Date of Hearing: July 8, 2011 Location: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building Briefing Memo This hearing of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and will be immediately followed by a markup of H.R. 104. Both the hearing and the markup will be webcast live. Witness Testimonies PANEL 1 The Honorable Charles Boustany (R-LA) […]
Continue ReadingSubaru Delays Start of Richmond Port Auto Import Operations Automaker Subaru, who was expected to begin moving cars through the Port of Richmond, in the Bay Area, as early as this month, has decided to delay the opening of its import terminal at the port until the fall due to complications resulting from the March […]
Continue ReadingTopics in this week’s update: Nutrient Criteria Hearing FY 2012 Spending Deficit Negotiations CFATS Extension Approved Transportation Reauthorization Legislation Electric System Reliability Report Released CWA Guidance Comments Due to EPA Sustainable Communities Grants House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Numeric Nutrient Criteria Clean Water Legislation Senate Hearings House Hearings Read the full newsletter on the ENS […]
Continue ReadingPostdoctoral Position for Developing Data Review and Written Manuscripts from Existing Data for Delta Smelt, Fish Conservation and Culture Lab of UC Davis Location: Off main UC Davis campus, near Byron CA, employee need not be located at site, but will need to plan to commute to site 2-4 times per month on average. A […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency propose to expand their regulatory jurisdiction by reinterpreting two U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Five years ago, a fractured Supreme Court offered three different views of the scope of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), none of which commanded a majority, in Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. […]
Continue ReadingFour environmental and conservation groups filed a legal petition last week asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to set up a 10-knot speed limit for large commercial vessels traveling in and out of the ports of San Francisco Bay and Southern California. The four groups – the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental […]
Continue ReadingPresident Nominates Next Assistant Administrator for Water Programs at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency On June 10, President Obama formally announced his intention to nominate Ken Kopocis to become the next Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In his announcement, the President noted that “… Kopocis has been the […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Public Workshop regarding proposed changes to the NPDES Fee Structure. The Workshop is scheduled for July 6, 2011. Comment deadline is June 29, 2011 by 12 noon. Note: The staff report will be available by June 16, 2011. For more details on this workshop visit: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/index.shtml Download a PDF of the workshop notice.
Continue ReadingHouse and Senate Return to Work – After almost four weeks, when one or both chambers of Congress were on recess, the House and Senate finally meet at the same time next week. What this situation likely portends is a flurry of energy on the budget front as negotiators in Congress and the Administration seek […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 20-21, 2011 Oakland Marriott at City Center 1001 Broadway (12th Street/City Center BART Station) Oakland, CA The State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference provides a biennial assessment of the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. This conference will highlight results from the State of the Estuary Report to be published in […]
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