BAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS FROM CRI April 2018 THE BIG PICTURE GHG Emissions Rose in 2017 — Renewables growing fast…but not fast enough The New York Times breaks down the top 5 reasons why global GHGs rose in 2017. While renewables grew faster than any other energy sector, they couldn’t match the growth in overall energy demand. […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). A tentative order for Waste Discharge Requirements for the Permanente site is being considered. If adopted, the order will regulate waste and activities that generate wastes, which have the potential to impact State waters, including groundwater (excluding those […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the EBMUD job postings for the week of April 16, 2018
Continue ReadingPlease click on the link below for the agenda and updated materials associated with the upcoming BCDC Commission meeting on April 19, 2018: April 19, 2018 Commission Meeting Agenda The links below are to various articles, reports, etc. that may be of interest: Frazier Bill to Fund Removal of Abandoned Commercial Vessels from Delta […]
Continue Reading2018 Bay Delta Science Conference – Call for Abstracts Abstracts Due: April 23, 2018 September 10-12, 2018 Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street, Sacramento, California http://scienceconf2018.deltacouncil.ca.gov/ The Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference is a forum for presenting technical analyses and results relevant to the Delta Science Program’s mission to provide the best possible, unbiased, science-based […]
Continue ReadingSee below for a call for applications from the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to serve on their Independent Citizens Oversight Committee. The deadline to apply has been extended until April 18. For your information Call for Applications: San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee Deadline Extended – Due […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the agenda for the April 17, 2018 State Water Resources Control Board Meeting.
Continue Reading2018 Bay Delta Science Conference – Call for Abstracts Abstracts Due: April 23, 2018 September 10-12, 2018 Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street, Sacramento, California http://scienceconf2018.deltacouncil.ca.gov/ The Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference is a forum for presenting technical analyses and results relevant to the Delta Science Program’s mission to provide the best possible, unbiased, science-based […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV April 4, 2018 Climate Change Policy White Paper Available now for You! We are pleased to share with you a new resource that our Government Affairs Committee has been developing over the past year. […]
Continue ReadingBy Peter Fimrite Illustration by John Blanchard / The Chronicle The giant mass of floating plastic that has imperiled birds and wildlife between San Francisco and Hawaii contains 1.8 trillion pieces of trash covering an area nearly four times the size of California — significantly bigger than previously thought — and it is growing, a […]
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