Feinstein, Boxer float bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay By Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 California’s senators yesterday introduced a bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay activities. The “San Francisco Bay Restoration Act” would amend the Clean Water Act to require an annual list of restoration priorities […]
Continue ReadingFebruary News from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project A Project of the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee Sign up now for 2 great BACERP webinars on March 4 and 11. RSVP to bruce@bayareajpc.net. Ohmconnect: Getting Paid to Cut Pollution — Presentation and Q&A with Curtis Tongue, Co-Founder and Executive Director — March 4, 11am – […]
Continue ReadingOn February 13th, the Nature Conservancy’s California office released a white paper, “New Prospects for Financing Natural Infrastructure.” The principal author is Mark Zimring. The paper explores financing options for the “horizontal levee,” an innovative concept to protect San Francisco Bay from sea level rise and address other threats while providing multiple benefits, in part […]
Continue ReadingThe Agenda for the February 17, 2015 Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Meeting has been posted on the Navy BRAC website: February 17, 2015 Treasure Island RAB Agenda The First Five-Year Review document has also been posted: December 2014 First Five-Year Review Additional information about the former NS Treasure Island
Continue ReadingRegistration for the 2015 Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) Workshop is now open! Early registration pricing (available until March 10th) will be: $130 for all participants. For more information about registration and to view the complete workshop agenda, please click here. If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact Irene Maglangit at Irene.Maglangit@wildlife.ca.gov.
Continue ReadingThe IEP 2015 Workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. This will be a great event and we hope to see you there. Please respond by clicking either the Yes or No button at the bottom of the invitation. We are looking forward to hearing from you. When Wednesday, March 18, 2015 8:30 AM […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through the Army Civil Works Program, has released their FY-15 Work Plan for construction, investigations, and a variety of other programs and projects. You can access these documents by clicking on the links below: Civil Works Program, FY15 – Construction Civil Works Program, FY15 – Investigations Civil Works Program, […]
Continue ReadingPresident Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Reclamation is $1.1 Billion Administration Initiatives Support Healthy and Sustainable Water Supplies, America’s Great Outdoors, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Needs and Strengthening Tribal Nations WASHINGTON – President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget request released today identifies a total of $1.1 billion for the Department of the Interior’s […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 22, Bulletin 4 – January 29, 2015 Click here to view online CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Trade: Senate and House Committees Review Trade Policy Agenda Education: Senate Committee Discusses Teacher Support Fixes to No Child Left Behind Energy: Senate Committee Debates Liquid Natural Gas Exports Criminal Justice: House Passes Several […]
Continue ReadingAN E&E PUBLISHING SERVICE NATURAL RESOURCES: Grijalva plans protest, unveils Democratic subcommittee assignments Corbin Hiar, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 At today’s House Natural Resources Committee organizational meeting, Democrats plan to protest the decision of Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) to shake up the panel’s subcommittee structure, ranking member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said yesterday. […]
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