Thanks to ENS Resources for passing along this information: Primary Freight Network – MAP-21 Federal Register Notice – http://1.usa.gov/19AyKtp Proposed map – http://1.usa.gov/1cDS9g2 Background – http://1.usa.gov/1fPi9aR Good Morning, The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed a series of key highways to serve as a highway Primary Freight Network, as required by the Moving Ahead for Progress […]
Continue ReadingToxic waste declines in California ocean area The Associated Press November 18, 2013 “LOS ANGELES — The Environmental Protection Agency has suspended planned cleanup efforts at a California site where industrial waste on the ocean floor appears to be declining naturally. Scientists are at a loss to explain the rapid drop of toxic chemical levels […]
Continue ReadingNASA identifies rare weather pattern set to bring big winter storms to region By Edward Ortiz November 18, 2013 “Scientists at NASA say they have identified a rare weather pattern that assures intense and potentially prolonged wet weather will strike California. The research findings are a crucial addition to weather forecasting tools and may go […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Bay: Feds release 50-year, $1.2 billion plan to restore wetlands and wildlife Paul Rogers, Mercury News Noting that the ongoing effort to restore thousands of acres of marshes and wildlife around San Francisco Bay is the largest wetlands renaissance in the United States other than the restoration of the Florida Everglades, the […]
Continue ReadingNovember 2013 News SPUR’s Annual Report: The Future Is Urban The majority of the world’s population now resides in cities. This presents great challenges — and great opportunities for making a better world. Cities allow us to minimize our carbon footprint. They nurture innovation of all kinds. And they support a culture of diversity. […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to the California Trade Report, Beacon Economics’ monthly analysis of California’s international trade activity. This report analyzes data released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division and pinpoints important trends in the state’s import/export industry, identifying potential effects on the state’s economy. The report is only a sampling of the kind of […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE WRRDA Moves Forward with House Conferee Appointments For Immediate Release: November 14, 2013 Contact: Jim Billimoria 202-225-9446 Washington – Today, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) issued the following statements after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) […]
Continue ReadingA special issue focused on San Francisco Bay sediment transport is now officially published as a complete volume. All the article links can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00253227/345
Continue ReadingCommissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release: November 13, 2013 WaterSMART Funding Available for Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation is inviting sponsors of congressionally authorized Title XVI projects to request cost-shared funding for planning, design or construction through the Title […]
Continue ReadingThe FHWA is issuing Interim Guidance on the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program, effective November 12, 2013. The Interim Guidance revises and clarifies the 2008 CMAQ Program Guidance. The FHWA invites the public to comment on the changes contained in the Interim Guidance, which is available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FHWA-2013-0023-0001 Docket […]
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