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Tri-county airports jockey for more daily flights
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Read More →Phillips 66 appeals denial of crude-by-rail expansion project
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In a move many expected, Phillips 66 appealed the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s denial of its proposed crude-by-rail expansion project at its Santa Maria Refinery. The commission narrowly voted down the proposal 3-2 after months of discussion and public comment, ultimately siding with staff’s recommendation. The potential harm of a derailment and the Read More →
Read More →Freeport-McMoRan selling onshore Central Coast oil and gas properties
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Freeport-McMoRan will sell its onshore California oil and gas properties, which include several facilities throughout the Central Coast, to Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC for a total of $742 million, according to SEC filings. The deal includes $592 million in cash and an additional $50 million per year in 2018, 2019 and 2020 if the Read More →
Read More →Brown declares state of emergency for Chimney Fire in San Luis Obispo County
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Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for San Luis Obispo County on Aug. 15 for the ongoing Chimney Fire, which has burned an estimated 4,300 acres along Chimney Rock Road. Several communities in the area south of Lake Nacimiento were evacuated after the fire destroyed 12 structures and damaged 20 more. Around 200 Read More →
Read More →PG&E to close Diablo Canyon Power Plant by 2025
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Pacific Gas and Electric plans to close the Diablo Canyon Power Plant near Avila Beach by 2025, the company announced June 21. The nuclear power plant has been controversial since starting operations in 1985 because fault lines run under and near the plant. PG&E said in a news release that it has plans to replace Read More →
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