CEQA Reform: Stuck in the Waiting Room
After high hopes of enacting meaningful change to environmental review in California, CEQA reform has hit the back burner. At the start of 2013, Darrell Steinberg, then leader of the state Senate, was optimistic about improving CEQA. He was supported by Governor Jerry Brown and Senator Michael Rubio, who had large support from the business […]
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Changing the Face of Muni
The San Francisco Municipal Railway, more commonly known as Muni, is gearing up to release a revised Muni map in 2015.
Towards the Sustainable Management of Groundwater in California
Water is high on everyone’s mind today with impending storms that may provide some relief to one of California’s most intense droughts in decades. This winter season is off to a wet start; however, water supply issues will likely linger long into the future. Groundwater management in California is something of a gold-rush era legacy, with […]
New Regulations for Hydraulic Fracturing in California
California’s newest regulations for hydraulic fracturing are scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2015. These regulations are a result of Senate Bill No. 4 (SB-4), which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on September 20, 2013. Fracking has been a controversial topic across the country due to the potential for groundwater contamination […]
T-Shaped Pylons to be Tested in the UK
When you think of a transmission tower (also known as a pylon), a specific look comes to mind – a dull gray, A-shaped lattice steel structure reaching high into the sky. Transmission towers are ubiquitous across the landscape. The most common ones were designed in the 1920s for their utility and not their visual appeal. […]