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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2014
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California Land Use & Development Law Report — August 2014

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 major development that we think will be of interest to you, linked below. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2014
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Save-the-Date: MUN evaluation meeting Friday Sept. 26th

 This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).   Good afternoon all,   The next stakeholder meeting for the “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Waters” will be on:   Date: Friday September 26, 2014 Place: Central Valley Water Board Office, 11020 Sun Center […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2014
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EPA: McCarthy Announces Acting Bosses for Top Posts

      An E&E Publishing Service – EPA: McCarthy announces acting bosses for top posts  (Thursday, August 7, 2014) – Robin Bravender, E&E reporter – U.S. EPA chief Gina McCarthy today announced a raft of new acting officials — including a temporary second in command — who could be on the job for some time amid […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2014
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Energy News for August 8, 2014

The Washington Post: U.S. should lift “economically incoherent” crude exports ban Forbes: Poll: Residents support crude-by-rail in Wash. state, Ore., Idaho Fuel Fix: Daily U.S. crude output could reach 14M barrels, Pioneer CEO says The Hill: GOP senators urge Interior Dept. to include Arctic, Atlantic in lease sales  9th Annual API Cybersecurity Conference & Expo: Cybersecurity conference for the oil […]

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  • onAugust 8, 2014
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California Water & Drought News for August 8, 2014

Sacramento Bee: Well water levels drop dramatically on UC Davis campus  Los Angeles Times: El Niño relief for drought-stricken California? Chances slip to 65% CNBC: California drought can’t stop bottled water industry Huffington Post: How California’s Historic Drought Is Threatening The Marijuana Industry Fresh Plaza: US (CA): UC survey analyzing drought’s impact on county citrus San Jose Mercury News: Mercury News […]

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  • onAugust 8, 2014
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CA Supreme Court Rules ‘No CEQA Required’ When Agencies Adopt Citizen-Sponsored Initiatives

CA Supreme Court Rules ‘No CEQA Required’ When Agencies Adopt Citizen-Sponsored Initiatives by Todd A. Williams             Click here  to read the original posting on the Wendel Rosen website The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when a city council or county board of supervisors adopts a citizen-sponsored land use initiative, rather […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 7, 2014
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Energy News for August 7, 2014

Oil & Gas Journal: API’s Felmy: Crude, gas exports restrictions hamper U.S. economic, diplomatic potential Bloomberg Businessweek: Data: Utah shipped record volume of crude by rail to Calif.  The 2014 API Tank, Valves, and Piping Conference & Expo: API Safe Tank Entry Workshop, Oct. 13 to 14, Las Vegas      

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