Gilroy Dispatch: No rain may not mean a drought — yet Los Angeles Times: Even with pledges to fight global warming, you’d better brace yourself for more extreme weather Maven’s Notebook: CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Committee discusses the possible staged construction of the project KPCC: 5 things to know about the plan to ship water to Southern California Action […]
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Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal: Why U.S. Oil Drillers Are Flooding the World The Conversation: Air pollution from industrial shutdowns and startups worse than thought The Hill: Obama energy secretary named to utility giant’s board Utility Dive: McIntyre praises Perry, previews pipeline review and PURPA reform Reuters: In Trump’s first year, U.S. agency doubles solar investments abroad Bloomberg: Tesla’s China Dream Threatened […]
Continue ReadingRecordnet.com: State: Delta tunnels a good investment Sacramento Bee: A ‘water grab’? Southern California water agency eyes possible control of Delta tunnels project Mercury News: California drought: Water conservation slipping statewide as dry weather returns Water Online: U.S. EPA Awards $173.5M For California Drinking Water And Wastewater Projects YubaNet.com: Fact-Check: As MWD’s tunnels tab continues to increase, water deliveries could […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Rhetoric By Chris Philips, Managing Editor A draft proposal released by the Trump administration includes 47 potential Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas lease sales, including 19 off the coast of Alaska […]
Continue ReadingSF residents support big bond to fix seawall, poll finds San Francisco Chronicle Nearly three-quarters of San Francisco voters would support a bond measure of up to $500 million to improve the city’s disintegrating seawall, a piece of infrastructure that is largely unseen but that experts say is of vital importance in protecting the city against major […]
Continue ReadingNFIB Small Business Optimism Jumps to 106.9 in January – Stock and Dollar Selloff Resumes Treasuries Rally Bank of the West Daily Update Today, the National Federation of Independent Business posted a solid increase in their small business optimism index to 106.9 in January. This is the second highest reading on this small business confidence […]
Continue ReadingTrump proposes sweeping changes to NEPA Nick Sobczyk, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, February 12, 2018 President Trump today proposed big changes to the National Environmental Policy Act as part of his program to overhaul the nation’s infrastructure. The plan, formally released this morning, includes $200 billion of new spending to be paid for by cuts […]
Continue ReadingBBC News: Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm Bloomberg: Oil Steady Near $59 as IEA Says Shale May Derail OPEC Cuts The New York Times: Trump Administration Targets Obama-Era Effort to Limit Methane The Wall Street Journal: Shale Output Hasn’t Grown This Fast Since Oil Was at $100 Reuters: Shell settles state, U.S. clean […]
Continue ReadingChico Enterprise-Record: Gallagher’s dam safety bill goes to governor on evacuation anniversary San Gabriel Valley Tribune: California’s drought restrictions on wasteful water habits could be coming back — this time they’ll be permanent Water Deeply: Can New California Water Storage Projects Win State Funding? Chico Enterprise-Register: One year after the Oroville Dam spillway crisis, here’s where it stands Napa […]
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