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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Includes another Run at BPA – White House Aims to Gut Army
Corps, Merge Waste Cleanup Programs (Washington Examiner)
Bonneville Power Administration Finalizes 2018 Spill
Surcharge (Bonneville Power Administration)
Exclusive: Tesla to Close a Dozen Solar Facilities in Nine
States – Documents (Reuters)
Dry Weather Means Water Rationing, Complete Shut Off for
Some in Yakima Valley (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Solar Storm Warning: Storm Bombarding Earth at Speed of 310
Miles per Second (The Express, UK)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Includes another Run at BPA – White House Aims
to Gut Army Corps, Merge Waste Cleanup Programs
2.
Trump Administration (again) Proposes to Sell
Tennessee Valley Authority Transmission Lines
3.
Bonneville Power Administration Finalizes 2018
Spill Surcharge
4.
Montana Attorney General Blasts Inslee Over
Millennium Project in NYT Editorial
5.
Editorial: Indigenous Nations must be included
in the re-negotiation of the Columbia River Treaty
6.
Franklin PUD Energizes New Transformer at Foster
Wells Substation
7.
Platinum RP3 – Cowlitz PUD Receives Recognition
from American Public Power Association
8.
Oregon: SHEDCO Receives First Economic
Development Grant from Columbia River PUD
9.
Man Dies after Being Electrocuted While Trying
to Steal Copper Wire in Oklahoma City
10.
ERCOT Expects Texas Power Demand to Break June
Record in Heat Wave
11.
Chelan PUD Asks Public to Stop Feeding Marmots
12.
‘Supercute, Superferocious’ Animal Nearing
Extinction in California, Petition Says
13.
Monarch Butterflies’ Migration Is Part Relay
Race, Part Obstacle Course - And Full of Danger
14.
Exclusive: Tesla to Close a Dozen Solar
Facilities in Nine States – Documents
15.
Arizona: Clean Energy Initiative Does Little to
Reduce Air Pollution, Study Says
16.
California Lawmaker under Fire for Weakening
State Net Neutrality Bill
17.
Cord-Cutting Isn’t Just Happening, It Could Be
Escalating
18.
Study Examines Pacific Northwest Transportation
Electrification Benefits
19.
Editorial: Washington State Agency Transition to
E-Cars Stuck in Low Gear
20.
California: City Of Weed Takes Lead on Energy
Efficiency
21.
Trees Killed – Environmental Groups Criticize
Oregon Officials for Pesticide Error
22.
Dry Weather Means Water Rationing, Complete Shut
Off for Some in Yakima Valley
23.
Why Are More Than 100 Television Meteorologists
Around The World Wearing This Tie?
24.
Social Marketers Still Aren’t Giving the People
What They Want
25.
Oregon DMV Employee’s Purported Facebook Post
Suggests Shooting Immigrants at the US Border
26.
Journalists Start Using Drones to View Immigrant
Detention Camps after Government Blocks Entry
27.
The World Wants More Color, So Pantone Delivered
203 of Them
28.
2018 Pantone Color of the Year is Ultra Violet
29.
Spate of Illicit Western Washington Pot Busts
Suggests Connections to China, Forced Labor
30.
Solar Storm Warning: Storm Bombarding Earth at
Speed of 310 Miles per Second
31.
Inside the US’ ‘National Radio Quiet Zone’ Where
There’s No Wi-Fi or Cellphone Service
32.
Washington to Lead Multi-State Lawsuit against
the Feds over Family Separations
33.
City of Olympia’s Sales Tax Will Go Up July 1 to
Fund Affordable Housing
34.
Construction to Close Olympic Highway North Next
Week
35.
That Kennewick Coyote Pup & Its Happy
Ending? The Trapper Lied. Pup is Dead. Now Trapper’s Under Investigation
36.
Hanford Contractor with 1,500 Workers May Get
Multi-Million Dollar Extension
37.
Chinook Tribe a Step Closer to Recognition as
Judge Advances Claims
WORD OF THE DAY
Dearth • \DERTH\ • Noun – 1: scarcity that makes dear;
specifically: famine *2: an inadequate supply: lack
“The dearth of duct tape doesn’t deter us from doing this
dastardly deed,” said Gomer. “Golly,” said Goober. “You almost came up with a
haiku, whatever them is.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Includes another Run at BPA – White House Aims to
Gut Army Corps, Merge Waste Cleanup Programs (Washington Examiner)
2.
Trump Administration (again) Proposes to Sell Tennessee
Valley Authority Transmission Lines (Maryville Daily Times, TN)
3.
Bonneville Power Administration Finalizes 2018
Spill Surcharge (Bonneville Power Administration)
4.
Montana Attorney General Blasts Inslee Over Millennium
Project in NYT Editorial (Longview Daily News, WA)
5.
Editorial: Indigenous Nations must be included
in the re-negotiation of the Columbia River Treaty (Vancouver Sun, BC)
6.
Franklin PUD Energizes New Transformer at Foster
Wells Substation (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)
7.
Platinum RP3 – Cowlitz PUD Receives Recognition from
American Public Power Association (Longview Daily News, WA)
8.
Oregon: SHEDCO Receives First Economic
Development Grant from Columbia River PUD (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
9.
Man Dies after Being Electrocuted While Trying to
Steal Copper Wire in Oklahoma City (KFOR-TV, Oklahoma City, OK)
10. ERCOT
Expects Texas Power Demand to Break June Record in Heat Wave (Reuters)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Chelan
PUD Asks Public to Stop Feeding Marmots (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
12. ‘Supercute,
Superferocious’ Animal Nearing Extinction in California, Petition Says (San
Jose Mercury News, CA)
13. Monarch
Butterflies’ Migration Is Part Relay Race, Part Obstacle Course - And Full of
Danger (Washington Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14. Exclusive:
Tesla to Close a Dozen Solar Facilities in Nine States – Documents (Reuters)
15. Arizona:
Clean Energy Initiative Does Little to Reduce Air Pollution, Study Says
(Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16. California
Lawmaker under Fire for Weakening State Net Neutrality Bill (Gizmodo)
17. Cord-Cutting
Isn’t Just Happening, It Could Be Escalating (USA Today)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
18. Study
Examines Pacific Northwest Transportation Electrification Benefits (American
Public Power Association)
19. Editorial:
Washington State Agency Transition to E-Cars Stuck in Low Gear (Olympian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
20. California:
City Of Weed Takes Lead on Energy Efficiency (The Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,
CA)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
21. Trees
Killed – Environmental Groups Criticize Oregon Officials for Pesticide Error (Associated
Press)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
22. Dry
Weather Means Water Rationing, Complete Shut Off for Some in Yakima Valley (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23. Why
Are More Than 100 Television Meteorologists Around The World Wearing This Tie? (Washington
Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24. Social
Marketers Still Aren’t Giving the People What They Want (AdWeek)
25. Oregon
DMV Employee’s Purported Facebook Post Suggests Shooting Immigrants at the US
Border (Oregonian, Portland)
26. Journalists
Start Using Drones to View Immigrant Detention Camps after Government Blocks
Entry (Gizmodo)
27. The
World Wants More Color, So Pantone Delivered 203 of Them (AdWeek)
28. 2018
Pantone Color of the Year is Ultra Violet (Pantone)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
29. Spate
of Illicit Western Washington Pot Busts Suggests Connections to China, Forced
Labor (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
30. Solar
Storm Warning: Storm Bombarding Earth at Speed of 310 Miles per Second (The
Express, UK)
31. Inside
the US’ ‘National Radio Quiet Zone’ Where There’s No Wi-Fi or Cellphone Service
(Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32. Washington
to Lead Multi-State Lawsuit against the Feds over Family Separations (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
33. City
of Olympia’s Sales Tax Will Go Up July 1 to Fund Affordable Housing (Olympian,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Construction
to Close Olympic Highway North Next Week (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
35. That
Kennewick Coyote Pup & Its Happy Ending? The Trapper Lied. Pup is Dead. Now
Trapper’s Under Investigation (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
36. Hanford
Contractor with 1,500 Workers May Get Multi-Million Dollar Extension (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
37. Chinook
Tribe a Step Closer to Recognition as Judge Advances Claims (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Charles Krauthammer, Prominent Conservative Voice, Dies at
68
It’s National Selfie Day, Here’s Proof the First One Was
Taken in 1839
Ichi-Who? Suzuki Sits on M’s Bench in Fake Mustache Disguise
Buffalo, NY Park System Celebrates 150 Years with Pink
Flamingo Record
SONG OF THE DAY
Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
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