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Daily Mail » Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today faced ridicule from critics over his vision for a new bridge across the English Channel — but other experts point out such a project is technically possible and has been considered before as an alternative to the Channel Tunnel.
The Sacramento Bee » Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued an order Wednesday directing federal officials to complete a preliminary environmental review this month of the massive twin tunnels proposed for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Los Angeles Times » Local water and federal fishery agencies are concerned the $15-billion California WaterFix project to build a water diversion and tunnel system under the Sacramento Delta may not significantly increase water delivery to southern California, or resolve the ecological problems caused by the reverse flow of the two Delta channels.
Associated Press / U.S. News » The State of California is proposing a $15.7 billion project to build a 35-mile stretch of two four-story high tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River (the Sacramento Delta) to transport water from northern to southern California. The project would rival the Channel Tunnel in England and Boston’s Big Dig in scope […]