The Energy News Digest

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

The Energy News Digest for June 4, 2025

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest.

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

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Electric Vehicle-Fueled Inferno Forces Crew to Abandon Ship Carrying 3,000 Cars Across Pacific (Jalopnik)

https://www.jalopnik.com/1877670/3000-ev-cars-burning-car-carrier-pacific/

Meta Becomes the Latest Big Tech Company Turning to Nuclear Power for Artificial Intelligence Energy Needs (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-becomes-the-latest-big-tech-company-turning-to-nuclear-power-for-ai-needs/

Groups Head to California Supreme Court, Seeking to Upend Solar Rules (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/groups-head-to-california-supreme-court-seeking-to-upend-solar-rules/ar-AA1FYR6Q

Avista Launches Safety Mode as Conditions Move Toward Fire Season (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/03/avista-launches-safety-mode-as-conditions-move-tow/

Forecasters Say Triple Threat Heading for SoCal: Thunderstorms, Dry Lightning, Rip Currents (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/forecasters-triple-threat-heading-socal-100000604.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Avista Launches Safety Mode as Conditions Move Toward Fire Season

2. BC Hydro Seeks Baseload Power Boost from Stable Sources

3. WA Trade Groups Seek Federal Intervention to Block State Gas Ban

4. New Washington Law Waives Utility Fees for Affordable Housing Projects

5. Regulators Seek to Phase Out Gas-Powered Appliances in Southern California

6. FERC Skimps on Winter Storm Details as Staffing Cuts Threaten Future Reporting

7. FERC Chairman Mark Christie Announces Departure

8. White House Names Energy Attorney Swett to Replace FERC’s Christie

9. Lawmakers Urge Congressional Leaders to Support LIHEAP

10. Western Resource Adequacy Program Introduces Ability for Participants to Offer Resource Support During Times of Need

11. State of the Interconnection 2025 (Western

12. Groups Head to California Supreme Court, Seeking to Upend Solar Rules

13. Montana Legislature Greenlights Community Solar Program

14. Trump Administration Speeds Up Environmental Review for Geothermal Energy Projects

15. Giant Turbine Sparks Outrage in WA Orca Habitat: ‘Like A 747 in the Water’

16. U.S. Department of Energy Announces $8 Million for Microgrid Innovation, Including Projects in Alaska

17. Oregon Department of Energy Handing Out Millions for Grant Projects

18. Amid Rising Energy Prices, Senators Call for EPA to Maintain Energy Star

19. Conexon Celebrates 40 Electric Cooperatives with 100 Club Recognition for Commitment to High-Speed Internet Access for All Members

20. Link to List Here

21. Meta Becomes the Latest Big Tech Company Turning to Nuclear Power for Artificial Intelligence Energy Needs

22. WA State: Chelan PUD Explores Energy Supply for Microsoft Data Centers

23. Electric Vehicle-Fueled Inferno Forces Crew to Abandon Ship Carrying 3,000 Cars Across Pacific

24. Only 16% of Americans Likely to Purchase Electric Vehicle, AAA Survey Finds

25. Legal & Security Experts Say Artificial Intelligence Notetakers Have Big Downsides — And Could Even Get You in Legal Trouble

26. More WA Businesses Frustrated Over Google ‘Suspending’ Business Profiles

27. An Accidental Discovery at a Planetarium Opens a Window into the Universe’s Inner Workings

28. Stabilizing ‘Operations,’ The National Weather Service Hires Again After Trump Cuts

29. Forecasters Say Triple Threat Heading for SoCal: Thunderstorms, Dry Lightning, Rip Currents

30. North Central Washington Expecting Near-Triple-Digit Temps This Weekend

31. Washington DNR Warns of Challenging Wildfire Season Following NOAA & NWS Layoffs

32. How Big Tech Monopolies Made the Internet Worse

Word of the Day

Cuspidor \KUSS-puh-dor\ Noun - A receptacle for spit: spittoon.

“Hey, look!” shouted the oafish American tourist at the Spanish bullfight, “There’s the cuspidor…there, on horseback.” “That’s the picador, you idiot,” muttered the straw-hatted, bearded expatriate writer seated one row down.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Avista Launches Safety Mode as Conditions Move Toward Fire Season (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/03/avista-launches-safety-mode-as-conditions-move-tow/

2. BC Hydro Seeks Baseload Power Boost from Stable Sources (Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada)

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/bc-hydro-seeks-baseload-power-boost-from-stable-sources/article_8c711077-c888-513d-84cf-4c27fd56ae7d.html

3. WA Trade Groups Seek Federal Intervention to Block State Gas Ban (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_c9f09e3c-f320-43d8-bb5f-f2f1761d3d35.html

4. New Washington Law Waives Utility Fees for Affordable Housing Projects (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.kxly.com/news/new-washington-law-waives-utility-fees-for-affordable-housing-projects/article_140df3c3-388f-4fa5-bef7-eb6f920386d2.html

5. Regulators Seek to Phase Out Gas-Powered Appliances in Southern California (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/regulators-seek-phase-gas-powered-100000130.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

6. FERC Skimps on Winter Storm Details as Staffing Cuts Threaten Future Reporting (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-winter-storm-report-staffing-cuts-ucs/749586/

7. FERC Chairman Mark Christie Announces Departure (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/ferc-chairman-mark-christie-announces-departure

8. White House Names Energy Attorney Swett to Replace FERC’s Christie (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/white-house-laura-swett-ferc-christie-gas-oil/749641/

9. Lawmakers Urge Congressional Leaders to Support LIHEAP (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/lawmakers-urge-congressional-leaders-support-liheap

10. Western Resource Adequacy Program Introduces Ability for Participants to Offer Resource Support During Times of Need (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20250602-wrap-intro-ability-for-participants-to-offer-resource-support-during-tim

11. State of the Interconnection 2025 (Western Electricity Coordinating Council)

https://feature.wecc.org/soti2025/index.html

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

12. Groups Head to California Supreme Court, Seeking to Upend Solar Rules (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/groups-head-to-california-supreme-court-seeking-to-upend-solar-rules/ar-AA1FYR6Q

13. Montana Legislature Greenlights Community Solar Program (Solar Power World)

https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/06/montana-legislature-greenlights-community-solar-program/

14. Trump Administration Speeds Up Environmental Review for Geothermal Energy Projects (KTVN-TV, Reno, NV)

https://www.2news.com/townnews/hydrography/trump-administration-speeds-up-environmental-review-for-geothermal-energy-projects/article_1b39cc4c-d547-4c8f-92c9-c8cef9b56111.html

15. Giant Turbine Sparks Outrage in WA Orca Habitat: ‘Like A 747 in the Water’ (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/giant-turbine-outrage-wa-orca

16. U.S. Department of Energy Announces $8 Million for Microgrid Innovation, Including Projects in Alaska (U.S. Department of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/oe/articles/us-department-energy-announces-8m-microgrid-innovation

17. Oregon Department of Energy Handing Out Millions for Grant Projects (KXL Radio, Portland, OR)

https://www.kxl.com/oregon-department-of-energy-handing-out-millions-for-grant-projects/

Conservation & Efficiency

18. Amid Rising Energy Prices, Senators Call for EPA to Maintain Energy Star (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senators-epa-maintain-energy-star/749630/

London Calling –Telecommunications

19. Conexon Celebrates 40 Electric Cooperatives with 100 Club Recognition for Commitment to High-Speed Internet Access for All Members (Morningstar)

https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250604la03151/conexon-celebrates-40-electric-cooperatives-with-100-club-recognition-for-commitment-to-high-speed-internet-access-for-all-members

20. Link to List Here (Conexon)

https://conexon.us/conexon-100-club

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

21. Meta Becomes the Latest Big Tech Company Turning to Nuclear Power for Artificial Intelligence Energy Needs (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-becomes-the-latest-big-tech-company-turning-to-nuclear-power-for-ai-needs/

22. WA State: Chelan PUD Explores Energy Supply for Microsoft Data Centers (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/chelan-pud-explores-energy-supply-for-microsoft-data-centers/

I Sing the Car Electric

23. Electric Vehicle-Fueled Inferno Forces Crew to Abandon Ship Carrying 3,000 Cars Across Pacific (Jalopnik)

https://www.jalopnik.com/1877670/3000-ev-cars-burning-car-carrier-pacific/

24. Only 16% of Americans Likely to Purchase Electric Vehicle, AAA Survey Finds (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

https://katu.com/news/nation-world/only-16-of-americans-likely-to-purchase-electric-vehicle-aaa-survey-finds

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

25. Legal & Security Experts Say Artificial Intelligence Notetakers Have Big Downsides — And Could Even Get You in Legal Trouble (Huffington Post)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-notetaker-meetings-privacy_l_683dda81e4b0cceca4075fc6

26. More WA Businesses Frustrated Over Google ‘Suspending’ Business Profiles (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-businesses-frustrated-over-google-suspending-business-profile/281-0c930948-b33c-4ea8-9a5f-54e2faba4571

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

27. An Accidental Discovery at a Planetarium Opens a Window into the Universe’s Inner Workings (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/how-a-new-planetarium-show-helped-scientists-20358457.php

Politics, Governance, and Management

28. Stabilizing ‘Operations,’ The National Weather Service Hires Again After Trump Cuts (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-s1-5422198/nws-national-weather-service-hires-again-trump-cuts

Other Things to Know About Today

29. Forecasters Say Triple Threat Heading for SoCal: Thunderstorms, Dry Lightning, Rip Currents (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/forecasters-triple-threat-heading-socal-100000604.html

30. North Central Washington Expecting Near-Triple-Digit Temps This Weekend (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/ncw-expecting-near-triple-digit-temps-this-weekend/

31. Washington DNR Warns of Challenging Wildfire Season Following NOAA & NWS Layoffs (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-dnr-noaa-nws-layoffs-challenging-wildfire-season/281-cfb2411e-6c13-4f73-b4db-02e6fc5c3672

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

32. How Big Tech Monopolies Made the Internet Worse (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/06/how-big-tech-monopolies-made-internet-worse

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Daredevil Backflips on Fire to Break Guinness World Record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/29/Guinness-World-Records-backflips-fire/8081748533717/

Cow Caught in Flood Found Alive on Australian Beach 11 Miles Away

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/23/australia-cow-carried-flood-New-South-Wales-Australia/9791748031207/

Message in a Bottle from Hawaii Found in Florida Eight Years Later

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/02/message-bottle-Hawaii-Florida/7481748894862/

Australian Woman Completes 7,079 Pull-Ups in 24 Hours

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/30/australia-Guinness-World-Records-pull-ups-24-hours/1931748635498/

Song of the Day

Ohio Players – Fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXMddWhHo0g

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Monday, June 2, 2025

The Energy News Digest for June 2, 2025

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest.

The News Digest on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly known as Twitter) will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

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

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

The Department of Energy Axes $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Project Grants (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-energy-projects-funding-canceled-cf3e9b5da749eb76a71c901ded20d711

States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets for Data Centers. But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/big-tech-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-states-a9a856cad1c12eda8fe63e44c9cbe4e8

Utah: Rocky Mountain Power Seeks Rehearing After Getting a Portion of 18% Rate Increase (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.deseret.com/business/2025/05/29/rocky-mountain-power-seeks-rehearing-after-getting-a-portion-of-18-rate-increase/

New Report Shows Signs of Progress for Washington State Salmon, But Many Are Still on the Brink of Extinction (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/new-report-shows-signs-of-progress-for-washington-state-salmon-but-many-are-still-on-the-brink-of,381772

Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-In Vehicle Shares Remain Flat (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65384

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Utah: Rocky Mountain Power Seeks Rehearing After Getting a Portion of 18% Rate Increase

2. Miller: Idaho Needs Nuclear Energy to Power Artificial Intelligence

3. News Release: NRC Approves NuScale Power’s Uprated Small Modular Reactor Design

4. The Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Public Input on New Power Lines Project

5. Portland General Electric Disputes City’s Rejection of Its Forest Park Transmission Line Project

6. FERC Order Threatens Competitive Transmission Cost Caps: CAISO

7. State Lawmakers Move to Boost Protections for Utility Workers

8. The Department of Energy Axes $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Project Grants

9. $14 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Have Been Canceled in the U.S. This Year, Analysis Says

10. Another Oregon Battery Company Warns of Layoffs, Potential Shutdown

11. Thousands of Sheep Grazing Under Solar Panels Experienced Unexpected Changes That Could Reshape Farming

12. New Report Shows Signs of Progress for Washington State Salmon, But Many Are Still on the Brink of Extinction

13. ‘It’s Devastating’: Skagit River Summer-Fall Chinook Population Expected to Hit 15-Year Low

14. After Trump Administration Axes $500 Million from Washington Dam Project, Patty Murray Says She Won’t Let It Happen Again

15. Loss of USGS Program Could Hamper Salmon Research Critical for Puget Sound

16. Cascades Face a Snow Drought with Serious Water Supply Concerns

17. NRECA Asks Trump to Streamline Deployment of Key Rural Broadband Program

18. States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets for Data Centers. But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back

19. California: Santa Clara Data Centers Hit Max Energy Capacity

20. How Far Will Artificial Intelligence Go to Defend Its Survival?

21. Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-In Vehicle Shares Remain Flat

22. How Trump’s Push to End California Electric Vehicle Mandates May Change Rules of the Road

23. A Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust Is Smothering the Caribbean En Route to the U.S.

24. Communication Between FEMA & Local Jurisdictions Upended, Officials Say

25. ‘Going to Increase Prices on Everybody’: U.S. Energy Department Workers Sound Alarm Over Cuts

26. Summer 2025 Forecast Calls For ‘Overwhelmingly Above Normal’ Heat Starting in June

27. 2025 Hurricane Names Include Andrea, Barry, Chantal. See the Full List.

28. Alaska Airlines Suspends Red-Carpet Ceremonial Fly-Out of First Copper River King Salmon

29. Guest Essay: Why Better Monitoring of U.S. Transformers Is a National Security Imperative

30. Guest Essay: David vs. Goliath: Oregon Bill Offers Lifeline for Journalism — And Democracy

Word of the Day

Fomite /FOE-mite/ Noun – An object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with bacteria or viruses and serve in their transmission.

The lowly sneeze-guard

Suspected fomite vector

Bane of the buffet

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Utah: Rocky Mountain Power Seeks Rehearing After Getting a Portion of 18% Rate Increase (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.deseret.com/business/2025/05/29/rocky-mountain-power-seeks-rehearing-after-getting-a-portion-of-18-rate-increase/

2. Miller: Idaho Needs Nuclear Energy to Power Artificial Intelligence (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/article307144691.html

3. News Release: NRC Approves NuScale Power’s Uprated Small Modular Reactor Design (U.S. Department of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/nrc-approves-nuscale-powers-uprated-small-modular-reactor-design

4. The Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Public Input on New Power Lines Project (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

https://keprtv.com/news/local/bonneville-power-administration-seeks-public-input-on-new-power-lines-project

5. Portland General Electric Disputes City’s Rejection of Its Forest Park Transmission Line Project (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/pge-disputes-citys-rejection-of-its-forest-park-transmission-line-project/

6. FERC Order Threatens Competitive Transmission Cost Caps: CAISO (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-competitive-transmission-cost-caps-caiso-lotus/749239/

7. State Lawmakers Move to Boost Protections for Utility Workers (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/state-lawmakers-move-boost-protections-utility-workers

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8. The Department of Energy Axes $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Project Grants (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-energy-projects-funding-canceled-cf3e9b5da749eb76a71c901ded20d711

9. $14 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Have Been Canceled in the U.S. This Year, Analysis Says (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-clean-energy-investments-trump-solar-wind-349e80c0d9c2cc768e63de9d48813d31

10. Another Oregon Battery Company Warns of Layoffs, Potential Shutdown (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/05/another-oregon-battery-company-warns-of-layoffs-potential-shutdown.html

11. Thousands of Sheep Grazing Under Solar Panels Experienced Unexpected Changes That Could Reshape Farming (Front Page Detectives)

https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/latest-news/thousands-of-sheep-grazing-under-solar-panels-experienced-unexpected-changes-that-could-reshape-farming

Fish & Wildlife

12. New Report Shows Signs of Progress for Washington State Salmon, But Many Are Still on the Brink of Extinction (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/new-report-shows-signs-of-progress-for-washington-state-salmon-but-many-are-still-on-the-brink-of,381772

13. ‘It’s Devastating’: Skagit River Summer-Fall Chinook Population Expected to Hit 15-Year Low (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/chinook-salmon-population-skagit-river-expected-to-hit-15-year-low/281-41692849-0ce0-4494-a124-8024c5ef1208

14. After Trump Administration Axes $500 Million from Washington Dam Project, Patty Murray Says She Won’t Let It Happen Again (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/01/after-trump-administration-axes-500-million-from-w/

15. Loss of USGS Program Could Hamper Salmon Research Critical for Puget Sound (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

https://www.knkx.org/environment/2025-05-30/trump-cuts-usgs-ecosystems-mission-area-program-salmon-research-puget-sound

Water, Water, Anywhere?

16. Cascades Face a Snow Drought with Serious Water Supply Concerns (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/ixp/1135/p/eastern-washington-drought/

London Calling –Telecommunications

17. NRECA Asks Trump to Streamline Deployment of Key Rural Broadband Program (National Rural Electric Cooperative)

https://www.electric.coop/nreca-asks-trump-to-streamline-deployment-of-key-rural-broadband-program

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

18. States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets for Data Centers. But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/big-tech-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-states-a9a856cad1c12eda8fe63e44c9cbe4e8

19. California: Santa Clara Data Centers Hit Max Energy Capacity (San Jose Spotlight, CA)

https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-data-centers-hit-max-energy-capacity/

20. How Far Will Artificial Intelligence Go to Defend Its Survival? (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/far-ai-defend-own-survival-140000824.html

I Sing the Car Electric

21. Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-In Vehicle Shares Remain Flat (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65384

22. How Trump’s Push to End California Electric Vehicle Mandates May Change Rules of the Road (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0602/trump-california-cars-ev-mandates?icid=rss

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

23. A Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust Is Smothering the Caribbean En Route to the U.S. (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/sahara-dust-caribbean-florida-barbados-jamaica-plume-e0aafba9fe672b832559606e499e1280

Politics, Governance, and Management

24. Communication Between FEMA & Local Jurisdictions Upended, Officials Say (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/communication-fema-local-jurisdictions-upended/281-a81aaac3-5cc1-4ad4-9f76-ecb87a696d8d

25. ‘Going to Increase Prices on Everybody’: U.S. Energy Department Workers Sound Alarm Over Cuts (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/31/us-department-of-energy-job-cuts

Other Things to Know About Today

26. Summer 2025 Forecast Calls For ‘Overwhelmingly Above Normal’ Heat Starting in June (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/summer-2025-forecast-calls-overwhelmingly-100047436.html

27. 2025 Hurricane Names Include Andrea, Barry, Chantal. See the Full List. (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2025-hurricane-names-andrew-barry-110013213.html

28. Alaska Airlines Suspends Red-Carpet Ceremonial Fly-Out of First Copper River King Salmon (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/05/29/alaska-airlines-suspends-red-carpet-ceremonial-fly-out-of-first-copper-river-king-salmon/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

29. Guest Essay: Why Better Monitoring of U.S. Transformers Is a National Security Imperative (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/monitoring-transformer-shortage-national-security/749349/

30. Guest Essay: David vs. Goliath: Oregon Bill Offers Lifeline for Journalism — And Democracy (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/06/david-vs-goliath-oregon-bill-offers-lifeline-for-journalism-and-democracy-opinion.html

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Millions of Honeybees Abuzz After Truck Overturns in Washington State

https://apnews.com/article/honeybee-spill-washington-f68bd72fba2f258c9e265fadcec3b357

Newark Airport Port Authority Cops Rescue Child Lost Riding Luggage Conveyor Belt into Bowels of the Terminal

https://www.yahoo.com/news/newark-airport-port-authority-cops-163800680.html

Stowaway Pigeons Cause Chaos in Passenger Cabin on Delta Plane

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/29/Delta-flight-pigeons-Minnesota-Wisconsin/3181748539986/

Shock Vid Shows Half-Frozen Paraglider Who Was Sucked 5 Miles into Sky by Vortex & Left Shivering in -40c Conditions

https://www.the-sun.com/news/14329968/frozen-paraglider-vortex-40c-conditions/

Song of the Day

Harry James – Flight of the Bumblebee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myUOI7Q2Xpg