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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 25, 2016
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Register for 2016 Walk of Honor for Veterans Hosted by Phillips 66

Walk of Honor for our Veterans 2016 Event Registration Form Sign up today for the May 21, 2016 event! Enjoy a memorable leisurely walk across the “Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge” and share a delicious BBQ lunch at the Crockett Community Center – 850 Pomona St., Crockett. Invite your family, friends and neighbors; and enjoy yourself […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 24, 2016
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Energy News for March 23, 2016

Los Angeles Daily News: Barbara Boxer Asks President Obama to Investigate SoCalGas Leak The Guardian: Rockefeller Family Charity to Withdraw All Investments in Fossil Fuel Companies Reuters: Oil Down 4 Percent; U.S. Stockpile Build Threatens Market Recovery Los Angeles Times: 229 Leaks Found in State’s Underground Gas Storage Facilities, Most Considered Minor The Associated Press: Anti-Drilling Protesters Shout, Disrupt Oil, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 24, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for March 23, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Largest California reservoirs releasing water for flood safety Los Angeles Times: Dramatic before & after images: How El Nino transformed the California Landscape Climate Central: California Snowpack Returns, But Fears Held For Future San Jose Mercury:  Will El Niño’s water bounty in Northern California provide for dry southern cities? KCRA Sacramento: Placer County aims to have water […]

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ACWA eNews for March 23, 2016

ACWA eNews for March 23, 2016 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. DWR Awards $6.7 Million in Grants to Launch Groundwater Plans Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 03/23/2016 – 2:44pm The California Department of Water Resources today announced it is awarding 21 counties a total of $6.7 […]

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Transportation News for March 23, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART on track to give more bonuses as system falters San Francisco Chronicle: Bike-share system expanding in Bay Area, starting in SF Oakland Tribune: Three East Bay highway overcrossings deemed ‘structurally deficient’ by federal officials Marin Independent Journal:Marin commuter rail gets state grant for more cars San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Palo Alto also besieged by […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 23, 2016
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Energy News for March 23, 2016

E&E: BLM, Enviros Lash Out Against Fracking Rule Freeze The Washington Examiner: New Wells Account For Almost Half of U.S. Oil Production The Associated Press: Gulf Oil, Gas Leases Up For Sale; Environmentalists Protest Morning Consult: Scientists Want Interior Department to Continue Fracking Moratorium Reuters: Oil Ends Steady After Brussels Attacks; Awaits U.S. Inventory Data Reuters: Ride to the Bottom: U.S. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 23, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for March 23, 2016

McClatchy DC: In first-of-a-kind summit, White House rallies corporate investment in water supplies Sacramento Bee: New dispute erupts over Sacramento Delta tunnels project Action News Now:  Engineers consider releasing water from Lake Oroville Dam Associated Press:  Study: Farms, hydropower at risk in West’s changing climate NBC Bay Area:  White House Water Summit Highlights Israeli/CaliforniaInnovation San Francisco […]

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Chevron’s Richmond Today Newsletter for March 2016

growing the economy Chevron plays an important role in helping drive economic growth in Richmond. We are the city’s largest employer, providing jobs for 3,800 employees and contractors at the Richmond Refinery and other offices in the community. learn more › supporting local businesses Over the past five years, Chevron has worked hard to increase the number of local […]

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, 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 will be […]

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President Obama’s Memo For a Federal Drought Plan

Obama rolls out federal drought plan AN E&E PUBLISHING SERVICE WHITE HOUSE: Obama rolls out federal drought plan Hannah Hess, E&E reporter Published: Monday, March 21, 2016 With drought gripping more than 12 percent of the Lower 48 states, President Obama today used his executive powers to expand federal efforts to reduce the nation’s vulnerability […]

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