San Francisco Chronicle: Brown’s goals on water and climate change need specifics Oakland Tribune: Oakland Tribune editorial: Videotape exposes BART police brutality San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: San Mateo Bridge to be closed for two weekends Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito City Council to get hot button ferry dock project Napa Valley Register: Survey: Napans have one of the shortest commutes […]
Continue ReadingMercoPress: Uruguay insists Mercosur must achieve “a free trade zone which effectively works”
Continue ReadingA New Approach to Improving the Delta’s Ecosystem and Fixing California’s Water Delivery System ___________________________________ Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined state and federal officials today to announce a new approach for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The revised approach – known as California EcoRestore and California WaterFix (Alternative 4A)– is directly responsive to public feedback […]
Continue ReadingWATER POLICY: Senate bill aims to lure Dems unhappy with Obama rule Annie Snider, E&E reporter, Published: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Senate critics of President Obama’s hot-button water rule unveiled legislation today that would send U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers back to the drawing board. The bipartisan “Federal Water Quality Protection Act” was […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Notice of Public Workshop on the proposed Draft Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring. The Public Workshop is scheduled for May 19, 2015 Comment Deadline is May 29, 2015 by 12 noon.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and the Emergency Regulations Digest for the Proposed Emergency Regulation that will be considered by the State Water Board at its May 5-6, 2015 meeting have been posted online here. The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking begins a […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Jerry Brown to revise plan for twin water tunnels in Delta Los Angeles Times: Gov. Jerry Brown set to unveil scaled-back delta conservation plan Associated Press: California cuts wetland, wildlife restoration in water plan Central Valley Business Times: Delta conservation slashed by governor The Desert Sun: Report: California needs more farm water data Los Angeles Times: $10,000 fines a […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: California air is getting cleaner, new report says Oakland Tribune: My Word: City planner addresses traffic, transparency concerns Sacramento Bee: No time to breathe easy on air quality Sacramento Bee: Break the logjam on affordable housing Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown issues a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target CBS San Francisco: BART May Ask Taxpayers For The Billions […]
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Major oil companies may prefer takeovers to E&P, analysts say Huffington Post: Poll: Keystone XL support divided along partisan lines The Hill: Higher state oil, gas taxes could jeopardize shale boom Morning Consult: EPA Battered Over Budget Washington Examiner: McConnell unveils surprise attack on EPA power plant rule Bloomberg: Battery Revolution: The Future of Energy Storage CNBC: US oil […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for April 29, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events.
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