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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason PUD 3 to Roll Out Drive-By Wi-Fi Hotspots to Help
Students during COVID-19 Emergency (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Gov. Inslee Bans Utilities from Cutting Off
Water, Energy & Phone Service to Homes During Coronavirus Crisis (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
‘Megadrought’ in the West Could Become Worst Drought in
History, Scientists Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Puyallup River One of Most Endangered in Nation,
Environmental Group Says, Nearly 120 Year Old Dam Blamed (News Tribune, Tacoma,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
Franklin County Votes to Defy Inslee’s Order, Reopen All
Businesses (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Washington State Gov. Inslee Bans Utilities from
Cutting Off Water, Energy & Phone Service to Homes During Coronavirus
Crisis
2.
Power Shutoff Bans Amid Pandemic May Require
Cost Recovery for Utilities
3.
Electricity Shut-Offs in a Pandemic: How
COVID-19 Leads to Energy Insecurity, Burdensome Bills
4.
More Than 50 Lawmakers Voice Opposition to
PMA/TVA Transmission Asset Sale Proposal
5.
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Idaho-Wyoming Natural Gas
Pipeline
6.
New Rules for Nuclear Plant Workers: 12-Hour
Days for Two Weeks Straight
7.
114 Public Power Utilities Recognized for
Providing Reliable & Safe Electric Service
8.
Wind, Natural Gas-Fired Generators Led U.S.
Power Sector Capacity Additions In 2019
9.
Puyallup River One of Most Endangered in Nation,
Environmental Group Says
10.
Chinook Fishing Season Starts Saturday in Hells
Canyon
11.
Editorial: Bad Year for Salmon Signals Ongoing
Ocean Crisis
12.
‘Megadrought’ in the West Could Become Worst
Drought in History, Scientists Say
13.
Federal Jurisdiction: Secretive Group’s Petition
to FERC Could ‘End Net Metering as We Know It,’ Lawyers Say
14.
Opinion: Distressed Supply Chains Uniquely
Impact Renewable Energy
15.
Mason PUD 3 to Roll Out Drive-By Wi-Fi Hotspots
to Help Students during COVID-19 Emergency
16.
Rural Washington Residents Working from Home
Adapt to Dearth of High-Speed Internet Connectivity
17.
Netflix Adds A Whopping 16 Million Subscribers
Worldwide as Coronavirus Keeps People Home
18.
Cantwell, Kennedy, Klobuchar, Boozman Send
Bipartisan Letter Urging Support for Local Media Outlets Amidst COVID-19
Pandemic
19.
Franklin County Votes to Defy Inslee’s Order,
Reopen All Businesses
20.
COVID-19 Is in Tacoma’s Sewers. Testing Them
Will Prepare Us for Future Outbreaks, Scientists Say
21.
Residents of Rural Oregon Towns Ask Urban
Dwellers to Stay Home
22.
Cowlitz County Seamstresses to Hit 3,000 Mask
Mark This Weekend
23.
Boeing Workers Return to Their Factories to Find
Hand-Washing Stations & a New Sense of Worry
24.
Our Community Credit Union Recognized as Among
Healthiest Credit Unions in the U.S.
25.
Semi Rolls Over Monday, Blocks Highway 3
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Washington State Gov. Inslee Bans Utilities from
Cutting Off Water, Energy & Phone Service to Homes During Coronavirus
Crisis (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
2.
Power Shutoff Bans Amid Pandemic May Require
Cost Recovery for Utilities (Utility Dive)
3.
Electricity Shut-Offs in a Pandemic: How
COVID-19 Leads to Energy Insecurity, Burdensome Bills (Union of Concerned
Scientists)
4.
More Than 50 Lawmakers Voice Opposition to PMA/TVA
Transmission Asset Sale Proposal (American Public Power Association)
5.
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Idaho-Wyoming Natural Gas
Pipeline (Associated Press)
6.
New Rules for Nuclear Plant Workers: 12-Hour
Days for Two Weeks Straight (Bloomberg News)
7.
114 Public Power Utilities Recognized for
Providing Reliable & Safe Electric Service (American Public Power
Association)
8.
Wind, Natural Gas-Fired Generators Led U.S.
Power Sector Capacity Additions In 2019 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Puyallup River One of Most Endangered in Nation,
Environmental Group Says, Nearly 120 Year Old Dam Blamed (News Tribune, Tacoma,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
10.
Chinook Fishing Season Starts Saturday in Hells
Canyon (Baker City Herald, WA)
11.
Editorial: Bad Year for Salmon Signals Ongoing
Ocean Crisis (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
12.
‘Megadrought’ in the West Could Become Worst
Drought in History, Scientists Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13.
Federal Jurisdiction: Secretive Group’s Petition
to FERC Could ‘End Net Metering as We Know It,’ Lawyers Say (Utility Dive)
14.
Opinion: Distressed Supply Chains Uniquely
Impact Renewable Energy (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
Mason PUD 3 to Roll Out Drive-By Wi-Fi Hotspots
to Help Students during COVID-19 Emergency (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
16.
Rural Washington Residents Working from Home
Adapt to Dearth of High-Speed Internet Connectivity (Spokesman-Review, Spokane,
WA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
17.
Netflix Adds A Whopping 16 Million Subscribers
Worldwide as Coronavirus Keeps People Home (Washington Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
18.
Cantwell, Kennedy, Klobuchar, Boozman Send
Bipartisan Letter Urging Support for Local Media Outlets Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
19.
Franklin County Votes to Defy Inslee’s Order,
Reopen All Businesses (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
20.
COVID-19 Is in Tacoma’s Sewers. Testing Them
Will Prepare Us for Future Outbreaks, Scientists Say (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
21.
Residents of Rural Oregon Towns Ask Urban
Dwellers to Stay Home (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
22.
Cowlitz County Seamstresses to Hit 3,000 Mask
Mark This Weekend (Longview Daily News, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
23.
Boeing Workers Return to Their Factories to Find
Hand-Washing Stations & a New Sense of Worry (Washington Post)
24.
Our Community Credit Union Recognized as Among
Healthiest Credit Unions in the U.S. (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
25.
Semi Rolls Over Monday, Blocks Highway 3 (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Florida Jogger Dons Costume to Cheer Up Neighborhood
A Century Later, Victory Gardens Connect Americans Again
Killers, Not Cuddlers, Seattle Feral Cats Find New Lives as
Mousers in Industrial Shops
No Fines for Tennessee Brothers Who Hoarded Hand Sanitizer
SONG OF THE DAY
BBC Big Band Orchestra - Begin the Beguine
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