WILDFIRES: White House in talks to reform budgeting, streamline NEPA Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Friday, December 4, 2015 LAS VEGAS — The White House is trying to cut a deal with Congress to overhaul how the nation budgets for wildfire and allow some streamlined logging in national forests, according to multiple sources close to […]
Continue ReadingThe upcoming Implementation Committee meeting on November 17 will be Judy Kelly’s last IC meeting as Director of the Partnership. The meeting will be Tuesday, November 17 from 9:30 to 12:30 in Room 10 of the State Building at 1515 Clay Street in Oakland. The meeting materials are posted at http://www.sfestuary.org/about-us/implementation-committee/
Continue ReadingDemocrats united against omnibus riders — Reid Geof Koss and Hannah Northey E&E reporters Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Having secured their goal of getting a budget deal addressing the debt ceiling and sequestration cuts, Democrats are looking ahead to the next phase of the appropriations fight: keeping contentious policy riders out of the omnibus […]
Continue ReadingI have several personnel announcements regarding senior leadership, which will position EPA well and continue to steer us in the right direction for the remainder of this administration. Ken Kopocis, our current Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, will retire in early November, concluding 32 years of public service. Ken has been instrumental in leading the […]
Continue ReadingWeiss Associates is seeking to hire an environmental engineer, geologist or scientist. The ideal candidate is intelligent, positive and technically competent and also seeks out challenges and is pretty good at solving those challenges. The person should be technically-oriented, of good humor, somewhat risk averse and enjoy working as part of a team. The right person can […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the Fall 2015 Newsletter from the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, featuring exciting updates and notifications!
Continue ReadingClick here to view the August-September issue of ESTUARY News, with a special insert on the ongoing CCMP revision.
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV September 8, 2015 Have you checked out our latest featured project yet? Our current featured partner project is one that will provide long-term enhancement and conservation of an impounded San Pablo Bay tidal wetland by improving the hydrological and ecological […]
Continue ReadingThe South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project has opened early registration for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project’s Science Symposium 2015, to be held Thursday, October 22 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The all-day event is free, but you will need to register for a ticket to enter. To register for […]
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf Pondweed Control Program – 2015 Treatment Plan for Discovery Bay August 31- September 21 View Larger Image Herbicide applications for all 2015 treatment sites were completed during the last week of May, with the exception of Discovery Bay. Based on observed […]
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