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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Broad
Outlines of a New Carbon Tax in Oregon Get Positive Response from Legislative
Committee (Oregonian, Portland)
Study:
Washington, Oregon Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Bonneville
Power Administration Hiring Scandal Fallout Continues - Agency Facing More
Lawsuits Alleging Discrimination & Retaliation (Oregonian, Portland)
Ruling
Against FERC Order Could Cost U-S Demand Response Market $4.4 Billion in
Revenue (GreenTech Grid)
Port
Angeles City Council Rejects Utility Rate Hikes - Will Reconsider Issue at Tuesday
Meeting (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Clallam
PUD Adopts New Electric & Water Meter Policy (KONP
Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Fitch
Affirms Pend Oreille PUD's Revenue Bonds at 'A-'; Outlook Stable (Yahoo!
Finance)
T5
Data Centers Starts Construction of Hillsboro Server Farms (Oregonian, Portland)
Washington
State Says Dozens of Pot Shop Applications in Jeopardy (Associated Press)
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