Yesterday afternoon the Obama Administration said it would veto HR 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. A House vote on the bill is expected on Thursday. Below is a full statement by the Administration. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 July 14, 2015 […]
Continue ReadingRoll Call: API’s Gerard: U.S. needs right policies to support energy revolution Fuel Fix: Report: Proposed U.S. LNG projects face challenges amid foreign competition Bloomberg: EIA: U.S. shale gas output to drop 0.6% next month The Hill: GOP senators ask intelligence community to assess energy renaissance impacts The Hill: Iran deal makes case for allowing crude exports, industry and lawmakers […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: A journey into the drylands Sacramento Bee: Sacramento area residents cut water use 35 percent in June Fresno Bee: $30 million plant would use the sun to recycle tainted irrigation water Elk Grove Citizen: Bera, local Democrats back drought response bill East Bay Express: A Solution for California’s Water Woes Columbia Threadneedle Investments: How Will California’s Drought Affect […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Shaver Transportation: From Stern- wheels to Stern Drives on the Columbia River By Peter Marsh Shaver Transportation of Portland, Oregon has been a fixture on the Columbia River since 1880 when George Washington Shaver progressed from supplying wood to fuel steamboats to operating his […]
Continue ReadingThe Journal of Dredging is published by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to provide dissemination of technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. The peer-reviewed papers in this practice-oriented journal will present engineering solutions to dredging and placement problems, which are not normally available from traditional journals. The volume 15, No. 1 edition of the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Brown appoints new federal water policy official: “Joaquin Esquivel, 32, of Washington, D.C., has been appointed assistant secretary for federal water policy at the California Natural Resources Agency. Esquivel has been legislative assistant for water and agricultural policy and director of information and technology in the Office of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer since 2013, […]
Continue ReadingJuly 2015 RMP Annual Meeting New Developments in Emerging Contaminants and Green Chemistry RMP Journal Publication: Storm Flows Key to Managing Pollution in Highly Urban Watersheds RMP Fact Sheet: A Broad Scan of Bay Contaminants RMP Journal Publication: Contaminant Loads from the Delta to SF Bay RMP Charter IEP Newsletter Article Based on RMP-Supported Monitoring […]
Continue ReadingMaintaining the System of Federal Navigation Projects in California: Increased Harbor Maintenance Tax funding Due to continued pressure by all parties, including CMANC, on “spend the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) for its intended purpose,” Congress has been able to increase funding to the Corps which has resulted in a 50% increase in funding for O&M […]
Continue ReadingThe Hill: Business groups sue over Obama water rule Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown signs bill prohibiting fines for brown lawns Washington Post: Emerging El Nino weather event is California’s biggest since 1997 Sacramento Bee: California, U.S. officials defend Delta tunnels plan against uncertainties Wall Street Journal: California Drought Leaves Few Farmers Unscathed Monterey County Weekly: Predictions of a strong El Niño […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached After Long Negotiations Reuters: OPEC: “More balanced” oil market expected in 2016 amid demand growth Associated Press: Report: Gas becomes leading source of U.S. electricity Platts: U.S. shale oil output to drop next month, EIA says Wall Street Journal: Non-U.S., non-OPEC oil output waning amid shelved projects, observers say CNBC: Oil prices tumble, […]
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