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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 2, 2014
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Marine Science Institute Spring Newsletter

      BayLines Spring Edition 2014       Spring is in full swing here at MSI! Earth Day on the Bay is right around the corner and Summer Marine Camp is just a hop, skip and a jump past that. With so many fantastic things happening it’s a wonder we still have time […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2014
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San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond Article and Celebration

  TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year marking the 25th anniversary of the Bay Trail Plan’s adoption. CLICK HERE to view Denis Cuff’s Contra Costa Times article with an embedded five-minute Comcast video about the San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond.

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2014
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California Maritime Leadership Symposium 2014 Photos and Videos are Published

2014 Event Photos, Videos and Presentations are now Available!   Select speaker presentations are available on the CMLS website, click here to browse the program page and download presentations. Also, all recorded presentations are available for viewing on the event YouTube page.  Check out photos of the 2014 Symposium on our Facebook page!     Like us on Facebook Follow […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2014
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CASA Alert: American Iron and Steel (AIS) Requirements for SRF Funded Projects

  Member Alert American Iron and Steel (AIS) Requirements for SRF Funded Projects   The federal appropriations bill includes an American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirement for the state Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs for federal Fiscal Year 2014.  On March 21, 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) released […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2014
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Oakland Global Newsletter, March 2014

  Brought to you by the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center and California Capital & Investment Group       OAKLAND GLOBAL NEWS Monthly Updates on the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center Project       Oakland Global News, March 2014   Dear Reader,   Oakland Global News is a monthly newsletter for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2014
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NOAA Requests Nominations for Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee

NOAA – members sought for MPAFAC The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a notice stating that it is seeking nominations for membership on the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (MPAFAC).  Nominations must be received by 30 May.  79 Fed. Reg. 18282  (April 1, 2014).

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2014
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Today’s Drought-Related News

SF Gate: California Drought: Downpours Fall Far Short of Ending Crisis Maven’s Notebook: California Water Policy Seminar Series: Reconciling Ecosystem Goals for San Francisco Bay Sacramento Bee: Water Storage, Conveyance Projects Abound Vacaville Reporter: Water Bonds Compete in Legislature SF Gate: California’s Groundwater Needs Better Protection The Republic: State surveyors to measure California snowpack amid […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2014
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Perkins Coie Update: The EPA and the Corps of Engineers Release Proposed Rule on the Scope of Waters Covered Under the Clean Water Act

Update   Environment, Energy & Resources March 28, 2014 The EPA and the Corps of Engineers Release Proposed Rule on the Scope of Waters Covered Under the Clean Water Act   On March 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers jointly released a proposed rule to define those waters that fall under […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2014
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING To Amend the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin

March 28, 2014 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING   To Amend the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin     NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) will consider an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for San Francisco Bay Basin (Basin […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2014
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Businesswire: Coastal Conservancy Recommends 13 Projects For MTC-ABAG Priority Conservation Area Grants

“PACIFICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The State Coastal Conservancy today recommended 13 Bay Area resource protection and public access projects to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for inclusion in the pilot Priority Conservation Area Grant Program established in 2012 by MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments. MTC will consider the Coastal Conservancy’s recommendation at the Commission’s […]

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