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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2015
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Energy News for March 16, 2015

Bloomberg: Analysis: Rig count hits lowest since Nov. 2009  Reuters: Regulator: Oil, gas industry should do more to prevent crude train accidents  Bloomberg: 4 energy companies show interest in Whiting Petroleum, sources say  American City Business Journals: Texas LNG plans LNG export project, requests FERC permit  USA Today: U.S. oil pipeline surge continues despite Keystone XL delays  Reuters: Energy Dept. plans […]

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  • onMarch 16, 2015
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Transportation News for March 16, 2015

 San Francisco Chronicle: Tests of Bridge rods find more widespread cracking San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: How to pay tolls across Golden Gate Bridge  KQED: BART Passengers Riding in Harmony With BART Bicyclists, Mostly   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/16/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe and Kevin Robillard THE DAY AHEAD: Today the House […]

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CA Land Use & Development Law Report: California Supreme Court Grants Review of Decision Invalidating SANDAG Regional Transportation Plan

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development   We’ve posted an article to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on a development that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land […]

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Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking for Curtailment of Diversions Due to Insufficient Flows for Specific Fisheries

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. To:  Interested Parties The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) has updated its website with a Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking for Curtailment of Diversions Due to Insufficient Flows for Specific Fisheries and the proposed rulemaking package. The Notice of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 13, 2015

SF Gate: State poised to step up crackdown on water wasting Pacific Institute: The Water Footprint of California’s Energy System, 1990–2012 Sacramento Bee: As drought worsens, L.A. water agency offers cash to Sacramento Valley farmers The Desert Sun: Lawmakers see issues in bottled water, expired permits Stockton Recrod: Eggman floats groundwater bill Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: State Water Board posts […]

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  • onMarch 13, 2015
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Energy News for March 13, 2015

Bloomberg: Oil lobby group said to be in talks with officials on crude exports  Reuters: United Steelworkers, oil companies reach tentative contract  Bloomberg: Analysis: Wave of shale deals starts as reserve value drops  Platts: West Coast refiners import more gasoline, alkylate from Asia  The Hill: Feds should tap offshore reserves to bolster energy stability  The Guardian: US and Chinese companies dominate […]

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ABAG Executive Board Meeting on March 9, 2015

The ABAG Executive Board will meet on Thursday, 3/19/15, 7:00 PM, at the MetroCenter, 101 8th Street, Auditorium, Oakland. 3:30 PM Legislative and Governmental Organization Committee 5:00 PM Finance and Personnel Committee 7:00 PM Executive Board The meeting agenda can viewed here. The meeting schedule can be found here. The agenda packet is posted on-line at http://www.abag.ca.gov/.   […]

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Congressional Navigation Program – Funding Letters

The following was announced today by Jim Walker with AAPA: “Today, AAPA and a coalition of over 40 navigation stakeholder groups sent letters to the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders requesting $2.755 billion for the Corps navigation program in FY 2016. AAPA initiated this letter in order to develop a single request […]

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Transportation News for March 13, 2015

  Sausalito wants changes to ferry landing design Marin Independent Journal Seismic work on the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza continues Marin Independent Journal Drivers for Uber, Lyft are not part of Vision Zero safety training in SF San Francisco Examiner Los Angeles Sees Health Benefits as Its Smog Haze Clears WSJ POLITICO Morning Transportation […]

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