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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Victim of Trade War – REC Lays Off 100 Moses Lake Employees
in ‘Long-Term Shutdown’ (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Washington State Appeals Court Sends Kittitas Solar Project
Back for More Review (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
ConEd Starts to Shed Light on Why NYC Got Plunged into the
Dark (Bloomberg News)
California: Pacific Gas & Electric’s Grid Inspections
Revealed Almost 10,000 Problems: Report (Utility Dive)
Facebook Executive Defends Currency Plan to Senators
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
ConEd Starts to Shed Light on Why NYC Got
Plunged into the Dark
2.
Revenge of the Power Grid – Infrastructure
Doesn’t Only Exist When It Fails
3.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric’s Grid
Inspections Revealed Almost 10,000 Problems: Report
4.
NV Energy Will Use Power Shutoffs to Reduce
Wildfire Risks
5.
Los Angeles Is Finally Ditching Coal — And
Replacing It with Another Polluting Fuel
6.
California: Fatal Gas Line Explosion in Murrieta
a Warning for Home Contractors
7.
Public Power Utilities Earn Top Customer
Satisfaction Scores – Includes Clark, SnoPUD, Tacoma, Seattle
8.
U.S. Dept. of Interior to Move Most of Bureau of
Land Management’s D.C. Staff West as Part of Larger Reorganization Push
9.
Cooke Eyes Raising Steelhead Instead of Atlantic
Salmon in Washington State Net Pens
10.
Canada: U.S. Company to Be Sentenced for
Spilling Diesel, Oil in British Columbia’s First Nation’s Fishing Territory
11.
Tillicum Creek Fish Passage Provides Steelhead
Restoration Opportunity
12.
Nonprofit Gauges Interest in San Juan Islands
Sanctuary for Retired Captive Orcas
13.
Sturgeon Population Makes Comeback after Near
Extinction
14.
Algae Emergency – President Trump Looks to Stem
the ‘Red Tide’
15.
Victim of Trade War – REC Lays Off 100 Moses
Lake Employees in ‘Long-Term Shutdown’
16.
Washington State Appeals Court Sends Kittitas
Solar Project Back for More Review
17.
Anchorage Center Unveils Largest State Rooftop
Solar Project
18.
U.S. Energy Secretary: Easing Energy Efficiency
Standards Is ‘Common Sense’
19.
Facebook Executive Defends Currency Plan to
Senators
20.
The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t
21.
Earth Just Had Its Hottest June on Record, On
Track for Warmest July
22.
Widespread, Dangerous Heat Wave to Expand Across
Much of the U.S.
23.
Washington State Court of Appeals Rules
Seattle’s Wealth Tax Is Unconstitutional, But Gives Cities New Leeway
24.
Oregon Republicans Begin Effort to Recall
Governor Kate Brown
25.
City of Bainbridge Island Sued Over Handling of
Councilwoman’s Texts
26.
Updated: Powerline Fire in Grant County Burns
Thousands of Acres, Threatens Homes & Farms
27.
Shelton City Council to Consider Backing Mason
County Public Safety Sales Tax Proposal
28.
Mason County’s Auditor Travels to Ukraine as
Parliament Election Observer
29.
Washington State Parks Department to Detail $4
Million Renovation Plans for Schafer State Park
30.
Op/Ed: Highland Road Culvert Replacement Smells
Fishy
WORD OF THE DAY
Omnibus • \AHM-nih-bus\ • adjective - 1: of, relating to, or
providing for many things at once 2: containing or including many items
“I’m goin’ home,” sulked the goth teen to his fresh-faced
preppy girlfriend. “Well then take all your stuff and go!” she squeaked tossing
vinyl records battered copies of ‘Catcher in the Rye” and other anachronistic
items into the nearby omnibus bus.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
ConEd Starts to Shed Light on Why NYC Got
Plunged into the Dark (Bloomberg News)
2.
Revenge of the Power Grid – Infrastructure Doesn’t
Only Exist When It Fails (Atlantic Magazine)
3.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric’s Grid
Inspections Revealed Almost 10,000 Problems: Report (Utility Dive)
4.
NV Energy Will Use Power Shutoffs to Reduce
Wildfire Risks (Utility Dive)
5.
Los Angeles Is Finally Ditching Coal — And
Replacing It with Another Polluting Fuel (Los Angeles Times, CA)
6.
California: Fatal Gas Line Explosion in Murrieta
a Warning for Home Contractors (Los Angeles Times, CA)
7.
Public Power Utilities Earn Top Customer
Satisfaction Scores – Includes Clark, SnoPUD, Tacoma, Seattle (American Public
Power Association)
8.
U.S. Dept. of Interior to Move Most of Bureau of
Land Management’s D.C. Staff West as Part of Larger Reorganization Push
(Washington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Cooke Eyes Raising Steelhead Instead of Atlantic
Salmon in Washington State Net Pens (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
10. Canada:
U.S. Company to Be Sentenced for Spilling Diesel, Oil in British Columbia’s First
Nation’s Fishing Territory (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
11. Tillicum
Creek Fish Passage Provides Steelhead Restoration Opportunity (KPQ Radio,
Wenatchee, WA)
12. Nonprofit
Gauges Interest in San Juan Islands Sanctuary for Retired Captive Orcas (Northwest
Public Radio)
13. Sturgeon
Population Makes Comeback after Near Extinction (Christian Science Monitor)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
14. Algae
Emergency – President Trump Looks to Stem the ‘Red Tide’ (Washington Examiner)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15. Victim
of Trade War – REC Lays Off 100 Moses Lake Employees in ‘Long-Term Shutdown’ (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
16. Washington
State Appeals Court Sends Kittitas Solar Project Back for More Review (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
17. Anchorage
Center Unveils Largest State Rooftop Solar Project (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
18. U.S.
Energy Secretary: Easing Energy Efficiency Standards Is ‘Common Sense’
(Politico, Morning Energy)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
19. Facebook
Executive Defends Currency Plan to Senators (Associated Press)
20. The
5G Health Hazard That Isn’t – How one scientist & his inaccurate chart led
to unwarranted fears of wireless technology (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21. Earth
Just Had Its Hottest June on Record, On Track for Warmest July (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
22. Widespread,
Dangerous Heat Wave to Expand Across Much of the U.S. (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23. Washington
State Court of Appeals Rules Seattle’s Wealth Tax Is Unconstitutional, But
Gives Cities New Leeway (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
24. Oregon
Republicans Begin Effort to Recall Governor Kate Brown (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
25. City
of Bainbridge Island Sued Over Handling of Councilwoman’s Texts (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
26. Updated:
Powerline Fire in Grant County Burns Thousands of Acres, Threatens Homes &
Farms (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
27. Shelton
City Council to Consider Backing Mason County Public Safety Sales Tax Proposal (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
28. Mason
County’s Auditor Travels to Ukraine as Parliament Election Observer (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
29. Washington
State Parks Department to Detail $4 Million Renovation Plans for Schafer State
Park (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
https://kbkw.com/state-parks-department-to-detail-4-million-renovation-plans-for-schafer-state-park/
30. Op/Ed:
Highland Road Culvert Replacement Smells Fishy (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Colombian Caught in Spain, Hiding Cocaine Under Toupee
Chicago’s Elusive Alligator ‘Chance the Snapper’ Finally
Caught
Watch: Rare, Stinky Corpse Flower Blooming at WSU Vancouver
Bright orange bird turns out to be seagull covered in curry
SONG OF THE DAY
Joseph Haydn – Trumpet Concerto (Wynton Marsalis)
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