: *   GSA Formation: How’s it Going Out […]

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Endangered Species Return to Restored Salt Pond

Endangered species return to restored salt pond By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News — Two endangered species of animals — Clapper Rail and Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse — have returned to a nearly lifeless former salt pond in the southern San Francisco Bay, the first proof that the ambitious 30-year South Bay Salt Pond […]

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CASA Connects Newsletter for September 14, 2015

Legislature Adjourns 2015 Session On Friday, September 11, the Legislature adjourned the 2015 Legislative Session. As usual, the final few weeks of the Session were filled with a flurry of activity as legislators, staff, and advocates raced to wrap up action on the remaining bills and major outstanding issues before the final deadline. Several issues […]

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California Water and Drought News for September 14, 2015

Capital Public Radio News: California Drought Factor In Rapid Growth Of Wildfires Los Angeles Times: After heat wave, rain on the way to Southern California New York Times: Moving Fast, Fire Scorches Community in California San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Incredibly fast’ Valley Fire destroys hundreds of homes San Francisco Chronicle: Who owns California’s water? Gold Rush-era laws cripple system San Francisco […]

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Energy News for September 14, 2015

The Hill: Analysis: GOP, groups seek to strengthen fight against CPP Reuters: Oil producers plan wastewater disposal unit spinoffs to generate cash CNBC: Oil glut, storage dearth may drive prices to $20, Goldman says Associated Press: Feds identify inspection failures before Calif. spill SNL Financial: Crude exports bill unlikely to clear Senate, analysts say Reuters: Calif. lawmakers scale back climate legislation […]

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Transportation News for September 14, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: BART, packed with record crowds, to expand service San Jose Mercury News: San Francisco Bay ferry rider surge fuels expansion dream  San Jose Mercury News: Santa Clara County: Transportation project wish list for tax funds tops $50 billion  Contra Costa Times: Bay Area unlikely to follow San Francisco’s footsteps on housing crisis Politico: POLITICO Morning Transportation for […]

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