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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon Governor Calls for Tearing Out Snake River Dams.
Washington State Reps Are Outraged (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Natural Gas-to-Electricity Mandates in California Start to
Spread (Bloomberg News)
Chehalis River & Tributaries Closing Due to Projected
Low Steelhead Returns (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Cliff Mass: Washington Not Likely to Have Drought Problems
This Summer (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Search Underway in Mason County for Missing 10-Year-Old Boy
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Natural Gas-to-Electricity Mandates in
California Start to Spread
2.
Trump Administration Appointees Weigh Plan to
Build Pipeline in Oregon
3.
Seattle City Light Is Struggling to Keep Up with
Repairs as Wire Thieves Knock Out Seattle Streetlights
4.
How the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors
Could Be Smaller, Greener & Safer
5.
Hugh Haffner, Longtime Clallam PUD Commissioner,
Dies at 72
6.
Northwest Public Power Association Hires New
Director of Learning & Workforce Development
7.
San Francisco Launches Campaign Tied to Public
Power Effort
8.
Oregon Governor Calls for Tearing Out Snake
River Dams. Washington State Reps Are Outraged
9.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Endorses Removal of 4
Snake River Dams
10.
Public Power Council Responds to Oregon
Governor’s Stance on Removal of Snake River Dams
11.
Response from Northwest RiverPartners to Letter
from Governor Brown on the Lower Snake River Dams
12.
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Reacts
to Oregon Governor’s Snake River Dams Letter
13.
Buehler Blasts Brown’s ‘Radical’ Call to Breach
4 Snake River Dams
14.
Op/Ed: Looming Power Shortage Is ‘Killer
Argument’ Against Dam-Breaching
15.
Op/Ed: Blackouts Could Be in Our Future
16.
Chehalis River & Tributaries Closing Due to
Projected Low Steelhead Returns
17.
Feds Say Willamette River Wake Surfing Could
Harm Salmon
18.
Editorial: ‘Orcas Don’t Have That Much Time.’
Hatchery Bill Could Save Them
19.
Canada: New Aquaculture Vessel to Remove Sea
Lice from Farmed Salmon at 22 Coastal Sites
20.
Florida: Finding Dolphins Shot & Stabbed,
Authorities Offer $20,000 for Help
21.
Cliff Mass: Washington Not Likely to Have
Drought Problems This Summer
22.
States – Including Washington – Look at Banning,
Restricting Bottling Firms from Tapping Local Groundwater
23.
REC Silicon Looks at Restarting Moses Lake
Production
24.
Portuguese Communities Lock Horns with Lithium
Miners to Save Their Land
25.
Grant PUD to Expand Fiber Backbone Capacity
26.
Frontier, Nearing Bankruptcy, Faces Scrutiny
Over Weeks-Long Phone Outages
27.
Washington State Legislators, Local Officials
Consider Fuel Standard Proposals That Require Cleaner Gas, Diesel
28.
Oregon Democrats Will Slow Down Cap-&-Trade
Bill, Seek More Republican Input
29.
City Leaders Say Yakima Is Proactive About the
Environment; Group Wants City to Do More
30.
Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billion to Address
Climate Change
31.
Ballot-Initiative Effort to Move Eastern Oregon
Counties to Idaho Gains Momentum; Leader Calls It ‘Peaceful Revolution’
32.
Judge Orders Public Records Training for Tacoma
Department Heads. ‘A Breakdown Somewhere’
33.
Alaska Justices Clear Way for
Signature-Gathering in Bid to Recall Governor
34.
Search Underway in Mason County for Missing
10-Year-Old Boy
35.
Mason Clinic Grand Opening Friday
36.
Six Local Wrestlers Advance to State
WORD OF THE DAY
Cachinnate • \KAH-kuh-nate • verb - To laugh loudly or
immoderately
“Really guys, deregulation and selling off federal power
assets will make energy too cheap to meter,” stressed the increasingly
desperate bureaucrat to the skeptical public power officials. One florid-faced
representative cachinnated so profusely that he nearly coughed up an internal
organ.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Natural Gas-to-Electricity Mandates in
California Start to Spread (Bloomberg News)
2.
Trump Administration Appointees Weigh Plan to
Build Pipeline in Oregon (Associated Press)
3.
Seattle City Light Is Struggling to Keep Up with
Repairs as Wire Thieves Knock Out Seattle Streetlights (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
4.
How the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors
Could Be Smaller, Greener & Safer (PBS NewsHour)
6.
Northwest Public Power Association Hires New
Director of Learning & Workforce Development (Northwest Public Power
Association)
7.
San Francisco Launches Campaign Tied to Public
Power Effort (American Public Power Association)
HITTING THE DAM WALL
8.
Oregon Governor Calls for Tearing Out Snake
River Dams. Washington State Reps Are Outraged (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
9.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Endorses Removal of 4
Snake River Dams (Associated Press)
10.
Public Power Council Responds to Oregon Governor’s
Stance on Removal of Snake River Dams (Public Power Council)
11.
Response from Northwest RiverPartners to Letter from
Governor Brown on the Lower Snake River Dams (Northwest RiverPartners)
12.
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Reacts
to Oregon Governor’s Snake River Dams Letter (Pacific Northwest Waterways
Association)
13.
Buehler Blasts Brown’s ‘Radical’ Call to Breach
4 Snake River Dams (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
14. Op/Ed: Looming Power Shortage Is ‘Killer Argument’
Against Dam-Breaching (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
15.
Op/Ed: Blackouts Could Be in Our Future
(Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
FISH & WILDLIFE
16.
Chehalis River & Tributaries Closing Due to
Projected Low Steelhead Returns (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
17.
Feds Say Willamette River Wake Surfing Could
Harm Salmon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
18.
Editorial: ‘Orcas Don’t Have That Much Time.’
Hatchery Bill Could Save Them (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Canada: New Aquaculture Vessel to Remove Sea
Lice from Farmed Salmon at 22 Coastal Sites (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
20.
Florida: Finding Dolphins Shot & Stabbed,
Authorities Offer $20,000 for Help (NY Times)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
21.
Cliff Mass: Washington Not Likely to Have
Drought Problems This Summer (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
22.
States – Including Washington – Look at Banning,
Restricting Bottling Firms from Tapping Local Groundwater (Washington Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
23.
REC Silicon Looks at Restarting Moses Lake
Production (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
24.
Portuguese Communities Lock Horns with Lithium
Miners to Save Their Land (Reuters)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
25.
Grant PUD to Expand Fiber Backbone Capacity (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
26.
Frontier, Nearing Bankruptcy, Faces Scrutiny
Over Weeks-Long Phone Outages (Ars Technica)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27.
Washington State Legislators, Local Officials
Consider Fuel Standard Proposals That Require Cleaner Gas, Diesel (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Oregon Democrats Will Slow Down Cap-&-Trade
Bill, Seek More Republican Input (Oregonian, Portland)
29.
City Leaders Say Yakima Is Proactive About the
Environment; Group Wants City to Do More (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
30.
Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billion to Address
Climate Change (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31.
Ballot-Initiative Effort to Move Eastern Oregon Counties
to Idaho Gains Momentum; Leader Calls It ‘Peaceful Revolution’ (Oregonian, Portland,
OR)
32.
Judge Orders Public Records Training for Tacoma
Department Heads. ‘A Breakdown Somewhere’ (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
33.
Alaska Justices Clear Way for
Signature-Gathering in Bid to Recall Governor (Courthouse News Service)
GENERAL NEWS
34.
Search Underway in Mason County for Missing
10-Year-Old Boy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
35.
Mason Clinic Grand Opening Friday (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
36.
Six Local Wrestlers Advance to State (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
BEARS ON THE BOTTLE – DIVERSIONS
Armed Gang Steals Toilet Rolls in Panic-Buying Hong Kong
Takes A Village: Bear ‘Foster Mom’ Raises Cub Saved by Dog
Museum’s Rembrandt Knockoff Turns Out to Be the Real Thing
‘Ghost Ship’ Washes Ashore in Ireland After Storm Dennis
SONG OF THE DAY
Dave Mason – So High (Rock Me Baby & Roll Me Away)
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