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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 21, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for July 21, 2014

Tracy Press: Op Ed: BDCP a scientifically sound solution for water shortage Associated Press: California drought: Is brown the new green? Los Angeles Times: Coalition forms to manage California’s groundwater Associated Press: California Drought: Lack of water hinders California’s clean energy goals Stockton Record: Drought takes toll on S.J. groundwater Fresno Bee: West-side San Joaquin Valley water calamity may be unfolding […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2014
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Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) Meeting — July 23, 2014

Click here to view the  agenda for the Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) meeting on July 23, 2014.  Please review the DMMO web page at http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/DredgingWorkPermits.aspx for changes to this agenda.

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for July 18, 2014

San Francisco Chronicle: Wasting water? Fear ratting neighbors, not relentless cops Pro Publica: State halts injection of fracking waste at 11 sites Sacramento Business Journal: Farmers oppose drought-inspired groundwater regs Hanford Sentinel: Stratford well failure could be an early-warning sign  

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2014
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USFWS Proposes Policy Regarding Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a proposed policy that would give landowner credit for pre-listing voluntary conservation actions for at risk species. Click here for more information on the draft policy.

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2014
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Energy News for July 18, 2014

The New Orleans Times-Picayune: White House should abandon “irrational” energy strategy, API’s Gerard says Bloomberg: API: U.S. crude, fuel imports hit lowest June level since 1993 Engineering News-Record: Alaska’s multibillion-dollar LNG project enters pre-FEED phase

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2014
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California Capitol Hill Bulletin – July 17, 2014

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Technology: House Passes Permanent Extension of Internet Sales Tax Ban Transportation: House Passes Highway Trust Fund Bill Appropriations: House Committee Reports FY15 Interior & Environment Funding Immigration: Senate Homeland Security Continues Hearings On Border Issue Science And R&D: House Science Examines Fusion Energy Program Tourism: House Energy & Commerce Reports Travel […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 17, 2014
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State Water Board Notice of Cancellation of Public Hearing

The State Water Resources Control Board has cancelled the Public Hearing scheduled for July 22, 2014 to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Younan A Dawood & Sandra C Dawood Unnamed Stream Tributary to Howell Creek (Bell Canyon Creek) thence Napa River, Napa County. Click here for full details

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