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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Zap Energy Lands $5 Million Federal Grant & ‘Vote of
Confidence’ in Pursuit of Fusion Power (Geekwire)
Nuclear Power May Again Be on Horizon for Clark County
(Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jun/02/nuclear-power-may-again-be-on-horizon-for-clark-county/
WA State: Horse Heaven Power Project Opponents Await Ruling
from Judge (Capital Press)
Scientists Successfully Transmit Space-Based Solar Power to
Earth for the First Time (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-successfully-transmit-space-based-193000849.html
Chinook Fisheries Halted on Columbia River (Moscow-Pullman
Daily News, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Zap Energy Lands $5 Million Federal Grant &
‘Vote of Confidence’ in Pursuit of Fusion Power
2.
Nuclear Power May Again Be on Horizon for Clark
County
3.
Revisiting the Columbia River Treaty
4.
Court Throws Out Berkeley, California’s Ban on
Natural Gas
5.
Co-op Leader to Congress: ‘Rolling Blackouts
Cannot Become New Normal’
6.
WA State: Horse Heaven Power Project Opponents
Await Ruling from Judge
7.
U.S. Solar, Storage Builders Dash West in Major
Test for Grids
8.
Washington Vies to Become a National Hub for
Hydrogen Fuel
9.
Renewables ‘Set to Soar’ with 440 GW of New
Installations in 2023: IEA
10.
Clean Energy Experts Are Stretched Too Thin
11.
Central Heat Pump Water Heaters Are a Crucial Technology
to Decarbonize Multi-Family & Commercial Buildings
12.
Chinook Fisheries Halted on Columbia River
13.
For Tribes, Welcoming Salmon to the Upper
Columbia Is a Reminder of ‘Lifelong Work’
14.
Group Petitions EPA to Improve Idaho’s Water
Quality Standards to Protect Endangered Fish
15.
Youth Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s Pro-Fossil
Fuel Policies Is Heading to Trial
16.
Citing New Montana Law, State Avoids Carbon
Pollution Review
17.
Podcast: Broadband Access Is Key to Inclusive
Economic Growth
18.
News Release: U.S. Sen. Wyden (OR) Secures Key
Changes to National Broadband Map, Boosting Funding to Expand Oregon Broadband
Access
19.
Scientists Successfully Transmit Space-Based
Solar Power to Earth for the First Time
20.
Millions in Federal Funding Could Be at Stake If
Oregon Senate Walkout Kills Local Climate Bills
21.
AISES Names Bonneville Power Administration
Among Top 50 Workplaces for Indigenous STEM Professionals
22.
Remembering D-Day: Key Facts & Figures About
Epochal World War II Invasion
23.
Spokane Breaks Another Monthly Weather Record
with Scorching May
24.
Commentary: Intermittent Sources of Energy
Create Cost & Reliability Risks for the Pacific Northwest
25. Editorial: Lawmakers Must Act to Protect Waterways
WORD OF THE DAY
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“MMMMMM, yummy mayonnaise on my ham and cheese sandwich,” gushed Danforth at his high school reunion picnic. In what became known as the “Riverdale Moldy Mayonnaise Malaise,” Danny and his classmates were soon elbowing for position at the one port-a-potty that the overwhelmed organizers had rented for the occasion.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Zap Energy Lands $5 Million Federal Grant & ‘Vote
of Confidence’ in Pursuit of Fusion Power (Geekwire)
2.
Nuclear Power May Again Be on Horizon for Clark County
(Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jun/02/nuclear-power-may-again-be-on-horizon-for-clark-county/
3.
Revisiting the Columbia River Treaty (Hydro
Leader)
https://hydroleadermagazine.com/volume-4-issue-4-april/
4.
Court Throws Out Berkeley, California’s Ban on
Natural Gas (Associated Press)
5.
Co-op Leader to Congress: ‘Rolling Blackouts
Cannot Become New Normal’ (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
https://www.electric.coop/co-op-leader-to-congress-rolling-blackouts-cannot-become-new-normal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
6.
WA State: Horse Heaven Power Project Opponents
Await Ruling from Judge (Capital Press)
7.
U.S. Solar, Storage Builders Dash West in Major
Test for Grids (Reuters)
8.
Washington Vies to Become a National Hub for Hydrogen
Fuel (Washington State Standard)
9.
Renewables ‘Set to Soar’ with 440 GW of New
Installations in 2023: IEA (Climate News Network)
10.
Clean Energy Experts Are Stretched Too Thin
(Inside Climate News)
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25052023/inside-clean-energy-experts-decarbonization/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
11.
Central Heat Pump Water Heaters Are a Crucial
Technology to Decarbonize Multi-Family & Commercial Buildings (Clean
Technica)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
12.
Chinook Fisheries Halted on Columbia River (Moscow-Pullman
Daily News, OR)
13.
For Tribes, Welcoming Salmon to the Upper
Columbia Is a Reminder of ‘Lifelong Work’ (Northwest News Network)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
14.
Group Petitions EPA to Improve Idaho’s Water
Quality Standards to Protect Endangered Fish (NCW Live, East Wenatchee, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
15.
Youth Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s Pro-Fossil
Fuel Policies Is Heading to Trial (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/youth-climate-lawsuit-montana-hearing-fa457bf1e8d0c39e8a0e6df611e7750e
16.
Citing New Montana Law, State Avoids Carbon
Pollution Review (Billings Gazette, MT)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
17.
Podcast: Broadband Access Is Key to Inclusive
Economic Growth (Bloomberg News)
18.
News Release: U.S. Sen. Wyden (OR) Secures Key
Changes to National Broadband Map, Boosting Funding to Expand Oregon Broadband
Access (U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, OR)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
19.
Scientists Successfully Transmit Space-Based
Solar Power to Earth for the First Time (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-successfully-transmit-space-based-193000849.html
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
20.
Millions in Federal Funding Could Be at Stake If
Oregon Senate Walkout Kills Local Climate Bills (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
21.
AISES Names Bonneville Power Administration Among
Top 50 Workplaces for Indigenous STEM Professionals (Bonneville Power
Administration)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
22.
Remembering D-Day: Key Facts & Figures About
Epochal World War II Invasion (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
23.
Spokane Breaks Another Monthly Weather Record with
Scorching May (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/may/31/spokane-breaks-another-monthly-weather-record-with/
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
24.
Commentary: Intermittent Sources of Energy
Create Cost & Reliability Risks for the Pacific Northwest (Washington
Policy Center)
25.
Editorial: Lawmakers Must Act to Protect
Waterways (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jun/01/in-our-view-lawmakers-must-act-to-protect-waterways/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Yes, Vikings Really Did Live in the Americas 1,000 Years Ago
Florida Teen Dev Shah Wins 2023 Scripps National Spelling
Bee with Word ‘Psammophile’
https://news.yahoo.com/florida-teen-dev-shah-wins-184301387.html
British Woman's Pet Cat Celebrates 32nd Birthday
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/06/01/Guinness-World-Records-oldest-cat-Rosie/6541685638858/
Time Capsule From 1905 Found in Old Ohio Fire Station
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/06/01/Marion-Fire-Company-time-capsule-1905/7711685646248/
SONG OF THE DAY
Maurice Jarre – The Longest Day Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ7hYEJt2UY
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