The Energy News Digest for October 6, 2025

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Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits the Energy News Digest.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Trump Admin. Cancels More Than $1 Billion in Funding for WA Energy Projects (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/trump-admin-cancels-more-than-1b-funding-wa-energy-projects/J65DBY42ZVH7JHSWIWRFB3QYWE/

‘A Cost of Climate Change’: Why the Price of Electricity Is Outpacing Inflation (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5557166/a-cost-of-climate-change-why-the-price-of-electricity-is-outpacing-inflation

Fears of Massive Battery Fires Spark Local Opposition to Energy Storage Projects (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/battery-storage-grid-new-york-a84b8c7621c474c9ee9339b1d809a629

Why Too Many Pink Salmon in Snohomish County May Not Be a Good Thing (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/why-too-many-pink-salmon-in-snohomish-county-may-not-be-a-good-thing/

Public Power to Celebrate Public Power Week with Wide Range of Events, Activities (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-celebrate-public-power-week-with-wide-range-events-activities

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      ‘A Cost of Climate Change’: Why the Price of Electricity Is Outpacing Inflation

2.      Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

3.      Trump Is Reviving Large Sales of Coal from Public Lands. Will Anyone Want It?

4.      Lower Electricity Bills? Or More Pollution? A New California Law Is Sparking Big Debate

5.      ‘On Time & in Full’ – The Bonneville Power Administration Makes 42nd Straight U.S. Treasury Payment

6.      Nuclear in My Backyard? More of America & the Market, Seems OK with It

7.      Fears of Massive Battery Fires Spark Local Opposition to Energy Storage Projects

8.      WA State: Douglas County PUD To Officially Open $27 Million Green Hydrogen Production Facility

9.      Oregon Is Digging Deep to Tap into an Uncommon Renewable Energy Source — Super Hot Rocks

10.   Federal Judge Finds Feds Illegally Capped Sustainable Energy Funding in Oregon, 18 Other States

11.   Loch Ness Hydropower Project ‘Gives Renewable Energy a Bad Name’

12.   Are Incandescent Lightbulbs Making a Comeback? Here’s What We Know

13.   Why Too Many Pink Salmon in Snohomish County May Not Be a Good Thing

14.   Sockeye Salmon Are Coming Home in a Historic Return to the Columbia River

15.   Federal Cuts Threaten Northwest Fish Hatcheries in the Columbia River Basin

16.   Saving Puget Sound’s Puffins: Bringing These Ocean Ambassadors Back from the Brink

17.   Southern Resident Orcas Welcome New Calf

18.   Water Use Restricted in Yakima River Basin as Reservoir at Record Low

19.   198-Mile Broadband Project Making Significant Progress in Rural Idaho

20.   Electric Vehicle Charging - One Biden Green Program Gets New Life Under Trump

21.   Public Power to Celebrate Public Power Week with Wide Range of Events, Activities

22.   ‘The Blob’ Returns: Record Pacific Ocean Heatwave Threatens Weather, Marine Life

23.   Three Supermoons Will Light Up the Night Sky for the Last Months of 2025

24.   Congress Remains Deadlocked on Shutdown Ahead of Monday Vote

25.   California: Gov. Newsom Vetoes Energy Bills on Virtual Power Plants, Load Management & Interconnection

26.   Trump Admin. Cancels More Than $1 Billion in Funding for WA Energy Projects

27.   Trump Administration Moves to Terminate $400 Million in Energy Grants in Oregon

28.   Trump Administration Defunds Northwest Hydrogen Hub, Spokane Grid Project, WSU Research in Cuts Targeting ‘The Left’s Climate Agenda’

29.   Trump Administration Yanks Funding for Northwest Green Hydrogen Project

30.   U.S. to Cancel Billions for West Coast Hydrogen Hubs Amid Shutdown

31.   Trump’s $7.5B Energy Cuts Take $157M Out of Prized Richland Project

32.   Trump Administration Cuts $46 Million in Funding for Projects in Lewis County

33.   Drought & Elevated Fire Danger Continue into October, Though Mid-Month May Offer Relief

34.   Fighting Wildfire with Fire: California Residents, Once Wary, Embrace ‘Controlled Burns’

35.   Trump’s Shutdown Cuts Come for the Grid

36.   Guest Essay: Cutting Red Tape Can Help Tri-Cities Meet Increasing Energy Demand

37.   Guest Essay: As The Colorado River Slowly Dries Up, States Angle for Influence Over Future Water Rights

38.   Guest Essay: California’s Solar & Battery Combo Packs a Transformational Punch

Word of the Day

Doldrums • \DOLE-drums\ • noun - 1: a spell of listlessness or despondency 2: often capitalized: a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds 3: a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump

Raindrops splattered against Donny’s office window. The rhythm of the pelting drops was hypnotic, dragging the usually energetic accountant into a listless bout of the doldrums.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      ‘A Cost of Climate Change’: Why the Price of Electricity Is Outpacing Inflation (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5557166/a-cost-of-climate-change-why-the-price-of-electricity-is-outpacing-inflation

2.      Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/

3.      Trump Is Reviving Large Sales of Coal from Public Lands. Will Anyone Want It? (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-public-lands-sales-3239c138a851b157c340fe3f5d1fc600

4.      Lower Electricity Bills? Or More Pollution? A New California Law Is Sparking Big Debate (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/oct/04/lower-electricity-bills-or-more-pollution-a-new-california-law-is-sparking-big-debate/

5.      ‘On Time & in Full’ – The Bonneville Power Administration Makes 42nd Straight U.S. Treasury Payment (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20251001-bpa-makes-42nd-straight-us-treasury-payment

6.      Nuclear in My Backyard? More of America & the Market, Seems OK with It (CNBC News)

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/05/nuclear-power-modular-reactor-energy-demand-public-market-risks.html

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

7.      Fears of Massive Battery Fires Spark Local Opposition to Energy Storage Projects (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/battery-storage-grid-new-york-a84b8c7621c474c9ee9339b1d809a629

8.      WA State: Douglas County PUD To Officially Open $27 Million Green Hydrogen Production Facility (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/douglas-county-pud-to-officially-open-27m-green-hydrogen-production-facility/article_c0703b91-5a83-476b-a84e-c2fd2683129f.html

9.      Oregon Is Digging Deep to Tap into an Uncommon Renewable Energy Source — Super Hot Rocks (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/06/super-hot-rocks-geothermal-technology-renewable-energy-three-rivers-mazama/

10.   Federal Judge Finds Feds Illegally Capped Sustainable Energy Funding in Oregon, 18 Other States (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/02/federal-judge-finds-feds-illegally-capped-sustainable-energy-funding-in-oregon-18-other-states/

11.   Loch Ness Hydropower Project ‘Gives Renewable Energy a Bad Name’ (The Times of London)

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/loch-ness-hydropower-project-scotland-rsm26b3c3

Conservation & Efficiency

12.   Are Incandescent Lightbulbs Making a Comeback? Here’s What We Know (Slashgear)

https://www.slashgear.com/1984013/are-incandescent-light-bulbs-coming-back/

Fish & Wildlife

13.   Why Too Many Pink Salmon in Snohomish County May Not Be a Good Thing (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/why-too-many-pink-salmon-in-snohomish-county-may-not-be-a-good-thing/

14.   Sockeye Salmon Are Coming Home in a Historic Return to the Columbia River (Castanet, Kelowna, BC)

https://www.castanet.net/news/Nelson/575754/Sockeye-salmon-are-coming-home-in-an-historic-return-to-the-Columbia-River

15.   Federal Cuts Threaten Northwest Fish Hatcheries in the Columbia River Basin (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/06/think-out-loud-northwest-fish-hatcheries-columbia-river-basin-federal-cuts/

16.   Saving Puget Sound’s Puffins: Bringing These Ocean Ambassadors Back from the Brink (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/03/as-the-colorado-river-slowly-dries-up-states-angle-for-influence-over-future-water-rights/

17.   Southern Resident Orcas Welcome New Calf (Axios Seattle)

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/02/new-orca-calf-j64-born-in-southern-resident-pod-salish-sea

Water, Water, Anywhere?

18.   Water Use Restricted in Yakima River Basin as Reservoir at Record Low (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/all/2025/10/water-use-restricted-in-yakima-river-basin-as-reservoir-at-record-low/

London Calling –Telecommunications

19.   198-Mile Broadband Project Making Significant Progress in Rural Idaho (Yahoo! News)

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/198-mile-broadband-project-making-101400385.html

I Sing the Car Electric

20.   Electric Vehicle Charging - One Biden Green Program Gets New Life Under Trump (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/05/states-scramble-for-charger-cash-despite-trumps-chill-on-evs-00585857

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

21.   Public Power to Celebrate Public Power Week with Wide Range of Events, Activities (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-celebrate-public-power-week-with-wide-range-events-activities

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

22.   ‘The Blob’ Returns: Record Pacific Ocean Heatwave Threatens Weather, Marine Life (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/pacific-northwest-weather/blob-heatwave/4138575

23.   Three Supermoons Will Light Up the Night Sky for the Last Months of 2025 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/three-back-to-back-supermoons-will-light-up-night-sky-last-months-2025/QI5ZGASI3BHBZIYFMLATJIOWPU/

Politics, Governance, and Management

24.   Congress Remains Deadlocked on Shutdown Ahead of Monday Vote (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/congress-remains-deadlocked-shutdown-ahead-181416498.html

25.   California: Gov. Newsom Vetoes Energy Bills on Virtual Power Plants, Load Management & Interconnection (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/newsom-vetoes-energy-bills-on-virtual-power-plants-load-management-and-int/801995/

On The Chopping Block

26.   Trump Admin. Cancels More Than $1 Billion in Funding for WA Energy Projects (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/trump-admin-cancels-more-than-1b-funding-wa-energy-projects/J65DBY42ZVH7JHSWIWRFB3QYWE/

27.   Trump Administration Moves to Terminate $400 Million in Energy Grants in Oregon (The Oregonian, Portland, OR – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-moves-to-terminate-400m-in-energy-grants-in-oregon/ar-AA1NLrjU

28.   Trump Administration Defunds Northwest Hydrogen Hub, Spokane Grid Project, WSU Research in Cuts Targeting ‘The Left’s Climate Agenda’ (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/oct/02/trump-administration-defunds-northwest-hydrogen-hu/

29.   Trump Administration Yanks Funding for Northwest Green Hydrogen Project (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/02/trump-administration-yanks-funding-for-northwest-green-hydrogen-project/

30.   U.S. to Cancel Billions for West Coast Hydrogen Hubs Amid Shutdown (Bloomberg News – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-to-cancel-billions-for-west-coast-hydrogen-hubs-amid-shutdown/ar-AA1NGRvQ

31.   Trump’s $7.5B energy cuts take $157M out of prized Richland project (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-7-5b-energy-cuts-193530508.html

32.   Trump Administration Cuts $46 Million in Funding for Projects in Lewis County (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/trump-administration-cuts-46m-in-funding-for-projects-in-lewis-county,388544

Other Things to Know About Today

33.   Drought & Elevated Fire Danger Continue into October, Though Mid-Month May Offer Relief (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/drought-and-elevated-fire-danger-continues-into-october

34.   Fighting Wildfire with Fire: California Residents, Once Wary, Embrace ‘Controlled Burns’ (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/1005/california-wildfire-smoke-controlled-burn-indigenous-fire

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

35.   Trump’s Shutdown Cuts Come for the Grid (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/10/02/trumps-shutdown-cuts-come-for-the-grid-00591586

36.   Guest Essay: Cutting Red Tape Can Help Tri-Cities Meet Increasing Energy Demand (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cutting-red-tape-help-tri-120000312.html

37.   Guest Essay: As The Colorado River Slowly Dries Up, States Angle for Influence Over Future Water Rights (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/03/as-the-colorado-river-slowly-dries-up-states-angle-for-influence-over-future-water-rights/

38.   Guest Essay: California’s Solar & Battery Combo Packs a Transformational Punch (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/californias-solar-battery-combo-packs-transformational-punch-2025-10-03/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

This ‘70s Rock Anthem Is the ‘Catchiest Song Ever Written’ According to Science

https://parade.com/news/this-70s-rock-anthem-catchiest-song-ever-written-according-science-queen

Scientists Found a 650-Year-Old Shoe in a Vulture Nest. That’s Just the Start of It.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientists-found-650-old-shoe-110000891.html

Excavators Find $1 Million in Gold Coins from Spanish Shipwreck Along Florida’s ‘Treasure Coast’

https://apnews.com/article/florida-shipwreck-spanish-gold-coins-cfea12b415eae3c2d2d24d86d167ab3d

Pharaoh’s Tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings Reopens to the Public After 2-Decade Renovation

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pharaoh-amenhotep-iii-egypt-luxor-valley-of-the-kings-tomb-reopens/

Song of the Day

Queen – We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNWvNEPsilI

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The Energy News Digest for October 1, 2025

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest. 

The News Digest on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly known as Twitter) will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Federal Government Shutdown Begins, With No Easy Exit in Sight (News from the States)

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/federal-government-shutdown-begins-no-easy-exit-sight

Utilities & Telecoms Turn to WA Lawmakers for Help as Copper Wire Theft Surges (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/30/utilities-and-telecoms-turn-to-wa-lawmakers-for-help-as-copper-wire-theft-surges/

Pacific Gas & Electric Unveils $73 Billion Spending Plan to Meet Surging Data-Center Energy Demand (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/pge-unveils-73-billion-spending-plan-meet-surging-data-center-energy-demand-2025-09-29/

Tesla Quarterly Deliveries Set for Boost from Expiring EV Credit in U.S. (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-quarterly-deliveries-set-boost-expiring-ev-credit-us-2025-10-01/

Artificial Intelligence ‘Workslop’ Is Plaguing American Companies, Says Stanford Research (PC Magazine)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ai-workslop-is-plaguing-american-companies-says-stanford-research

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Utilities & Telecoms Turn to WA Lawmakers for Help as Copper Wire Theft Surges

2.      Trump Administration Opens More Land for Coal Mining, Offers $625 Million to Boost Coal-Fired Power Plants

3.      Relicensing: U.S. Hydropower Is at a Make-Or-Break Moment

4.      Millions of Californians to Get Utility Bill Refunds. Here’s When & How Much

5.      Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reform Siting, Permitting for Transmission Lines

6.      Pacific Gas & Electric Unveils $73 Billion Spending Plan to Meet Surging Data-Center Energy Demand

7.      U.S. to See $350 Billion Nuclear Boom to Power Artificial Intelligence, Report Says

8.      U.S. Takes a Stake in Another Company, This One Is Operating a Massive Lithium Mine in Nevada

9.      Sierra Nevada’s Glaciers Will Soon Be Gone

10.   Swiss Glaciers Shrank 3% This Year, The Fourth-Biggest Retreat on Record, Experts Say

11.   Defendants in Oregon Data Center Case Say State Waited Too Long to Object to Insider Deal

12.   FCC Removes School Bus Wi-Fi, Hotspots from E-Rate

13.   AOL’s Dial Up Internet Takes Its Last Bow, Marking the End of an Era

14.   Tesla Quarterly Deliveries Set for Boost from Expiring EV Credit in U.S.

15.   The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Is Done. Now What?

16.   Artificial Intelligence ‘Workslop’ Is Plaguing American Companies, Says Stanford Research

17.   Five Steps to Find Balance Between the Madness & Magic of Artificial Intelligence

18.   Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth, Officials Warned To ‘Mitigate’ Possible Impacts

19.   Federal Government Shutdown Begins, With No Easy Exit in Sight

20.   What Happens Now That a Government Shutdown Is Underway

21.   Pacific Northwest Braces for Wetter Fall as NOAA Predicts 71% Chance of Weak La Niña

Word of the Day

Credulous \KRED-juh-luss\ Adjective - 1: ready to believe, especially on slight or uncertain evidence.

“Remember,” admonished the Italian tour guide to his wide-eyed, credulous American flock, “Rolex watches are NOT sold on the streets of Naples, nor are they made in China.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Utilities & Telecoms Turn to WA Lawmakers for Help as Copper Wire Theft Surges (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/30/utilities-and-telecoms-turn-to-wa-lawmakers-for-help-as-copper-wire-theft-surges/

2.      Trump Administration Opens More Land for Coal Mining, Offers $625 Million to Boost Coal-Fired Power Plants (Associated Press)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/30/utilities-and-telecoms-turn-to-wa-lawmakers-for-help-as-copper-wire-theft-surges/

3.      Relicensing: U.S. Hydropower Is at a Make-Or-Break Moment (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydropower/us-aging-dams-relicensing-clean-energy

4.      Millions of Californians to Get Utility Bill Refunds. Here’s When & How Much (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/millions-of-californians-to-get-utility-bill-refunds-here-s-when-and-how-much/ar-AA1NCvDB

5.      Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reform Siting, Permitting for Transmission Lines (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/49775-congressmen-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-reform-siting-permitting-for-transmission-lines/

I Robot - Artificial Intelligence

6.      Pacific Gas & Electric Unveils $73 Billion Spending Plan to Meet Surging Data-Center Energy Demand (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/pge-unveils-73-billion-spending-plan-meet-surging-data-center-energy-demand-2025-09-29/

7.      U.S. to See $350 Billion Nuclear Boom to Power Artificial Intelligence, Report Says (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-29/us-to-see-350-billion-nuclear-boom-to-power-ai-report-says

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8.      U.S. Takes a Stake in Another Company, This One Is Operating a Massive Lithium Mine in Nevada (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-china-lithium-gm-doe-nevada-d76ca97db7573c4dcc4a35c2f117caf7

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

9.      Sierra Nevada’s Glaciers Will Soon Be Gone (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/sierra-nevadas-glaciers-will-soon-be-gone/

10.   Swiss Glaciers Shrank 3% This Year, The Fourth-Biggest Retreat on Record, Experts Say (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-glaciers-global-warming-994f227b545cfa87c2357aa1cb4f2d6d

London Calling –Telecommunications

11.   Defendants in Oregon Data Center Case Say State Waited Too Long to Object to Insider Deal (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2025/10/defendants-in-oregon-data-center-case-say-state-waited-too-long-to-object-to-insider-deal.html

12.   FCC Removes School Bus Wi-Fi, Hotspots from E-Rate (Yahoo! Finance)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fcc-removes-school-bus-wi-103642342.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

13.   AOL’s Dial Up Internet Takes Its Last Bow, Marking the End of an Era (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/oct/01/aols-dial-up-internet-takes-its-last-bow-marking-the-end-of-an-era/

I Sing the Car Electric

14.   Tesla Quarterly Deliveries Set for Boost from Expiring EV Credit in U.S. (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-quarterly-deliveries-set-boost-expiring-ev-credit-us-2025-10-01/

15.   The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Is Done. Now What? (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/09/30/the-ev-tax-credit-is-done-now-what-00586818

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

16.   Artificial Intelligence ‘Workslop’ Is Plaguing American Companies, Says Stanford Research (PC Magazine)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ai-workslop-is-plaguing-american-companies-says-stanford-research

17.   Five Steps to Find Balance Between the Madness & Magic of Artificial Intelligence (Pioneer Utility Resources)

https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/2025aiworkshop/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

18.   Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth, Officials Warned To ‘Mitigate’ Possible Impacts (WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN)

https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/geomagnetic-storm-hits-earth-officials-warned-to-mitigate-possible-impacts/amp/

Politics, Governance, and Management

19.   Federal Government Shutdown Begins, With No Easy Exit in Sight (News from the States)

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/federal-government-shutdown-begins-no-easy-exit-sight

20.   What Happens Now That a Government Shutdown Is Underway (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-chuck-schumer-20e54a0f5e4fee909d0f9ea2c07c15e1

Other Things to Know About Today

21.   Pacific Northwest Braces for Wetter Fall as NOAA Predicts 71% Chance of Weak La Niña (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/fall-winter-forecast-for-pnw-above-normal-chance-for-precipitation-in-washington-from-october-to-december

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Jane Goodall, Who Transformed Understanding of Humankind by Studying Chimpanzees, Dies at 91

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jane-goodall-transformed-understanding-humankind-180815695.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Thieves Steal $1 Million Worth of Craft Whiskey from Washington Distillery

https://mybellinghamnow.com/news/297792-thieves-steal-1m-worth-in-craft-whiskey-from-washington-distillery/

Scarred & Broken-Jawed, ‘32 Chunk’ Is 2025’s ‘Fat Bear Week’ Winner

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scarred-broken-jawed-32-chunk-063909724.html

A Postman, His Family, And a Chair: Van Gogh Museum’s Surprising Reunion Exhibition

https://courthousenews.com/a-postman-his-family-and-a-chair-van-gogh-museums-surprising-reunion-exhibition/

Song of the Day

Willie Nelson - Whiskey River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSTDgc7dbyc

Links & Paywall Advisory

Links in The Energy News Digest are for current stories. Media organizations frequently update their websites, which may result in broken links 

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