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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Struggling Orcas Heavily Rely on Urban Chinook from Seattle-Area Rivers, New Analysis Shows
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
“Spill Charge” Coming to Customer Bills (Mason PUD 3,
Shelton, WA)
Washington State’s U-S Legislators Urge President Trump to
Aid REC Silicon (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Chelan PUD Closer to Finalizing Bitcoin Mining Rates (NCW
Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
Chehalis River Dam Near Pe Ell Clears Hurdles, Environmental
Study Awaits (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
“Spill Charge” Coming to Customer Bills
2.
Mason PUD 3 Customers to See Temporary Power
Bill Hikes after Fish-Passage Ruling
3.
Chelan PUD Closer to Finalizing Bitcoin Mining
Rates
4.
Washington State Regulators Delay Decision on
Avista Sale
5.
Puget Sound Energy’s Gas Plant Studies Have
‘Significant Technical Issues,’ Puyallup Tribe’s Experts Allege
6.
It’s About Dam Time: Seven Things You Didn’t
Know About Local Rivers & Dams
7.
Why Unification of the Western Electric Grid Is
Probably Inevitable
8.
The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam into a
Giant Battery
9.
Congress Drops Bid to Loosen Supervision of
Nuclear Agency
10.
Op/Ed: Laws Must Keep Up with More Wildfires
11.
Russian Hackers Penetrate U-S Power Stations
12.
Laos Dam Collapse: Hundreds Missing after Villages
Flooded
13.
Struggling Orcas Heavily Rely on Urban Chinook
from Seattle-Area Rivers, New Analysis Shows
14.
Renovations at Puyallup Hatchery Aim to Bolster
Salmon Population in Puget Sound
15.
River Managers Test Lower Monumental Spill
Change to Stimulate Sockeye Passage
16.
Washington State’s U-S Legislators Urge
President Trump to Aid REC Silicon
17.
PacifiCorp Ready to Roll with $3B Wind Expansion
after Idaho Backs Plan
18.
Three Cities, Thurston County Seek Comments on
Comcast Franchise Renewal, Future Needs
19.
Cord Cutting Accelerates with Millions More
Expected to Leave Pay TV for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon
20.
Microsoft Emerges as Clear No. 2 in Booming
Cloud Computing Market
21.
Verizon to Focus on 5G Delivery, Let Competitors
Hunt for Content
22.
Cost to Insure Tesla’s Debt Rises on Growing
Default Fears
23.
California Urges Power Conservation During Heat
Wave
24.
President Trump to Seek Repeal of California’s
Smog-Fighting Power
25.
Chehalis River Dam Near Pe Ell Clears Hurdles,
Environmental Study Awaits
26.
The Great Era of California Dam Building May Be
Over. Here’s What’s Next
27.
British Columbia’s Carbon Tax a Real-Life
Rebuttal to Carbon Pricing’s Political Opponents, Some Experts Say
28.
N.Y. Daily News Cuts Half Its Newsroom in Latest
Tronc Move
29.
Northwest Newspapers Oppose Tariffs on Newsprint
30.
Driver Opens Fire at Cars on Hood Canal Bridge,
Kills Self
31.
City of Shelton Announces Finalists for City
Manager
32.
Oregon: Substation Fire 92% Contained; Most
Evacuations Lifted
33.
Tremors Shove Washington State West, Offer Clues
to Next Big Earthquake
34.
Man Found Dead Near Martin Way & Ensign Road
in Olympia
35.
Shelton Food Bank Secures Funding for New
Building
36.
11-Million-Ton Iceberg Threatens Village in
Greenland
37.
You Could Join the Half Billionaire Club
Tonight. Mega Millions Draws for a $512 Million Jackpot, Its 5th Largest
WORD OF THE DAY
Grandiloquent • \grand-ILL-oh-kwence\ • Noun - A lofty,
extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality
especially in language
Standing astride the speaker’s platform, Abernathy’s florid,
grandiloquent speech was designed to stir the latent, languid passions of the
audience to take up the zither as an instrument of peace, love and
understanding in the world. His impassioned plea was only slightly undermined
by the fact that the audience was made up of ukulele players who had wandered
into the hall by mistake, expecting a class on making felt picks. Another
shortcoming was pointed out by Abernathy’s assistant, who whispered “XYZ”
halfway through the thundering oration.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
“Spill Charge” Coming to Customer Bills (Mason
PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
2.
Mason PUD 3 Customers to See Temporary Power
Bill Hikes after Fish-Passage Ruling (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
3.
Chelan PUD Closer to Finalizing Bitcoin Mining
Rates (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
4.
Washington State Regulators Delay Decision on Avista
Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
5.
Puget Sound Energy’s Gas Plant Studies Have ‘Significant
Technical Issues,’ Puyallup Tribe’s Experts Allege (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
6.
It’s About Dam Time: Seven Things You Didn’t
Know About Local Rivers & Dams (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
7.
Why Unification of the Western Electric Grid Is
Probably Inevitable (Energy News Network)
8.
The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam into a
Giant Battery (NY Times)
9.
Congress Drops Bid to Loosen Supervision of
Nuclear Agency (Associated Press)
10. Op/Ed:
Laws Must Keep Up with More Wildfires (Sacramento Bee, CA)
11. Russian
Hackers Penetrate U-S Power Stations (British Broadcasting Corporation)
12. Laos
Dam Collapse: Hundreds Missing after Villages Flooded (The Guardian, UK)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13. Struggling
Orcas Heavily Rely on Urban Chinook from
Seattle-Area Rivers, New Analysis Shows (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
14. Renovations
at Puyallup Hatchery Aim to Bolster Salmon Population in Puget Sound (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
15. River
Managers Test Lower Monumental Spill Change to Stimulate Sockeye Passage
(Columbia Basin Bulletin)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16. Washington
State’s U-S Legislators Urge President Trump to Aid REC Silicon (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
17. PacifiCorp
Ready to Roll with $3B Wind Expansion after Idaho Backs Plan (Portland Business
Journal, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18. Three
Cities, Thurston County Seek Comments on Comcast Franchise Renewal, Future
Needs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
19. Cord
Cutting Accelerates with Millions More Expected to Leave Pay TV for Netflix, Hulu,
Amazon (USA Today)
20. Microsoft
Emerges as Clear No. 2 in Booming Cloud Computing Market (SF Chronicle)
21. Verizon
to Focus on 5G Delivery, Let Competitors Hunt for Content (USA Today)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
22. Cost
to Insure Tesla’s Debt Rises on Growing Default Fears (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
23. California
Urges Power Conservation During Heat Wave (Associated Press)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
24. President
Trump to Seek Repeal of California’s Smog-Fighting Power (Bloomberg News)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
25. Chehalis
River Dam Near Pe Ell Clears Hurdles, Environmental Study Awaits (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
26. The
Great Era of California Dam Building May Be Over. Here’s What’s Next (KQED
Radio, San Francisco, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. British
Columbia’s Carbon Tax a Real-Life Rebuttal to Carbon Pricing’s Political
Opponents, Some Experts Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. N.Y.
Daily News Cuts Half Its Newsroom in Latest Tronc Move (Bloomberg News)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Northwest
Newspapers Oppose Tariffs on Newsprint (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
30. Driver
Opens Fire at Cars on Hood Canal Bridge, Kills Self (Associated Press)
31. City
of Shelton Announces Finalists for City Manager (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
32. Oregon:
Substation Fire 92% Contained; Most Evacuations Lifted (Oregonian, Portland)
33. Tremors
Shove Washington State West, Offer Clues to Next Big Earthquake (Aberdeen Daily
World, WA)
34. Man
Found Dead Near Martin Way & Ensign Road in Olympia (Olympian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
35. Shelton
Food Bank Secures Funding for New Building (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
36. 11-Million-Ton
Iceberg Threatens Village in Greenland (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
37. You
Could Join the Half Billionaire Club Tonight. Mega Millions Draws for a $512
Million Jackpot, Its 5th Largest (USA Today)
ART LOCKER – DIVERSIONS
Art Dealer Buys Storage Locker for $15,000, Finds Treasures
Cute Little Goldfish Turn into Huge Monsters If You Dump
Them into a Lake, Experts Warn
California DMV Worker Slept on the Job for Three Years,
Audit Says
Dispute Over Chicken Manure Dumped at Wedding Site Settled
SONG OF THE DAY
Dolly Parton – Jolene
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