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WETA Board of Directors Meeting on April 7, 2016

Notice of Board of Directors Meeting  April 7, 2016 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Alameda City Hall Council Chambers, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda CA. The meeting agenda and full Board packet is now […]

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  • EnergyNews
  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 4, 2016
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Energy News for April 4, 2016

The Hill: House Republicans Push Back on Offshore Drilling Rule The Wall Street Journal: Exxon Gets Approval to Restart Torrance Refinery The Washington Examiner: Tesla Unveils Cheaper Electric Car Amid Low Oil Prices CBS Los Angeles: President Obama to Form Federal Task Force Investigating Porter Ranch Gas Leak E&E: Grid Attack Exercise Exposes Threat-Sharing Issues Bloomberg News: NRG Says Massive California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 4, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for April 4, 2016

Associated Press: Some California farms getting full water supplies Western Farm Press: USBR shorts some California farmers irrigation water Merced Sun-Star: Drought-stricken California ponders future of conservation Capital Public Radio News: Water Restrictions A Patchwork In Sacramento Region Daily Star Gazette: California’s 58 million trees have suffered a water deficit – Reno … Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Healdsburg may expand water […]

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  • EnergyNews
  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2016
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Energy News for April 1, 2016

Bloomberg News: The U.S. Is a Big Oil Importer Again Reuters: Oil Prices Fall On Stronger Dollar and Further Oversupply Worries Bloomberg News: Puerto Rico Utility’s Creditors Extend Deadline for Rate Plan GreenBiz: Why Patagonia Is Backing Residential Solar Projects CNBC: Clean Energy Employs 2.5 Million in U.S. Morning Consult: Build a Clean Coal Plant in Texas Cut Emissions in China […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for April 1, 2016

Associated Press:  Average snowpack could prolong California water conservation Washington Post: California drought endures as snowpack falls short of El Niño expectations Sacramento Bee:  Critical Sierra survey finds healthy snowpack – but no ‘drought buster’ Sacramento Bee: Dianne Feinstein says water wars tougher than assault-weapons ban Lake Tahoe News: Sierra snowpack below normal; better than ’15 SFist:Uneven El Niño […]

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Transportation News for March 31, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Voters must demand a new BART labor contract Contra Costa Times: Borenstein: BART ratchets up diversionary propaganda with tax vote looming San Jose Mercury News: San Jose prepares to tackle development of 50 more miles of trails  San Francisco Examiner: Another car-free residential building signals shift away from parking Martinez Gazette: Proposed I-680/Highway 4 interchange project among […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 31, 2016
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Energy News for March 31, 2016

Reuters: U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise Less Than Expected In Week Reuters: Oil Settles Flat, Far Off Day’s Highs; U.S. Build Weighs Bloomberg News: The Extend-and-Pretend Oil Market The Houston Chronicle: Largest New U.S. Refinery Since 1976 Planned for N.D. Bloomberg News: Harvesting Sunshine More Lucrative Than Crops at Some U.S. Farms The Buffalo News: Solar Company Considering a Buffalo Plant […]

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ACWA eNews for March 30, 2016

ACWA eNews for March 30, 2016 in ACWA eNews Sierra Snowpack Strong, But Not Strong Enough to End Drought Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 03/30/2016 – 2:19pm The manual snow survey taken at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada today revealed a water content of 97% of historical average – a strong showing, but not […]

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BPC Welcomes New Member Dudek

Dudek is a California-based environmental firm with 12 offices and more than 300 planners, scientists, civil engineers, contractors, and support staff. We assist private and public clients on a broad range of projects that improve our clients’ communities, infrastructure, and natural environment. From planning, design, and permitting through construction, we help move projects forward through […]

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