The Wall Street Journal: End of Oil-Export Ban Provides Blueprint for Bipartisan Compromise The Houston Chronicle: Barton, Green, Coryn Weigh In End of Export Ban The Washington Post: As Decision Nears, Opposition Builds to Offshore Drilling Along Atlantic Coast The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Oil Exports Boost Prospects for Small Foreign Trading Houses Bloomberg News: Brent Trades Near 7-Year Low […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: FOMC Signals a Return to Normalcy Citing considerable improvement in labor market conditions – specifically job gains, declining unemployment, and diminished underutilization of labor resources – the FOMC went ahead with its first interest rate hike in more than nine years. The move raises the Fed funds target rate to 25 to […]
Continue ReadingDec. 18, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue features highlights from ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition in Indian Wells Dec. 1-4. It also provides an overview of the Dec. 7 State Water Resources Control Board public workshop on the state’s emergency water conservation regulation. Other articles include: Save Our Water Wraps Up Historic […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Westar Marine Services By Kathy A. Smith Strong family values, long-term employees and an old-fashioned work ethic have been the backbone of Westar Marine Services for the past 40 years. Buzz Heffron who founded the company in 1976 […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV December 18, 2015 Eric Carpenter and Michale Heumann photo of Sears Point Levee Breach in October 2015 Proud to be the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture 2015 has been a year filled with […]
Continue ReadingView the print-friendly version The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land […]
Continue ReadingLEGAL UPDATE Walnut Creek 1331 N. California Blvd. Fifth Floor Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone: 925.935.9400 San Francisco 153 Townsend Street Suite 610 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415.638.4800 Newport Beach 610 Newport Center Drive Suite 330 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: 949.719.2960 facebook twitter linkedin California Supreme Court Holds “CEQA-In-Reverse” Is Not The Norm, […]
Continue ReadingBAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS December 2015 The Big Picture The Under 2 MOU The Paris Agreement Brings Hope (and lots of work ahead!) @billmckibben: “This agreement won’t save the planet. It may have saved the chance to save the planet (if we all fight like hell in the years ahead).” See Climate Central’s excellent wrap-up with links to a […]
Continue ReadingENVIRONMENTAL U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Important Case Affecting Development in Wetlands A critical part of the permitting process for many development projects is obtaining federal and state wetland permits. The key wetland authorization is usually a Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is a required Clean Water Act […]
Continue ReadingThe Washington Post: GSA Urges Regulators to Reject Current Pepco-Exelon Merger Deal The Hill: Administration Unveils ‘Historic Efficieny Rules for Air Conditioners Morning Consult: Republicans Want Info on EPA’s Social Media for Clean Power Plan Reuters: As U.S. Congress Lifts Oil Export Ban, Traders Shrug The Houston Chronicle: Goldman Sachs Says Crude May Have to Sink to $20 to Force […]
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