Category: Water

CASA Connects for July 10, 2018

Conference News  Renowned Environmental Leader Chad Pregracke to Speak at CASA Annual Conference Chad Pregracke, 2013 CNN “Hero of the Year,” will be the keynote speaker at the CASA Annual Conference in Monterey August 8-10. Chad is the founder of Living Lands and Waters, a group dedicated to river cleanups, watershed conservation initiatives, workshops and […]

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WRDA 2018 Legislation Passed by the House of Representatives

The Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA 2018) bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8 in an overwhelming 408-2 vote. The U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s leaders introduced the bipartisan legislation on May 18. The U.S. Senate’s version of WRDA 2018, known as America’s Water Infrastructure Act of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 10, 2018
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Water News for July 10, 2018

Washington Post: Record heat put thousands of Californians in the dark Friday. Scientists predicted this from climate change. Elk Grove News: State Water Board Releases Plan to Increase Flows in San Joaquin River and Tributaries News Deeply: On the Yuba River, Climate Change Means It’s Time for a Dam Makeover  San Francisco Chronicle: Appeals court rejects effort to tear […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 9, 2018
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Water News for July 9, 2018

FOX 40: New California Water Plan Aimed at Boosting Fish Habitat The Washington Post: All-time high temperature records set throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles CBS News: Southern California heat wave breaks records KRCR News: Lake Oroville busy with help of free use days Thursday and Friday Red, Green, and Blue: Water agencies are complicit in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2018
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Water News for July 6, 2018

CNN: A dangerous heat wave threatens millions of people in California and the southwest Los Angeles Times: Southern California’s heat wave puts the power grid under pressure YubaNet.com: Delta County Leaders ask legislators to halt DWR contract extension for tunnels financing Golden State Newspaper: One huge project down… ensia: Humans, Fish And Other Animals Are […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 5, 2018
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Energy News for July 5, 2018

Platts: BP consolidates UK Clair oil field stake in swap with ConocoPhillips Platts: OPEC/non-OPEC advisory panel to meet July 18, amid quota dispute Financial Times: Trump renews Opec threat in July 4 tweet Washington Examiner: China rejects US call to end Iran oil exports Reuters: China keeps LNG off tariff list for now, could be […]

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  • onJuly 5, 2018
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Water News for July 5, 2018

KRCR News: Klamath dam removal project in final approval stage CBS News: “He drowned right before their eyes”: California man sucked under water by irrigation pipe AgAlert: Commentary: Large reservoirs remain key to state’s water future AgAlert: Nutria pose ‘triple threat,’ officials warn CBS News: Spillway Repairs Have Lake Oroville Hovering Near 800 Feet Maven’s […]

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