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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Seattle Broke a Heat Record on Thursday. Will We Break
Another on Friday? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Judge Signs Final Decree in 42-Year Yakima River Basin Water
Case (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Trump Wants to Sell Bonneville Power Administration
Transmission System to Cut Debt. Newhouse, Other Lawmakers Say No (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Survive the Sound: Hood Canal Bridge Blocks Migrating Fish
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA – Breach the Bridge?)
Oregon Lawmakers Release New, ‘Almost Final’ Version of
Carbon Cap & Trade Bill (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Trump Wants to Sell Bonneville Power
Administration Transmission System to Cut Debt. Newhouse, Other Lawmakers Say
No
2.
Developer Says Washington State Governor
Inslee’s Opposition Doesn’t Affect Kalama Methanol Project
3.
North Dakota to Sue Washington State Over New
Oil Train Rule
4.
Have Your Say on Columbia & Snake River Dams
& the Studies Considering Tearing Them Down
5.
Editorial: Further Review of Snake River Dams
Not Needed
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Addresses Tree
Removal along Transmission Line Corridor in Issaquah & Sammamish
7.
California Public Utilities Commission Says
Electric Customers Could See Rising Bills Due to Wildfires, Declining Sales
8.
Heavy Rain & Widespread Power Outages Hit
Southeast Texas, Louisiana
9.
‘Must Have Been the Toilet’: Portland Couple
Used 270,000 Gallons of Water in Three Months
10.
Survive the Sound: Hood Canal Bridge Blocks
Migrating Fish
11.
Underwater Microphones Show How Noisy It Is for
Orcas in Puget Sound
12.
Washington State Officials, Feds Have a Plan to
Save Forests & Salmon
13.
Florida’s Solar Turnaround Sparks Concerns Over
Limits on Community Projects
14.
States & Companies Ramp Up Clean Energy
Targets
15.
Nest, as You Knew It, Is No More
16.
Judge Signs Final Decree in 42-Year Yakima River
Basin Water Case (
17.
Washington Drought May Spread
18.
A Couple Uprooted a 180-Year-Old Oak. A Judge
Ordered Them to Pay Nearly $600,000.
19.
Wahkiakum County Community Responds to Broadband
Survey
20.
Arizona: Thin on Broadband: Tribal Areas Still
Struggle with Lagging Technology
21.
South Dakota Congressional Delegation Pushes for
Better Broadband Maps
22.
5G Was Rushed to Market – It Shows
23.
U.S. Government Internet & Spectrum Overseer
Resigns, Along with Legislative Director
24.
NERC to Analyze First Potential Cyberattack on
U.S. Grid
25.
Oregon Lawmakers Release New, ‘Almost Final’
Version of Carbon Cap & Trade Bill
26.
Op/Ed: Renewable Energy & Agriculture Reduce
Carbon Footprint in Central Washington State
27.
A Call to Action for a Climate Conservation
Corps – Jay Inslee
28.
El Nino Seen Lingering Through August, Easing
Hurricane Threats
29.
U.S. EPA Proposes Hike in Biofuel Mandate to
20.04 Billion Gallons in 2020: Sources
30.
Party City Closing 45 Stores Amid Global Helium
Shortage
31.
Next Week is Candidate Filing Week in Mason
County
32.
Op/Ed: Human Error? Stop Blaming Workers for
Their Own Deaths
33.
Seattle Broke a Heat Record on Thursday. Will We
Break Another on Friday?
34.
Update: Thurston Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Man,
73, in Wife’s Fatal Shooting — Stepson Wounded
35.
Firefighters Battling Seven Acre Wildfire South
of Matlock
36.
Will Puget Sound Experience Another “Smokestorm”
This Summer?
37.
Forest Service Chief: U.S. Faces ‘Crisis’ in the
Woods
38.
Seahawks Part Ways with Doug Baldwin, Chancellor
WORD OF THE DAY
Grating • \GRATE-ing\ • Verb - 1: to rub or rasp noisily 2:
to cause irritation: jar
The grating sounds of Dilbert’s ukulele faded away to a soft
“plink” as he finished his excoriating version of “Walk on the Wild Side.” The
curious, but disengaged bystanders started wandering away from the scene, still
wondering what it was all about. (kinda like this lame example sentence)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Trump Wants to Sell Bonneville Power
Administration Transmission System to Cut Debt. Newhouse, Other Lawmakers Say
No (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
2.
Developer Says Washington State Governor Inslee’s
Opposition Doesn’t Affect Kalama Methanol Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
3.
North Dakota to Sue Washington State Over New
Oil Train Rule (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
4.
Have Your Say on Columbia & Snake River Dams
& the Studies Considering Tearing Them Down (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick,
WA)
5.
Editorial: Further Review of Snake River Dams
Not Needed (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Addresses Tree
Removal along Transmission Line Corridor in Issaquah & Sammamish (Issaquah
Reporter, WA)
7.
California Public Utilities Commission Says Electric
Customers Could See Rising Bills Due to Wildfires, Declining Sales (Utility
Dive)
8.
Heavy Rain & Widespread Power Outages Hit
Southeast Texas, Louisiana (Reuters)
9.
‘Must Have Been the Toilet’: Portland Couple
Used 270,000 Gallons of Water in Three Months (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. Survive
the Sound: Hood Canal Bridge Blocks Migrating Fish (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA
– Breach the Bridge?)
11. Underwater
Microphones Show How Noisy It Is for Orcas in Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
12. Washington
State Officials, Feds Have a Plan to Save Forests & Salmon (Crosscut
Seattle)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Florida’s
Solar Turnaround Sparks Concerns Over Limits on Community Projects (Utility
Dive)
14. States
& Companies Ramp Up Clean Energy Targets (Axios)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
15. Nest,
as You Knew It, Is No More (Gizmodo)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
16. Judge
Signs Final Decree in 42-Year Yakima River Basin Water Case (Yakima Herald
Republic, WA)
17. Washington
Drought May Spread (Capital Press)
18. A
Couple Uprooted a 180-Year-Old Oak. A Judge Ordered Them to Pay Nearly
$600,000. (Washington Post)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19. Wahkiakum
County Community Responds to Broadband Survey (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
20. Arizona:
Thin on Broadband: Tribal Areas Still Struggle with Lagging Technology (The
Tucson Sentinel, AZ)
21. South
Dakota Congressional Delegation Pushes for Better Broadband Maps (KSFY-TV,
Sioux Falls SD)
22. 5G
Was Rushed to Market – It Shows (Light Reading)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23. U.S.
Government Internet & Spectrum Overseer Resigns, Along with Legislative
Director (The Register, UK)
24. NERC
to Analyze First Potential Cyberattack on U.S. Grid (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. Oregon
Lawmakers Release New, ‘Almost Final’ Version of Carbon Cap & Trade Bill
(Oregonian, Portland)
26. Op/Ed:
Renewable Energy & Agriculture Reduce Carbon Footprint in Central
Washington State (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
27. A
Call to Action for a Climate Conservation Corps – Jay Inslee (Data for
Progress)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
28. El
Nino Seen Lingering Through August, Easing Hurricane Threats (Bloomberg News)
29. U.S.
EPA Proposes Hike in Biofuel Mandate to 20.04 Billion Gallons in 2020: Sources
(Reuters)
30. Party
City Closing 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage (CBS News)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31. Next
Week is Candidate Filing Week in Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
32. Op/Ed:
Human Error? Stop Blaming Workers for Their Own Deaths (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
33. Seattle
Broke a Heat Record on Thursday. Will We Break Another on Friday? (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34. Update:
Thurston Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Man, 73, in Wife’s Fatal Shooting — Stepson
Wounded (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
35. Firefighters
Battling Seven Acre Wildfire South of Matlock (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
36. Will
Puget Sound Experience Another “Smokestorm” This Summer? (Cliff Mass Weather
Blog)
37. Forest
Service Chief: U.S. Faces ‘Crisis’ in the Woods (Capital Press)
38. Seahawks
Part Ways with Doug Baldwin, Chancellor (NFL.Com)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Ren & Stimpy,’ ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Artist Chris Reccardi
Dies Age 54
‘Golden Spike’ Event Marks 150th Anniversary of
Transcontinental Railroad
Sasquatch Researchers, Adventurers to Share Experiences At
Rainshadow Bigfoot Conference
Australia Takes Responsibility for Typos on 46 Million Bank
Notes
SONG OF THE DAY
Claude Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
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