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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 4, 2015
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Transportation News for June 4, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrans: Failed Bay Bridge rod was stripped, not broken  San Francisco Chronicle: Bridge tolls broadside tourists who rent cars  San Francisco Chronicle: State lawmakers pass bills combatting climate change  Contra Costa Times: AC Transit seeks public ideas for new leader  Napa Valley Register: San Francisco Bay Bridge steel to become public art  San Francisco Examiner: Steel from old […]

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Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment

A message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley:   Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment Several documents have been posted related to the Pyrethroids TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment. The six pyrethroids water quality criteria reports derived using the UC Davis Methodology in 2015 by Central Valley Water Board […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 3, 2015
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Transportation News for June 3, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Mid-Market BART stations’ portals to get glassy makeover San Francisco Chronicle: Artists can get pieces of Bay Bridge steel  San Jose Mercury News: San Jose City Council puts off vote on allowing Uber, Lyft at airport  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: How much gas tax money goes to California roads?  Marin Independent Journal: Bill bars Golden Gate […]

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MUN Stakeholder Meeting tomorrow June 3, 2015

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).   Attached here is the agenda for the next “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Waters” stakeholder meeting on Wednesday June 3, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Rancho Cordova. […]

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ACWA Outreach Program to Offer Four New Awards in 2015

ACWA Outreach Program to Offer Four New Awards in 2015 The ACWA Outreach Program plays a key role in the association’s advocacy efforts. Each year at its Fall Conference & Exhibition, ACWA recognizes the most active ACWA member agencies in each region, as well as an overall winner, through the Outreach Awards. Beginning fall 2015, […]

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Perkins Coie Update: California’s Drought Innovations and WET Program

Perkins Coie Update Update | Environment, Energy & Resources June 2, 2015 California’s Drought Innovations and WET Program Highlights California’s ongoing drought has compelled the state to develop new policy initiatives to address the drought’s effects on municipalities, industry and agriculture. This update looks at the Water Energy Technology Program (WET Program), one of the new […]

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Panel to Review Draft Bill to Speed NEPA Reviews, Cut Legal Costs, and Others

FOREST SERVICE: Panel to review bill to speed NEPA reviews, cut legal costs Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 A House panel Wednesday will take up a draft bill to accelerate National Environmental Policy Act reviews for forest projects and to cut down on the government’s legal costs, among many other provisions. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 1, 2015
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Energy News for June 1, 2015

Bloomberg: EPA proposes lower-than-mandated ethanol targets Wall Street Journal: Capital funding access may lead to sustained low oil prices, observers say The Washington Post: EPA proposes a biofuels compromise — and makes nobody happy The Guardian: California oil spill: coast guard defends ‘day zero’ cleanup amid criticism CNBC: Oil falls as OPEC output stays high Platts: 2015, 2016 Renewable Fuel Standards […]

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