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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Snake River Ranked Fourth Most Endangered in Nation.
Momentum Builds to Remove Dams (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article274413675.html
Court Throws Out Berkeley, California’s Ban on Natural Gas
(Associated Press)
WA State Lawmakers Vote to Bar Utilities from Cutting Power
in Extreme Heat (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
WA Governor Approves Two Yakima County Solar Projects
(Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Only 10 Electric Vehicle Models Qualify for Full $7,500 U.S.
Tax Credit (Bloomberg News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Court Throws Out Berkeley, California’s Ban on
Natural Gas
2.
WA State Lawmakers Vote to Bar Utilities from
Cutting Power in Extreme Heat
3.
Idaho Power Calls for Power Cost Increase Due in
Part to Lower Hydropower Generation
4.
California Utility Companies Fixed-Rate Delivery
Proposal Faces Backlash from Customers
5.
Montana: Construction Stops on Natural Gas Plant
in Laurel; Workers Laid Off
6.
WA State: Research on Removal of Enloe Dam
Underway
7.
Mini Hydro Company Raises $18 Million to
Generate Power in Canals
8.
NERC Opposes Expanding Physical Security Rules
for Critical Substations Following Duke, Puget Sound Energy, Other Attacks
9.
WA Governor Approves Two Yakima County Solar
Projects
10.
Wind Farm Opponents Lose Wyoming Supreme Court
Appeal
11.
Oregon Increased Its Wind & Solar Power
Capacity, Generation Still Fell Slightly
12.
Burning Man Cheers Nevada County’s Overturning
Geothermal Permit
13.
Montana: NorthWestern Touts Low-Income Programs,
But Company Data Shows Declining Numbers Using Them
14.
To Protect Orcas, Boats in Puget Sound Must Stay
1,000 Yards Away
15.
Oregon Co-op Leader Presses Congress for Changes
to Endangered Species Act
16.
25th Annual Salmon Summit, Elementary Students
Releasing Hundreds of Fish This Week
17.
Snake River Ranked Fourth Most Endangered in
Nation. Momentum Builds to Remove Dams
18.
Colorado River Snaking Through Grand Canyon Most
Endangered U.S. Waterway – Report
19.
Healthy Snowpack Provides Water for Long-Delayed
Grand Canyon Environmental Flood
20.
Facing Brutal Climate Math, U.S. Bets Billions
on Direct Air Capture
21.
Beyond the Poles: How Melting Ice Affects
Everyone
22.
Washington Bill Tests Limits of State Broadband
Equity Access & Deployment Authority
23.
What Electric Co-ops Need from Policymakers to
Close the Digital Divide
24.
WA State: Cryptocurrency Miner Pulls Out of Mint
Farm as Longview Mulls Regulation
25.
Only 10 Electric Vehicle Models Qualify for Full
$7,500 U.S. Tax Credit
26.
Newspaper Tax Break Passes WA House & Senate
27.
How LinkedIn Is Changing & Why Some Are Not
Happy
28.
Wear Orange for Work Zone Awareness on April 19
29.
Gee Scott: Rich People Should Not Pay More for
Their Electricity
30. From Water to Watts: A History of Ice Harbor Lock & Dam
WORD OF THE DAY
Idiom \IDD-ee-um\ Noun – The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class: dialect b: the syntactical, grammatical, or structural form peculiar to a language. A style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrument.
“…Now, as I was meeting at the RTF, talking about EVs, LEDs and concerns about BPA and the DOE from the PPC, ICNU, NWPPA, WPUDA, and PNGC, and……” the power manager’s presentation trailed off in his staff meeting to a dull buzz, his idioms floating away in the breeze, as the public information officer started to ponder his lunch plans….
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Court Throws Out Berkeley, California’s Ban on
Natural Gas (Associated Press)
2.
WA State Lawmakers Vote to Bar Utilities from Cutting
Power in Extreme Heat (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
3.
Idaho Power Calls for Power Cost Increase Due in
Part to Lower Hydropower Generation (Hydro Review)
4.
California Utility Companies Fixed-Rate Delivery
Proposal Faces Backlash from Customers (KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA)
5.
Montana: Construction Stops on Natural Gas Plant
in Laurel; Workers Laid Off KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT)
6.
WA State: Research on Removal of Enloe Dam Underway
(Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
https://methowvalleynews.com/2023/04/17/research-on-removal-of-enloe-dam-underway/
7.
Mini Hydro Company Raises $18 Million to Generate
Power in Canals (Associated Press)
8.
NERC Opposes Expanding Physical Security Rules for
Critical Substations Following Duke, Puget Sound Energy, Other Attacks (Utility
Dive)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
9.
WA Governor Approves Two Yakima County Solar
Projects (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10.
Wind Farm Opponents Lose Wyoming Supreme Court Appeal
(Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
11.
Oregon Increased Its Wind & Solar Power
Capacity, Generation Still Fell Slightly (The Corvallis Advocate, OR)
12.
Burning Man Cheers Nevada County’s Overturning
Geothermal Permit (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
13.
Montana: NorthWestern Touts Low-Income Programs,
But Company Data Shows Declining Numbers Using Them (The Daily Montanan)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
14.
To Protect Orcas, Boats in Puget Sound Must Stay
1,000 Yards Away (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/04/protect-orcas-boats-puget-sound-must-stay-1000-yards-away
15.
Oregon Co-op Leader Presses Congress for Changes
to Endangered Species Act (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
16.
25th Annual Salmon Summit, Elementary Students
Releasing Hundreds of Fish This Week (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
17.
Snake River Ranked Fourth Most Endangered in
Nation. Momentum Builds to Remove Dams (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article274413675.html
18.
Colorado River Snaking Through Grand Canyon Most
Endangered U.S. Waterway – Report (The Guardian, UK)
19.
Healthy Snowpack Provides Water for Long-Delayed
Grand Canyon Environmental Flood (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
20.
Facing Brutal Climate Math, U.S. Bets Billions on
Direct Air Capture (Reuters)
21.
Beyond the Poles: How Melting Ice Affects
Everyone (National Public Radio)
https://apps.npr.org/arctic-ice-melting-climate-change/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22.
Washington Bill Tests Limits of State Broadband
Equity Access & Deployment Authority (Telecompetitor)
https://www.telecompetitor.com/washington-bill-tests-limits-of-state-bead-authority/
23.
What Electric Co-ops Need from Policymakers to
Close the Digital Divide (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
https://www.electric.coop/what-electric-co-ops-need-from-policymakers-to-close-the-digital-divide
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
24.
WA State: Cryptocurrency Miner Pulls Out of Mint
Farm as Longview Mulls Regulation (Longview Daily News, WA – Paywall Advisory)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
25.
Only 10 Electric Vehicle Models Qualify for Full
$7,500 U.S. Tax Credit (Bloomberg News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
26.
Newspaper Tax Break Passes WA House & Senate
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2023/apr/18/newspaper-tax-break-passes-wa-house-and-senate/
27.
How LinkedIn Is Changing & Why Some Are Not
Happy (British Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65123115
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
28.
Wear Orange for Work Zone Awareness on April 19
(KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
29.
Gee Scott: Rich People Should Not Pay More for
Their Electricity (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3876592/gee-scott-rich-people-not-pay-more-electricity/
30.
From Water to Watts: A History of Ice Harbor
Lock & Dam (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Littlest Intruder: Toddler Crawls Through White House Fence
https://apnews.com/article/white-house-toddler-fence-secret-service-6ece5fc94204dbc3001457403269c28e
T. Rex Skeleton Sells for More Than $ 5 Million at Zurich
Auction
Oakland Stinks! A Huge Possum ‘Is Wreaking Havoc at Struggling
A’s Stadium This Season
Rocket Science: Alaska Sky Spiral Caused by SpaceX Fuel Dump
SONG OF THE DAY
Linda Ronstadt – Ooh Baby Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhkKVhEZV5k
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