CQ NEWS Dec. 14, 2015 – 4:44 p.m. EPA Broke Rules in Promoting Waters Rule, GAO Says By Jeremy Dillon, CQ Roll Call The EPA violated policy restrictions in the fiscal year 2014 and 2015 spending laws by using social media to promote its proposed Waters of the United States rule, according to the Government […]
Continue ReadingReuters: Shale era driving disappearance of US oil price discount Bloomberg: Difference in strategy led to ouster, former Cheniere CEO says Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pa. spending bill includes $12M grant fund for natural gas expansion The Associated Press: Mild start to winter sends natural gas prices down Rigzone: Abundance of DUCs fuels uncertainty in oil, gas industry The State Journal: Coal transport […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Environmental group gives California mixed marks for drought management Los Angeles Times: Proposed ballot measure could re-establish tiered water pricing Associated Press: Third storm in a week brings more rain, snow to California Associated Press: California storm leaves behind chilly temperatures, winds E&E: Drought bill ‘slight’ likely to push negotiations to 2016 KQED: State’s Water Chief Disputes Poor […]
Continue ReadingThe Washington Examiner: Negotiations ‘Very Fluid’ Over Energy Trade in Spending Bill Midland Reporter-Telegram: ExxonMobil: Fossil Fuels Will Still Provide 80 Percent of Energy by 2040 The Hill: Sanders Wants to Put Price on Carbon Pollution The Daily Caller: Liberal Think Tank Admits a Carbon Tax is ‘Regressive’ The Hill: Deal to End Oil Export Ban in Sight Reuters: Islamic State […]
Continue ReadingSFGate: Storm’s second surge hits SF with lightning, hail NBC Southern California:El Niño Update: Odds Favor Significant Winter Storms Fresno Bee: Angry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year Los Angeles Times: Jerry Brown in Paris: California governor goes deep on climate change and other global threats Capital Public Radio: California Drought: Storms Help, Water Supply ‘Below […]
Continue ReadingThe Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) are hosting an engaging roundtable to discuss strategies to best position the Bay Area for funding and advocacy opportunities to address regional freight needs. This event, The Future of Freight: Mobilizing Regional Partners across the Bay Area, will cover several topics that we would like your input […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the supplemented agenda for the December 17th Board meeting. To view all of the agenda related materials, please visit the website at: http://www.portofoakland.com/about/legistar.aspx
Continue ReadingAngry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year BY MICHAEL DOYLE mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com · WASHINGTON Angry California Republicans threw in the towel late Thursday, conceding that a California water bill that had divided the state was dead for the year. In a remarkably acrimonious ending to negotiations that once seemed close to bearing fruit, […]
Continue ReadingAPPROPRIATIONS: Deal to reform wildfire budget, hasten logging gains momentum Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Friday, December 11, 2015 A pending deal to reform the nation’s wildfire spending and expedite logging on national forests is picking up momentum as a potential tag-along to the 2016 omnibus spending package, according to multiple sources close to Capitol […]
Continue Readingwww.redwoodcityport.com December 2015 Bair Island Tides Formally Returned; Role Port Played The tides from San Francisco Bay were formally returned to Bair Island by breaching the levees yesterday (Thursday, December 10) […]
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