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Agenda for Port of San Francisco Commission Meeting on February 23, 2016

February 23, 2016 Port Commission Meeting Click here to view the agenda for next week’s Port Commission meeting. The agenda and staff reports are now posted on our website. Please click on the following links for more information. Agenda http://www.sfport.com/index.aspx?page=2842 Supporting Documents http://www.sfport.com/index.aspx?page=2843  

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online News for February 19, 2016

FORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Coastal Transportation Sets a NewStandard By By Peter Marsh After more than 30 years of weekly liner service to Western Alaska with a fleet of five or six small fish tender vessels specifically designed for service between Seattle and […]

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Chevron’s Richmond Today Newsletter for February 2016

maximizing our impact Our social investment strategy centers on creating partnerships with community organizations to maximize impact by providing services directly to those in need. In 2015, we invested $6.9 million with community partners in Richmond and West Contra Costa County. learn more › investing in the future of richmond Chevron is helping Richmond reach […]

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Now Accepting Abstracts for Battelle’s 2017 Sediments Conference

Now accepting abstracts for Battelle’s 2017 Sediments Conference. Abstracts Due: June 30, 2016 Please review the abstract format/content requirements on the Conference website and then submit your abstract to be included in the multilevel review that will begin in July 2016. Short Course Proposals Due: July 25, 2016 Courses will be offered on topics within […]

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California Water and Drought News for February 19, 2016

Los Angeles Times: In Northern California, skiers and water officials are grateful for the recovering snowpack Capital Public Radio News: California Releases Draft Regulations For Groundwater Management Sacramento Bee: Water cheap for some Sacramento-area residents, costly for others KABC-TV: Despite sunny skies, El Nino still looms over Southern California Christian Science Monitor: As California enters a ‘new era’ on water, […]

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Bureau of Reclamation Funding Opportunity for Water Reclamation Research Under Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program

Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, psoeth@usbr.gov, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release:  Feb. 18, 2016 Bureau of Reclamation Funding Opportunity for Water Reclamation Research Under Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation has made a new funding opportunity available for water entities in the Western United States to […]

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Bank of the West US Outlook Report for February 19, 2016

US Outlook Report: Soothing Signs of Economic Growth This week’s influx of somewhat better U.S. economic data and tentative stabilization in crude oil prices provide more evidence that economic contraction in the near-term is unlikely. Importantly, U.S. industrial production growth accelerated to an 11.7 percent annualized pace in January, the best annualized rate of growth […]

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  • onFebruary 19, 2016
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Energy News for February 19, 2016

The Washington Post: The Surprisingly Huge Energy Footprint of the Booming Marijuana Industry Huffington Post: Officials: California’s Enormous Methane Leak Permanently Sealed Reuters: U.S. Crude, Gasoline Inventories Extend Build to Record Highs- EIA The New York Times: A Gas Leak is Capped, but Neighbors Are Wary The Houston Chronicle: Marathon Oil to Focus Diminished Budget on Eagle Ford The Stressed-Out […]

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High Court Case On CWA Findings Might Alter Jurisdiction More Than Rule February 17, 2016

  High Court Case On CWA Findings Might Alter Jurisdiction More Than Rule February 17, 2016 Source: Association of California Water Agencies A pending Supreme Court ruling on whether regulators’ findings that waters are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act (CWA) are subject to pre-enforcement review might alter the scope of the water law more […]

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