The Energy News Digest for November 26, 2025

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

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Montana: FERC Urged to Reject 370-MW NorthWestern Colstrip Power Purchase Agreement (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-northwestern-energy-colstrip-ppa/806412/

WA Policy Center Warns: Wind & Solar Can’t Meet Peak Demand, Energy Shortages Loom (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/john-curley/energy-shortages-washington/4164092

Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Warning Over Some Rad Power Bikes Batteries (KSL Broadcasting, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.ksl.com/article/51410477/consumer-product-safety-commission-issues-warning-over-rad-power-bikes-batteries

Department of Energy Launches Artificial Intelligence Initiative in Richland (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/department-of-energy-launches-ai-initiative-in-richland/article_fd8d1205-5e8c-4d1c-8166-7ea2e090ce3f.html

Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/scientists-capture-the-crackling-sounds-of-what-they-believe-is-lightning-on-mars/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Montana: FERC Urged to Reject 370-MW NorthWestern Colstrip Power Purchase Agreement

2.      DOE Large Load Interconnection Proposal Sparks Federal-State Jurisdiction Concerns

3.      ‘Ghost Projects’ Haunt Power Grid Planners & Taxpayers

4.      Portland General Electric Apologizes After False River Mill Dam Breach Alarm Spurs Evacuations in Oregon

5.      A Scenic Los Angeles Suburb with Ocean Views Went Off-Grid. How Are Residents Surviving?

6.      The Head of BC Hydro on Wind Power, Dam Megaprojects & More

7.      Avangrid's Hydropower Project Gets Final Maine Permit Despite Losing

8.      Missouri: Teen Dies After Being Electrocuted by Sagging Powerline While Hunting

9.      Can The Power of a Star Lower Our Electric Bills?

10.   Hydropower Helps Feed Thanksgiving Feasts

11.   WA Policy Center Warns: Wind & Solar Can’t Meet Peak Demand, Energy Shortages Loom

12.   Wind Power to Drive Canada's Renewable Energy Growth Through 2030

13.   Solar-Panel-Covered Canals Have Their Day in the Sun in California

14.   Alaska’s Commercial Salmon Harvest Rebounds After Ultra-Low Harvest Last Year

15.   Washington Department of Ecology Explains Air Quality Oversight for Data Center Backup Generators

16.   Oregon: ‘The Precedent Is Flint’: How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis

17.   Great Salt Lake Is Rising Again, But It’s Going to Need a ‘Really Big’ Winter to Avoid Concerns

18.   Ambitious Plan to Store CO2 Beneath the North Sea Set to Start Operations

19.   Department of Energy Launches Artificial Intelligence Initiative in

20.   The Big Data Center Buildup

21.   Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Warning Over Some Rad Power Bikes Batteries

22.   ChatGPT May Help You Find Information Faster, But You Learn Less

23.   Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars

24.   Kilowatts or Connections? Trump’s Favored Nuclear Start-Ups Soar to Riches.

25.   Energy Dominance Collides with Tribal Sovereignty

26.   How Will Weather Impact Thanksgiving Travel in the Pacific Northwest?

27.   Oregon Senators Urge Feds to Fund Columbia River Gorge Fire Recovery

28.   National Parks Announce 'America-First' Fee Surges for International Tourists

29.   Thanksgiving is the Number One Day in the U.S. for cooking Fires

30.   Opinion: Hydro Won’t Hack It Much Longer to Feed Canada’s Energy Needs

31.   NRECA Urges ‘Whole-of-Government Approach’ to Help Co-ops Serve Large Loads

32.   Guest Essay: Farmers Can Advance Washington State’s Energy Needs

Word of the Day

Lachrymose \LACK-ruh-mose\ Adjective - 1: given to tears or weeping: tearful 2: tending to cause tears: mournful.

Lachrymose – End of “Old Yeller,” “the end of ET,” the last scoop of sherbet, and for entirely different reasons, the lame end of “Lost.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Montana: FERC Urged to Reject 370-MW NorthWestern Colstrip Power Purchase Agreement (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-northwestern-energy-colstrip-ppa/806412/

2.      DOE Large Load Interconnection Proposal Sparks Federal-State Jurisdiction Concerns (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-large-load-interconnection-ferc-naruc/806278/

3.      ‘Ghost Projects’ Haunt Power Grid Planners & Taxpayers (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_9e08c6e7-e86c-4686-acda-4b2966b4ecc2.html

4.      Portland General Electric Apologizes After False River Mill Dam Breach Alarm Spurs Evacuations in Oregon (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/11/false-alarm-wakes-estacada-residents-to-dam-breach-warning-order-to-evacuate.html

5.      A Scenic Los Angeles Suburb with Ocean Views Went Off-Grid. How Are Residents Surviving? (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/general/general/a-scenic-l-a-suburb-with-ocean-views-went-off-grid-how-are-residents-surviving/ar-AA1R2EqQ

6.      The Head of BC Hydro on Wind Power, Dam Megaprojects & More (The Tyee)

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/11/25/Glen-Clark-Interview/

7.      Avangrid's Hydropower Project Gets Final Maine Permit Despite Losing Referendum (Associated Press)

https://www.ktvb.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/avangrids-hydropower-project-gets-final-maine-permit-despite-losing-referendum/616-8e831d40-d587-491a-ac2e-0c20e99be104

8.      Missouri: Teen Dies After Being Electrocuted by Sagging Powerline While Hunting (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/24/teen-dies-after-being-electrocuted-by-sagging-powerline-while-hunting/

9.      Can The Power of a Star Lower Our Electric Bills? (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/can-the-power-of-a-star-lower-our-electric-bills

10.   Hydropower Helps Feed Thanksgiving Feasts (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/552284/hydropower-helps-feed-thanksgiving-feasts

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

11.   WA Policy Center Warns: Wind & Solar Can’t Meet Peak Demand, Energy Shortages Loom (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/john-curley/energy-shortages-washington/4164092

12.   Wind Power to Drive Canada's Renewable Energy Growth Through 2030 (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wind-power-drive-canadas-renewable-153000201.html

13.   Solar-Panel-Covered Canals Have Their Day in the Sun in California (University of California)

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/solar-panel-covered-canals-have-their-day-sun-california

Fish & Wildlife

14.   Alaska’s Commercial Salmon Harvest Rebounds After Ultra-Low Harvest Last Year (Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaskas-commercial-salmon-harvest-rebounds-after-ultra-low-harvest-last-year/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

15.   Washington Department of Ecology Explains Air Quality Oversight for Data Center Backup Generators (KAPP-TV, Yakima, WA)

https://www.applevalleynewsnow.com/news/washington-department-of-ecology-explains-air-quality-oversight-for-data-center-backup-generators/article_32d8238e-4806-4139-81fe-983293c36a83.html

16.   Oregon: ‘The Precedent Is Flint’: How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis (Rolling Stone)

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/data-center-water-pollution-amazon-oregon-1235466613/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17.   Great Salt Lake Is Rising Again, But It’s Going to Need a ‘Really Big’ Winter to Avoid Concerns (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/24/great-salt-lake-needs-big-winter-to-avoid-concerns/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

18.   Ambitious Plan to Store CO2 Beneath the North Sea Set to Start Operations (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/ambitious-plan-to-store-co2-beneath-the-north-sea-a21208907

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

19.   Department of Energy Launches Artificial Intelligence Initiative in Richland (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/department-of-energy-launches-ai-initiative-in-richland/article_fd8d1205-5e8c-4d1c-8166-7ea2e090ce3f.html

20.   The Big Data Center Buildup (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-big-data-center-buildup/

I Sing the Car Electric

21.   Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Warning Over Some Rad Power Bikes Batteries (KSL Broadcasting, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.ksl.com/article/51410477/consumer-product-safety-commission-issues-warning-over-rad-power-bikes-batteries

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

22.   ChatGPT May Help You Find Information Faster, But You Learn Less (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/bobs-blog-chatbots-hurt-learning-9.6987998

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

23.   Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/scientists-capture-the-crackling-sounds-of-what-they-believe-is-lightning-on-mars/

Politics, Governance, and Management

24.   Kilowatts or Connections? Trump’s Favored Nuclear Start-Ups Soar to Riches. (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/kilowatts-or-connections-trump-s-favored-nuclear-start-ups-soar-to-riches/ar-AA1RbRix

25.   Energy Dominance Collides with Tribal Sovereignty (E&E News/Politico)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/energy-dominance-collides-with-tribal-sovereignty/

Other Things to Know About Today

26.   How Will Weather Impact Thanksgiving Travel in the Pacific Northwest? (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/weather/how-will-weather-impact-thanksgiving-travel-in-the-pnw/

27.   Oregon Senators Urge Feds to Fund Columbia River Gorge Fire Recovery (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/25/repub/oregon-senators-urge-feds-to-fund-columbia-river-gorge-fire-recovery/

28.   National Parks Announce 'America-First' Fee Surges for International Tourists (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)

https://www.kcra.com/article/national-parks-foreign-fees-2026/69553943

29.   Thanksgiving is the Number One Day in the U.S. for cooking Fires (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/local/thanksgiving-cooking-fires/4163384

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

30.   Opinion: Hydro Won’t Hack It Much Longer to Feed Canada’s Energy Needs (Yahoo! News)

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/opinion-hydro-won-t-hack-110040896.html

31.   NRECA Urges ‘Whole-of-Government Approach’ to Help Co-ops Serve Large Loads (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://courthousenews.com/scientists-capture-the-crackling-sounds-of-what-they-believe-is-lightning-on-mars/

32.   Guest Essay: Farmers Can Advance Washington State’s Energy Needs (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/25/farmers-can-advance-washington-states-energy-needs/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Archaeologists Lift the Lid on a 1,700-Year-Old Roman Sarcophagus

https://www.kcra.com/article/archaeologists-lift-the-lid-on-a-1-700-year-old-roman-sarcophagus/69520292

Tea Tariffs Once Sparked a Revolution. Now They Are Creating Angst

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/tea-tariffs-once-sparked-a-revolution-now-they-a21203528

Theft of $24,000 Wine Bottle Spurs High-Speed Chase Through Va. Countryside

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/theft-of-24-000-wine-bottle-spurs-high-speed-chase-through-va-countryside/ar-AA1RcgUW

A Rare Copy of ‘Superman No. 1' from 1939 Sells for More Than $9 Million

https://apnews.com/article/superman-comic-world-record-auction-eadabeaadbb12e114623756ef0757244

Song of the Day

John Williams – Superman – Prelude & Main Title March (Movie Soundtrack)

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

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The Energy News Digest for November 24, 2025

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Atmospheric River to Soak Pacific Northwest Through Thanksgiving Week (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/atmospheric-river-soak-pacific-northwest-165603677.html

WSU Review Flags $4 Million WSDOT Study on Dam Breaching for Not Meeting Expectations (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_17d985fb-8852-472e-819a-dd777108b606.html

Western Washington Power Utilities Brace for Future Storms with Upgraded Systems (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/western-washington-power-utilities-future-storms-with-upgraded-systems/281-02a32c79-41fc-4bc3-9599-fa76299a7bd2

Watch: Power Grid Regulator Says PNW in ‘Crosshairs’ for Potential Winter Blackouts (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_389c4baa-4ba9-485a-a558-f8469d6f2d86.html

Oregon Governor Orders Agencies to Move Faster on Clean Energy Projects (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/20/repub/gov-kotek-orders-state-agencies-to-move-faster-on-clean-energy-projects-electrification/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      WSU Review Flags $4 Million WSDOT Study on Dam Breaching for Not Meeting Expectations

2.      Western Washington Power Utilities Brace for Future Storms with Upgraded Systems

3.      What Lessons Did Utility Companies Learn from the Bomb Cyclone?

4.      Who’s Really Paying for the Cleanup of Last Year’s Bomb Cyclone?

5.      Watch: Power Grid Regulator Says PNW in ‘Crosshairs’ for Potential Winter Blackouts

6.      Little Hoover Commission Calls for Overhaul of California’s Electricity Rate System

7.      WA State: Okanogan PUD Puts Hold on High-Density Power Loads

8.      New FERC Commissioners Say Connecting Data Centers Is Key Priority

9.      Wyoming: Energy-Rich Campbell County Wants Nuclear, But Not Its Radioactive Waste

10.   Further Cuts to Colorado River Water Use Could Increase Utility Costs

11.   More Americans Are Getting Their Power Shut Off, as Unpaid Bills Pile Up

12.   Natural Gas Use for Electricity in California Falls as Solar Generation Rises

13.   Utah: 16-Year-Old Dies in 60-Foot Fall After Climbing Power Pole in Fruit Heights

14.   Oregon Governor Orders Agencies to Move Faster on Clean Energy

15.   The Problem with Wind Energy in the Pacific Northwest

16.   Rays of Power: Utah’s Largest Solar Plant Becomes Operational, Set to Power Eagle Mountain Data Center

17.   Federal Bills to Weaken DOE Efficiency Programs Advance

18.   Makah Tribe’s Treaty-Protected Whaling Rights Remain Blocked After More Than 25 Years

19.   A Drying-Up Rio Grande Basin Threatens Water Security on Both Sides of the Border

20.   Yakima Valley Faces Potential Fourth Year of Drought in 2026

21.   Montana Approved for Proposal for Universal Broadband Access Program

22.   Severe Internet Outages Keep Happening — And They Might Get Worse

23.   Fiber & Public Safety

24.   Data Center Pulls Out of Great Falls, Group Says, Others Charge Ahead

25.   Should WA Data Centers Generate Their Own Clean Energy to Get Tax Breaks?

26.   White House Pauses Executive Order That Would Seek to Preempt State Laws on Artificial Intelligence, Sources Say

27.   WA Industry, Local Government Organizations Reiterate Challenges with Electric Vehicle Adoption

28.   WSDOT: The Funniest Thing on Social Media - 2025’s Best

29.   Woolly Bear Caterpillars: Can They Predict Winter Weather?

30.   Year After Bomb Cyclone, FEMA Denial Stings Washington State as Trump Touts Red-State Aid

31.   Bill to Speed Up Permitting Process Approved by U.S. House Committee

32.   Atmospheric River to Soak Pacific Northwest Through Thanksgiving Week

33.   Senator Demands Answers on Northwest Fuel Pipeline Shutdown That Could Affect Thanksgiving

34.   U.S. Dams, Levees, Stormwater, & Wastewater Systems Get D to D+ Grades, Need Almost $1 Trillion in Upgrades

35.   Guest Essay: Cracking Down on Copper Theft to Protect Our Communities

36.   Editorial: Don’t Let Rolling Blackouts Come to Oregon

Word of the Day

Kafkaesque /koff-kuh-ESK/ Adjective – Of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; especially: having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality.

 

     Thanksgiving weather

     Threatens roasted turkey feast

     Kafkaesque, you bet

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      WSU Review Flags $4 Million WSDOT Study on Dam Breaching for Not Meeting Expectations (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_17d985fb-8852-472e-819a-dd777108b606.html

2.      Western Washington Power Utilities Brace for Future Storms with Upgraded Systems (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/western-washington-power-utilities-future-storms-with-upgraded-systems/281-02a32c79-41fc-4bc3-9599-fa76299a7bd2

3.      What Lessons Did Utility Companies Learn from the Bomb Cyclone? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/what-lessons-did-utility-companies-learn-bomb-cyclone/GL3QSRQQXJH73MX7EXQ6ZK654I/

4.      Who’s Really Paying for the Cleanup of Last Year’s Bomb Cyclone? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/whos-really-paying-cleanup-last-years-bomb-cyclone/N5IAF67T4NF5NCHTB2SZMH673Q/

5.      Watch: Power Grid Regulator Says PNW in ‘Crosshairs’ for Potential Winter Blackouts (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_389c4baa-4ba9-485a-a558-f8469d6f2d86.html

6.      Little Hoover Commission Calls for Overhaul of California’s Electricity Rate System (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/50347-commission-calls-for-overhaul-of-californias-electricity-rate-system/

7.      WA State: Okanogan PUD Puts Hold on High-Density Power Loads (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

https://methowvalleynews.com/2025/11/20/okanogan-pud-puts-hold-on-high-density-power-loads/

8.      New FERC Commissioners Say Connecting Data Centers Is Key Priority (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-data-centers-swett-lacerte-lng/806145/

9.      Wyoming: Energy-Rich Campbell County Wants Nuclear, But Not Its Radioactive Waste (WyoFile)

https://wyofile.com/energy-rich-campbell-county-wants-nuclear-but-not-its-radioactive-waste/

10.   Further Cuts to Colorado River Water Use Could Increase Utility Costs (Fitch Ratings)

https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/further-cuts-to-colorado-river-water-use-could-increase-utility-costs-20-11-2025

11.   More Americans Are Getting Their Power Shut Off, as Unpaid Bills Pile Up (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/more-americans-are-getting-their-power-shut-off-as-unpaid-bills-pile-up/ar-AA1R2l2e

12.   Natural Gas Use for Electricity in California Falls as Solar Generation Rises (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=66704

13.   Utah: 16-Year-Old Dies in 60-Foot Fall After Climbing Power Pole in Fruit Heights (MSN News

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/16-year-old-dies-in-60-foot-fall-after-climbing-power-pole-in-fruit-heights/ar-AA1Qe50C

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

14.   Oregon Governor Orders Agencies to Move Faster on Clean Energy Projects (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/20/repub/gov-kotek-orders-state-agencies-to-move-faster-on-clean-energy-projects-electrification/

15.   The Problem with Wind Energy in the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-problem-with-wind-energy-in.html

16.   Rays of Power: Utah’s Largest Solar Plant Becomes Operational, Set to Power Eagle Mountain Data Center (Ogden Daily Herald, UT)

https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2025/nov/21/rays-of-power-utahs-largest-solar-plant-becomes-operational-set-to-power-eagle-mountain-data-center/

Conservation & Efficiency

17.   Federal Bills to Weaken DOE Efficiency Programs Advance (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/house-subcommittee-advances-bill-to-weaken-doe-efficiency-program/806014/

Fish & Wildlife

18.   Makah Tribe’s Treaty-Protected Whaling Rights Remain Blocked After More Than 25 Years (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

https://www.knkx.org/environment/2025-11-21/makah-tribes-treaty-protected-whaling-rights-remain-blocked-after-more-than-25-years

Water, Water, Anywhere?

19.   A Drying-Up Rio Grande Basin Threatens Water Security on Both Sides of the Border (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/a-drying-up-rio-grande-basin-threatens-water-21199265.php

20.   Yakima Valley Faces Potential Fourth Year of Drought in 2026 (KIT Radio, Yakima, WA)

https://newstalkkit.com/another-drought-in-2026/

London Calling –Telecommunications

21.   Montana Approved for Proposal for Universal Broadband Access Program (KTVH-TV, Helena, MT)

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/montana-approved-for-proposal-for-universal-broadband-access-program

22.   Severe Internet Outages Keep Happening — And They Might Get Worse (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/severe-internet-outages-keep-happening-100000736.html

23.   Fiber & Public Safety (Pots & Pans) 

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/11/21/fiber-and-public-safety/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

24.   Data Center Pulls Out of Great Falls, Group Says, Others Charge Ahead (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2025/11/17/data-center-pulls-out-of-great-falls-group-says-others-charge-ahead/

25.   Should WA Data Centers Generate Their Own Clean Energy to Get Tax Breaks? (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/should-wa-data-centers-generate-their-own-clean-energy-to-get-tax-breaks

26.   White House Pauses Executive Order That Would Seek to Preempt State Laws on Artificial Intelligence, Sources Say (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-pauses-executive-order-193210329.html

I Sing the Car Electric

27.   WA Industry, Local Government Organizations Reiterate Challenges with Electric Vehicle Adoption (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_9128cf5d-684a-429c-8fd4-144be4041286.html

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

28.   WSDOT: The Funniest Thing on Social Media - 2025’s Best (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/wsdot-funniest-thing-on-social-media-2025s-best-washington-northwest-traffic-taylor-swift-viral/281-e1dfcf33-53ce-498a-8155-a02c89d780e6

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

29.   Woolly Bear Caterpillars: Can They Predict Winter Weather? (WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA)

https://www.wgal.com/article/woolly-bear-caterpillars-predict-winter-weather/69489787

Politics, Governance, and Management

30.   Year After Bomb Cyclone, FEMA Denial Stings Washington State as Trump Touts Red-State Aid (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/year-after-bomb-cyclone-fema-denial-stings-washington-state-as-trump-touts-red-state-aid,391477

31.   Bill to Speed Up Permitting Process Approved by U.S. House Committee (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/50380-bill-to-speed-up-permitting-process-approved-by-house-committee/

Other Things to Know About Today

32.   Atmospheric River to Soak Pacific Northwest Through Thanksgiving Week (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/atmospheric-river-soak-pacific-northwest-165603677.html

33.   Senator Demands Answers on Northwest Fuel Pipeline Shutdown That Could Affect Thanksgiving Travel (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/olympic-pipeline-leak-bp-seattle-airport-2383cd297b5ea56c6b5c132d0d2e54a5

34.   U.S. Dams, Levees, Stormwater, & Wastewater Systems Get D to D+ Grades, Need Almost $1 Trillion in Upgrades (Yale Climate Connections)

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/u-s-dams-levees-stormwater-and-wastewater-systems-get-d-to-d-grades-need-almost-1-trillion-in-upgrades/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

35.   Guest Essay: Cracking Down on Copper Theft to Protect Our Communities (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cracking-down-copper-theft-protect-150052327.html

36.   Editorial: Don’t Let Rolling Blackouts Come to Oregon (Bend Bulletin, OR)

https://bendbulletin.com/2025/11/21/editorial-dont-let-rolling-blackouts-come-to-oregon/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Tales of Modern Farming: Baby Goats & Yoga

https://www.nwpb.org/local/2025-11-16/tales-of-modern-farming-baby-goats-and-yoga

Cow Cuddling Gives Farms Boost Amid Dropping Dairy Prices

https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/zoology/cow-cuddling-gives-farms-boost-amid-dropping-dairy-prices/ar-AA1QJZva

Rescued Chickens Wearing Diapers Join Monthly Florida Yoga Class

https://dnyuz.com/2025/11/15/rescued-chickens-wearing-diapers-join-monthly-florida-yoga-class/

At This Portland Train Club, the Columbia River Gorge Fits in a Single Room

https://courthousenews.com/at-this-portland-train-club-columbia-river-gorge-fits-in-single-room/

Song of the Day

John Denver - Thank God I’m a Country Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgL92K5zuE

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