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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Internet Should Be an ‘Essential Utility,’ WA Schools Chief
Says as State Pulls Plug on Rest of Term (GeekWire)
Mason County Has 16 Positive COVID-19 Cases (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Coronavirus School Closures to Continue in Washington State Through
the End of the School Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
DOE Conducts First Public Hearing for Proposed Chehalis
River Dam Via Webinar Due to COVID-19 (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Electric Co-Ops Look to Next Relief Package (Politico)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Work Starts in Montana on Disputed Canada-US Oil
Pipeline
2.
Wildfire Preparations, Grid Maintenance
Considered Essential Work for Pacific Gas & Electric Amidst COVID-19
3.
Op/Ed: River Treaty Still Crucial to Columbia’s
Health
4.
Electric Co-Ops Look to Next Relief Package
5.
A Local Electric Company Offers Advice on How to
Reduce Your Financial Burden Down the Road
6.
Power Industry Pleads for Priority COVID-19
Testing, PPE for Mission-Essential Workers
7.
Northern Wasco PUD Keeping Lights On – Changes
Made to Lessen Nonpriority Callbacks
8.
Op/Ed: Orcas Power & Light - Power Bill
Assistance
9.
Storm Hair, Don’t Care
10.
Washington Fishing Closure Extended; Spring
Turkey Season on Hold
11.
Court: EPA Must Address Snake, Columbia Water
Temperatures
12.
Canada: ‘A Remarkable Thing’ – Salmon Fry Born
from Sperm Frozen 20 Years Ago Set to Be Released
13.
DOE Conducts First Public Hearing for Proposed
Chehalis River Dam Via Webinar Due to COVID-19
14.
Water Supply Deemed Favorable for Now in Yakima
Basin
15.
‘Flushable’ & Disinfecting Wipes Are
Clogging Tri-Cities Sewers &s Toilets
16.
Keep Electric Bills from Spiking While Working
at Home with These Low-Cost, Energy-Saving Tips
17.
Using Electricity as a Teaching Aide – Tools on
Clark Public Utilities PUD Website Can Save Money & Teach
18.
Internet Should Be an ‘Essential Utility,’ WA
Schools Chief Says as State Pulls Plug on Rest of Term
19.
California Legislator Introduces Fiber Broadband
for All Bill
20.
Legislators Push for $2 Billion in FCC Broadband
Bucks
21.
How Tech’s Lobbyists Are Using the Coronavirus
Pandemic to Make Gains
22.
Washington State Nonprofit Files Lawsuit Saying
Fox News Misled Viewers About Coronavirus
23.
Remote Possibilities – Coronavirus Has Shocked
Businesses into Low-Carbon Practices. Will They Stick?
24.
Coronavirus School Closures to Continue in
Washington State Through the End of the School Year
25.
‘See It, Snap It, Send It’: Washington AG
Ferguson Asks Washingtonians to Report Price Gouging
26.
Mason County Has 16 Positive COVID-19 Cases
27.
Latest UW Model Shows Progress in Coronavirus
Curve; State Cases at 8,384, Death Toll at 372
28.
QFC, Fred Meyer limiting number of customers in
stores
29.
A ‘Liberty’ Rebellion in Idaho Threatens to
Undermine Coronavirus Orders
30.
China Connections Key in Fast Delivery of
Protective Gear to Seattle Indian Health Board
31.
Police Search for Teen Who Claims She Will
Spread Coronavirus
32.
Bremerton Cuts Stormwater Hook-Up Charge by Half
as Amazon Development Looms
33.
Man Who Broke Into Cars at Mount Rainier,
Olympic National Parks Gets Prison
34.
Northwest Businesses Fight Confusion & the
Clock to Get Emergency Loans
35.
Stumbling Toward Spring: Northwest Growers
Scramble to Start During Coronavirus Crisis
WORD OF THE DAY
Dogsbody \DOGS-body\ Noun - Drudge, gopher
“Poker playing dogs notwithstanding, get me a beer,” barked
the bulldog to his dogsbody.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Work Starts in Montana on Disputed Canada-US Oil
Pipeline (Associated Press)
2.
Wildfire Preparations, Grid Maintenance
Considered Essential Work for Pacific Gas & Electric Amidst COVID-19 (Daily
Energy Insider)
3.
Op/Ed: River Treaty Still Crucial to Columbia’s Health
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – THE CORONAVIRUS CONUNDRUM
4.
Electric Co-Ops Look to Next Relief Package
(Politico)
5.
A Local Electric Company Offers Advice on How to
Reduce Your Financial Burden Down the Road (WGEM-TV, Quincy IL)
6.
Power Industry Pleads for Priority COVID-19
Testing, PPE for Mission-Essential Workers (Power Magazine)
7.
Northern Wasco PUD Keeping Lights On – Changes Made
to Lessen Nonpriority Callbacks (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
8.
Op/Ed: Orcas Power & Light - Power Bill Assistance
(Islands Weekly, Eastsound, WA)
9.
Storm Hair, Don’t Care (Pioneer Utility
Resources)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10.
Washington Fishing Closure Extended; Spring
Turkey Season on Hold (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
11.
Court: EPA Must Address Snake, Columbia Water
Temperatures (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
13.
DOE Conducts First Public Hearing for Proposed Chehalis
River Dam Via Webinar Due to COVID-19 (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
14.
Water Supply Deemed Favorable for Now in Yakima
Basin (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA)
15.
‘Flushable’ & Disinfecting Wipes Are
Clogging Tri-Cities Sewers &s Toilets (Tri-City Herald, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
16.
Keep Electric Bills from Spiking While Working at
Home with These Low-Cost, Energy-Saving Tips (Oregonian, Portland)
17.
Using Electricity as a Teaching Aide – Tools on Clark
Public Utilities PUD Website Can Save Money & Teach (Battle Ground
Reflector, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18.
Internet Should Be an ‘Essential Utility,’ WA Schools
Chief Says as State Pulls Plug on Rest of Term (GeekWire)
19.
California Legislator Introduces Fiber Broadband
for All Bill (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
20.
Legislators Push for $2 Billion in FCC Broadband
Bucks (Multichannel News)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
21.
How Tech’s Lobbyists Are Using the Coronavirus
Pandemic to Make Gains (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22.
Washington State Nonprofit Files Lawsuit Saying Fox
News Misled Viewers About Coronavirus (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
23.
Remote Possibilities – Coronavirus Has Shocked
Businesses into Low-Carbon Practices. Will They Stick? (Grist Online)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24.
Coronavirus School Closures to Continue in Washington
State Through the End of the School Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25.
‘See It, Snap It, Send It’: Washington AG
Ferguson Asks Washingtonians to Report Price Gouging (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima,
WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
26.
Mason County Has 16 Positive COVID-19 Cases
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
27.
Latest UW Model Shows Progress in Coronavirus
Curve; State Cases at 8,384, Death Toll at 372 (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
QFC, Fred Meyer limiting number of customers in
stores (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
29.
A ‘Liberty’ Rebellion in Idaho Threatens to Undermine
Coronavirus Orders (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30.
China Connections Key in Fast Delivery of Protective
Gear to Seattle Indian Health Board (Northwest News Network)
31.
Police Search for Teen Who Claims She Will
Spread Coronavirus (Nexstar Media Wire)
GENERAL NEWS
32.
Bremerton Cuts Stormwater Hook-Up Charge by Half
as Amazon Development Looms (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
33.
Man Who Broke Into Cars at Mount Rainier, Olympic
National Parks Gets Prison (Associated Press)
34.
Northwest Businesses Fight Confusion & the Clock
to Get Emergency Loans (Oregon Public Braodcasting)
35.
Stumbling Toward Spring: Northwest Growers
Scramble to Start During Coronavirus Crisis (Northwest News Network)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Honor Blackman, Star of ‘The Avengers’ & ‘Goldfinger,’
Dies at 94
Shoppers Make Run on Chicks, Deplete Spokane Farm Supply
Stores
Animated LED Face Mask Reminds Others to Stay Six Feet Away
A Very Good Dog Named Soda Pup Is Delivering Wine During the
Coronavirus Crisis
SONG OF THE DAY
Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger (Soundtrack)
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