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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2013
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Integral Consulting Welcomes Bridgette DeShields as Principal Scientist

  Integral Consulting is a new Bay Planning Coalition member.  BPC congratulates Bridgette on her new position, and welcomes Integral to Bay Planning Coalition!   Integral Consulting Welcomes Bridgette DeShields as Principal Scientist Health                   Environment                  Technology                 Sustainability         Bridgette DeShields, Principal Scientist, Integral Consulting Inc.  www.integral-corp.com            Integral […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2013
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US Senators Send Letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Regarding WRDA

On April 10, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, Lamar Alexander and Richard Shelby co-signed a letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works members Barbara Boxer and David Vitter expressing concerns about certain provisions in the WRDA bill.  Read the Letter Here

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2013
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Press Release from US House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

For Immediate Release: April 16, 2013 Contact: Jim Billimoria or Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446 (majority)   John Noble (202) 225-4472 (minority)   Shuster, Rahall Announce Special Panel Tasked with Developing Freight Transportation Improvements Washington, DC – Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced […]

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Press Release from Environmental Science Associates (ESA)

  550 Kearny Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA  94108 415.896.5900 phone 415.896.0332 fax www.esassoc.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                         CONTACT: Lisa Crossett Director of Corporate Communications (415) 896-5900        lcrossett@esassoc.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Brian Ramos, PhD Joins ESA as Northern California Regional Director   San Francisco, CA, March 2013: Environmental Science Associates (ESA), a leading California environmental consulting firm, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2013
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Editorial from the San Francisco Chronicle: “Gov. Brown: Don’t give up on environmental-law reform”

Gov. Brown: Don’t give up on environmental-law reform by John Diaz “The California Environmental Quality Act was barely four years old when Jerry Brown assumed his first tour of duty in the governor’s office. Today, CEQA has been widely — and justly credited — for its great contribution to preserving California’s natural resources and its […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 15, 2013
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Press Release from the US Coast Guard

News Release Date: April 15, 2013 U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Contact: Headquarters Public Affairs Office: (202) 372-4630 Coast Guard accepts ballast water treatment systems as Alternate Management Systems WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced the acceptance of nine ballast water treatment systems today as Alternate Management Systems (AMS) in compliance with the service’s March 2012 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 15, 2013
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From the Mercury News: America’s Cup Navigating Rough Waters to Please San Francisco

“So much for smooth sailing. With less than three months before the start of the America’s Cup races in San Francisco Bay, locals are lining up lawyers, insisting on written contracts about concert hours and signing petitions to shame Larry Ellison into covering the city’s bills.”  Read the full article here: http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_23016471/americas-cup-navigating-rough-waters-please-san-francisco

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 15, 2013
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Wired.com Shoots Video of Army Corps’ Debris Removal Efforts in the SF Bay

District Commander John K. Baker shared last week the below video link, which was shot by Wired.com aboard the San Francisco District’s debris removal vessel, M/V RACCOON.  This debris removal service is of vital importance to anyone using the bay, and is provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers five days a week, all […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 15, 2013
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Notice of Public Hearing from the State Water Board

Below is a Notice of Public Hearing on Amendments to State Water Resources Control Board Water Quality Order 2004-0009-DWQ, Statewide General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit For The Discharge Of Aquatic Pesticides For Aquatic Weed Control In Waters Of The United States, General Permit No. CAG990005 Comment deadline is May 13, 2013 by 12 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 11, 2013
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CalDesal April Newsletter

www.caldesal.org CalDesal Honors Assembly Member Isadore Hall, lll as 2012 Legislator of the Year Sacramento – CalDesal has presented its Legislator of the Year Award to Assembly Member Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) for his work in advancing desalination in 2012. Hall was honored for his leadership in supporting desalination in the Legislature and his […]

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