The Energy News Digest for November 12, 2025

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

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

U.S. House Poised to Vote on a Bill to End the Record-Long Government Shutdown (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-bill-end-government-shutdown-longest-ever-snap-flights-rcna243438

Solar Storms: Power Grid Warning Issued for 11 States (Newsweek)

https://www.newsweek.com/power-grid-warning-issued-11-states-geomagnetic-storm-11030249

U.S. States Could Lose $21 Billion of Broadband Grants After Trump Overhaul (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/us-states-could-lose-21-billion-of-broadband-grants-after-trump-overhaul/

Seattle E-Bike Maker Rad Power Bikes Warns of Closure, Putting 64 Jobs at Risk (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/local/rad-power-bike-closure/4155756

Fish Populations Are Struggling Amid Persistent Drought in Southeast Idaho (KIVI-TV, Nampa, ID)

https://www.newsbreak.com/idaho-news-6-563647/4343323533207-fish-populations-are-struggling-amid-persistent-drought-in-southeast-idaho

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Solar Storms: Power Grid Warning Issued for 11 States

2.      Full Blackout Hits the Dominican Republic as Crews Scramble to Restore Power

3.      U.S. Energy Secretary Reveals Nuclear Power Plants as Top Focus for Major Federal Loan Initiative

4.      Rising Electricity Demand Drives Urgent Need for Diverse, Resilient Energy, IEA Says

5.      Sixteen Entities, Including Public Power, Commit to Binding Operations for Western Resource Adequacy Program

6.      Energy Information Administration Publishes November Short-Term Energy Outlook

7.      Why Your Heating Bill Could Soar This Winter

8.      Distributed Energy Resources Are Transforming the Electric Grid

9.      Energy Expert Quickly Debunks Myth About ‘Exploding’ Solar Panels: ‘Don’t Let Misconceptions Hold You Back’

10.   Fish Populations Are Struggling Amid Persistent Drought in Southeast Idaho

11.   Guardians of the Salish Sea, Orcas Face an Uncertain Future

12.   Nuclear Waste Finally Being Moved After Over 80 Years at Eastern WA Site

13.   Colorado River: States Miss Their Deadline on a Deal, But They’re Still Talking

14.   U.S. States Could Lose $21 Billion of Broadband Grants After Trump Overhaul

15.   Ookla: Can Satellite Broadband Bridge the Urban/Rural Divide?

16.   Seattle E-Bike Maker Rad Power Bikes Warns of Closure, Putting 64 Jobs at Risk

17.   Ford CEO Says Taking Apart Tesla & Chinese Electric Vehicles Was ‘Shocking’ & Pushed Him to Shake Up the Automaker

18.   We Analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT Conversations – Here’s What People Really Use It For

19.   U.S. Tsunami Warning System, Reeling from Funding & Staffing Cuts, Is Dealt Another Blow

20.   U.S. House Poised to Vote on a Bill to End the Record-Long Government Shutdown

21.   Visa & Mastercard Reach Swipe Fee Settlement with Merchants

22.   Map Shows 18 States Where Northern Lights Could Be Visible on Wednesday Night

23.   Editorial: New Electricity Transmission Routes Raise Questions

Word of the Day

Immutable \ih-MYOO-tuh-bul\ Adjective – Not capable of or susceptible to change.

The invisible hand drew back and paused. The immutable force of the marketplace had been battling a slow start in its contest against the dialectic of Marxist theology. Suddenly, the hand moved forward and flung the 16-pound ball down the alley…picking up the 7-10 spare. “YOU WIN!” Exclaimed the Keynesian scorekeeper. “Yeah, but in the long run you’ll all be dead,” chortled the ghost of Thomas Malthus.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Solar Storms: Power Grid Warning Issued for 11 States (Newsweek)

https://www.newsweek.com/power-grid-warning-issued-11-states-geomagnetic-storm-11030249

2.      Full Blackout Hits the Dominican Republic as Crews Scramble to Restore Power (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/full-blackout-hits-the-dominican-republic-as-21164413.php

3.      U.S. Energy Secretary Reveals Nuclear Power Plants as Top Focus for Major Federal Loan Initiative (Energy Reporters)

https://www.energy-reporters.com/policy/us-energy-secretary-reveals-nuclear-power-plants-as-top-focus-for-major-federal-loan-initiative/

4.      Rising Electricity Demand Drives Urgent Need for Diverse, Resilient Energy, IEA Says (Euronews)

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/11/12/rising-electricity-demand-drives-urgent-need-for-diverse-resilient-energy-iea-says

5.      Sixteen Entities, Including Public Power, Commit to Binding Operations for Western Resource Adequacy Program (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/total-16-entities-including-public-power-commit-binding-operations-western-resource-adequacy-program

6.      Energy Information Administration Publishes November Short-Term Energy Outlook (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press579.php

7.      Why Your Heating Bill Could Soar This Winter (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/weather/heating-bills-could-rise-this-winter/507-e224d30d-00c9-4205-913d-3c055fb56ad3

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8.      Distributed Energy Resources Are Transforming the Electric Grid (Pew Charitable Trusts)

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/data-visualizations/2025/11/distributed-energy-resources-are-transforming-the-electric-grid

9.      Energy Expert Quickly Debunks Myth About ‘Exploding’ Solar Panels: ‘Don’t Let Misconceptions Hold You Back’ (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/energy-expert-quickly-debunks-myth-070000632.html

Fish & Wildlife

10.   Fish Populations Are Struggling Amid Persistent Drought in Southeast Idaho (KIVI-TV, Nampa, ID)

https://www.newsbreak.com/idaho-news-6-563647/4343323533207-fish-populations-are-struggling-amid-persistent-drought-in-southeast-idaho

11.   Guardians of the Salish Sea, Orcas Face an Uncertain Future (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/guardians-of-the-salish-sea-orcas-face-an-uncertain-future/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

12.   Nuclear Waste Finally Being Moved After Over 80 Years at Eastern WA Site (Bellingham Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/containers-radioactive-waste-finally-move-195819424.html

Water, Water, Anywhere?

13.   Colorado River: States Miss Their Deadline on a Deal, But They’re Still Talking (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/11/colorado-river-states-miss-deadline/

London Calling –Telecommunications

14.   U.S. States Could Lose $21 Billion of Broadband Grants After Trump Overhaul (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/us-states-could-lose-21-billion-of-broadband-grants-after-trump-overhaul/

15.   Ookla: Can Satellite Broadband Bridge the Urban/Rural Divide? (Telecompetitor)

https://www.telecompetitor.com/ookla-can-satellite-broadband-bridge-the-urban-rural-divide/

I Sing the Car Electric

16.   Seattle E-Bike Maker Rad Power Bikes Warns of Closure, Putting 64 Jobs at Risk (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/local/rad-power-bike-closure/4155756

17.   Ford CEO Says Taking Apart Tesla & Chinese Electric Vehicles Was ‘Shocking’ & Pushed Him to Shake Up the Automaker (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ceo-says-taking-apart-120101649.html

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

18.   We Analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT Conversations – Here’s What People Really Use It For (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/we-analyzed-47-000-chatgpt-conversations-here-s-what-people-really-use-it-for/ar-AA1QhF82

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

19.   U.S. Tsunami Warning System, Reeling from Funding & Staffing Cuts, Is Dealt Another Blow (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/tsunamis/tsunami-warning-system-loses-alaska-earthquake-stations-rcna242182

Politics, Governance, and Management

20.   U.S. House Poised to Vote on a Bill to End the Record-Long Government Shutdown (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-bill-end-government-shutdown-longest-ever-snap-flights-rcna243438

Other Things to Know About Today

21.   Visa & Mastercard Reach Swipe Fee Settlement with Merchants (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/11/nx-s1-5605558/visa-and-mastercard-reach-swipe-fee-settlement-with-merchants

22.   Map Shows 18 States Where Northern Lights Could Be Visible on Wednesday Night (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2025/11/map-shows-18-states-where-northern-lights-could-be-visible-wednesday-night.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

23.   Editorial: New Electricity Transmission Routes Raise Questions (Bend Bulletin, OR)

https://bendbulletin.com/2025/11/12/editorial-new-electricity-transmission-routes-raise-concerns/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

A Happy Circumstance: Bob Ross Paintings Sell for More Than $600K to Help Public TV Stations

https://apnews.com/article/bob-ross-paintings-auction-pbs-benefit-funding-4f4f055d6838ab4e802f1a422496c881

Upcoming Kahlo Auction Could Fetch Up to $60 Million. Mexican Art Historians Explain Why

https://apnews.com/article/frida-kahlo-auction-sothebys-mexico-c00de82e494469834eed6324cff4f989

Cross Country National Championships Held in Iowa Snowstorm

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-weather-junior-college-cross-country-championships-snow-fort-dodge/69298282

The Gilded Cross on Germany’s Highest Peak Has Too Many Stickers – Now It’s Being Restored

https://apnews.com/article/germany-zugspitze-stickers-peak-cross-cf877af862dd1e43a7150bf191c8bb40

Song of the Day

Audra McDonald - Climb Every Mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-gcr4dT_jo

NWPPA Announces Three Back-to-Back Conferences in January 2026

Kick off 2026 with three powerhouse events in one week! NWPPA is bringing together Wildfires: What Utilities Need to Know (Jan. 27), a new Data Center and Load Growth Summit (Jan. 28), and the Power Supply Conference (Jan. 29)—all at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel.

By stacking these events back-to-back, NWPPA is making it easier and more affordable for members to attend. Register for two of the events and receive 10% off, or attend all three and save 20%.

The week will also feature two evening networking receptions, plus lunch included at each event. And, for those who want to start early, the Environmental Task Force will meet Jan. 26.

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The Energy News Digest for November 10, 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.

NWPPA Announces Three Back-to-Back Conferences in January 2026

Kick off 2026 with three powerhouse events in one week! NWPPA is bringing together Wildfires: What Utilities Need to Know (Jan. 27), a new Data Center and Load Growth Summit (Jan. 28), and the Power Supply Conference (Jan. 29)—all at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel.

By stacking these events back-to-back, NWPPA is making it easier and more affordable for members to attend. Register for two of the events and receive 10% off, or attend all three and save 20%.

The week will also feature two evening networking receptions, plus lunch included at each event. And for those who want to start early, the Environmental Task Force will meet Jan. 26.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Speaker Johnson Says U.S. House Will Return to Washington for Vote on Shutdown Deal (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-update-80ef7cada7b3c0559aca38886efd8f90

Oregon’s Largest Electric Utilities Halt Service Cutoffs for Vulnerable Customers Until Year End (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/11/oregon-electric-utilities-halt-service-cutoffs-for-low-income-customers-until-year-end.html

Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Artificial Intelligence Is Partly to Blame (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5597971/electricity-bills-utilities-ai

Climate Change Is Out – Energy Affordability Is In (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/climate-change-is-out-energy-affordability-is-in/ar-AA1Q8Poy

Companies Hit the Brakes on Electric Vehicles, Laying Off Thousands of Workers (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/companies-hit-brakes-evs-laying-213812069.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Oregon’s Largest Electric Utilities Halt Service Cutoffs for Vulnerable Customers Until Year End

2.      ‘The Clock Is Ticking’: State Senator Warns of Looming Energy Shortfall in Washington

3.      Southern California Edison Blacked Out a Record Number of Customers to Stop Fires. Now Regulators Have Warned the Utility

4.      California: To Keep Diablo Canyon Operating, Coastal Commission Wants More Land Conserved

5.      New U.S. Nuclear Power Boom Begins with Old, Still-Unsolved Problem: What to Do with Radioactive Waste

6.      Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Causing $26,000 in Damage at Clackamas, Oregon Substation

7.      High Energy Bills Are Coming – Federal Help Is Not

8.      Tribes Mount Defense of Their Veto Over Hydroelectric Projects

9.      The Bonneville Power Administration Commits to Western Resource Adequacy Program Binding Operations

10.   Southwest Power Pool to Develop 765-kV Regional Transmission ‘Backbone’

11.   Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Artificial Intelligence Is Partly to Blame

12.   Power-Hungry Artificial Intelligence Fuels Debate on Wyoming Coal’s Role in U.S. Energy Future

13.   New Kansas Rules Set Guidelines for Data Centers, Big Power Users to Protect Smaller Customers

14.   Fewer U.S. Solar Projects Are Reporting Delays in Their Expected Online Date

15.   New Microgrid Provides Resilience to Washington’s Orcas Island Community

16.   Number of Alaska Fishers Hits Record Low, State Report Finds

17.   WA State: Clark County Council Greenlights Letter Asking State to Restore $1 Million Funding for Skamania Hatchery

18.   Colville Tribes Mark Seven Years of Salmon Restoration Success

19.   See No Emissions? State Attorneys Say Trump Plan to Stop Tracking Climate Pollution Is Illegal

20.   States Renegotiate Their Share of the Colorado River without Federal Intervention

21.   Five Things to Know as the Clock Runs Down on Colorado River Talks

22.   Wyoming: Dam Estimate Almost Doubles to $150 Million as Pols Challenge Runaway Water Projects

23.   Columbia River Drought Insurance Program Aims to Protect Water Rights

24.   Climate Change Is Out – Energy Affordability Is In

25.   California Tries to Fill a Widening Climate Vacuum

26.   News Release: U.S. Sens. Cantwell, Schatz Demand Answers on Trump Administration’s Delay of Nearly $1 Billion in Tribal Broadband Grants

27.   Companies Hit the Brakes on Electric Vehicles, Laying Off Thousands of Workers

28.   Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck, WSJ Reports

29.   I Tested Five Artificial Intelligence Assistants – What I Found Was Surprising

30.   Speaker Johnson Says U.S. House Will Return to Washington for Vote on Shutdown Deal

31.   Voters’ Anger at High Electricity Bills & Data Centers Looms Over 2026 Midterms

32.   As Artificial Intelligence Threatens White-Collar Jobs, Washington Trade Schools Are Booming

33.   Guest Essay: We Made a Mistake by Abandoning Nuclear Energy Years Ago

34.   Guest Essay: ‘Too Big of a Job’? Docs Reveal State Failure to Protect Yakima Water

35.   Looking at Columbia Basin Issues from All Perspectives

36.   Guest Essay: Importance of the Columbia River Treaty for Our Communities, Economy & Environment

Word of the Day

Gravid \GRAV-id\ Adjective - *1: pregnant 2: distended with or full of eggs.

Passersby stopped and stared, astounded at Alice’s exaggerated gravid appearance. “I guess there’s no such thing as being a ‘little pregnant’,” said her awestruck partner. “But you are living proof that there is such a thing as being VERY pregnant.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Oregon’s Largest Electric Utilities Halt Service Cutoffs for Vulnerable Customers Until Year End (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/11/oregon-electric-utilities-halt-service-cutoffs-for-low-income-customers-until-year-end.html

2.      ‘The Clock Is Ticking’: State Senator Warns of Looming Energy Shortfall in Washington (KTTH Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://seattlered.com/energy/washington-energy-crisis/4115026

3.      Southern California Edison Blacked Out a Record Number of Customers to Stop Fires. Now Regulators Have Warned the Utility (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/edison-blacks-out-more-customers-to-stop-utility-sparked-fires/ar-AA1PVbQ5

4.      California: To Keep Diablo Canyon Operating, Coastal Commission Wants More Land Conserved (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/keep-diablo-canyon-operating-coastal-170000106.html

5.      New U.S. Nuclear Power Boom Begins with Old, Still-Unsolved Problem: What to Do with Radioactive Waste (CNBC News)

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/09/nuclear-power-energy-radioactive-waste-storage-disposal.html

6.      Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Causing $26,000 in Damage at Clackamas, Oregon Substation (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/washington-man-guilty-damage-oregon-energy-facility/

7.      High Energy Bills Are Coming – Federal Help Is Not (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/11/06/high-energy-bills-are-coming-federal-help-is-not-00639472

8.      Tribes Mount Defense of Their Veto Over Hydroelectric Projects (E&E News - Paywall Advisory)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/tribes-mount-defense-of-their-veto-over-hydroelectric-projects/

9.      The Bonneville Power Administration Commits to Western Resource Adequacy Program Binding Operations (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20251105-bpa-commits-towrap-binding-operations

10.   Southwest Power Pool to Develop 765-kV Regional Transmission ‘Backbone’ (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/spp-to-develop-765-kv-regional-backbone/804981/

Powering Mister Smarty-Pants

11.   Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Artificial Intelligence Is Partly to Blame (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5597971/electricity-bills-utilities-ai

12.   Power-Hungry Artificial Intelligence Fuels Debate on Wyoming Coal’s Role in U.S. Energy Future (Cowboy State Daily)

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/11/06/power-hungry-ai-fuels-debate-on-wyoming-coals-role-in-u-s-energy-future/

13.   New Kansas Rules Set Guidelines for Data Centers, Big Power Users to Protect Smaller Customers (Kansas Reflector)

https://kansasreflector.com/2025/11/06/new-kansas-rules-set-guidelines-for-data-centers-big-power-users-to-protect-smaller-customers/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

14.   Fewer U.S. Solar Projects Are Reporting Delays in Their Expected Online Date (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=66604

15.   New Microgrid Provides Resilience to Washington’s Orcas Island Community (Microgrid Knowledge)

https://www.microgridknowledge.com/microgrids/remote/article/55328883/new-microgrid-provides-resilience-to-washingtons-orcas-island-community

Fish & Wildlife

16.   Number of Alaska Fishers Hits Record Low, State Report Finds (Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/number-of-alaska-fishers-and-seafood-workers-hits-record-low-state-report-finds/

17.   WA State: Clark County Council Greenlights Letter Asking State to Restore $1 Million Funding for Skamania Hatchery (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/nov/08/clark-county-council-greenlights-letter-asking-state-to-restore-1m-funding-for-skamania-hatchery/

18.   Colville Tribes Mark Seven Years of Salmon Restoration Success (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/colville-tribes-mark-seven-years-of-salmon-restoration-success/article_3d29b0b0-5531-462d-9dd8-317c0fd810bc.html

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

19.   See No Emissions? State Attorneys Say Trump Plan to Stop Tracking Climate Pollution Is Illegal (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/see-no-emissions-state-attorneys-say-trump-plan-to-stop-tracking-climate-pollution-is-illegal

Water, Water, Anywhere?

20.   States Renegotiate Their Share of the Colorado River without Federal Intervention (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5591392/states-renegotiate-their-share-of-the-colorado-river-without-federal-intervention

21.   Five Things to Know as the Clock Runs Down on Colorado River Talks (Idaho Capital Sun)

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/11/07/repub/5-things-to-know-as-the-clock-runs-down-on-colorado-river-talks/

22.   Wyoming: Dam Estimate Almost Doubles to $150 Million as Pols Challenge Runaway Water Projects (WyoFile)

https://wyofile.com/dam-estimate-almost-doubles-to-150m-as-pols-challenge-runaway-water-projects/

23.   Columbia River Drought Insurance Program Aims to Protect Water Rights (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/columbia-river-drought-insurance-program-aims-to-protect-water-rights/article_1c50a4fa-c3c6-4436-8831-ca5eec649825.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

24.   Climate Change Is Out – Energy Affordability Is In (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/climate-change-is-out-energy-affordability-is-in/ar-AA1Q8Poy

25.   California Tries to Fill a Widening Climate Vacuum (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/california-is-ready-for-its-climate-closeup-with-some-concealer-00644022

London Calling –Telecommunications

26.   News Release: U.S. Sens. Cantwell, Schatz Demand Answers on Trump Administration’s Delay of Nearly $1 Billion in Tribal Broadband Grants (U.S. Senate)

https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/11/cantwell-schatz-demand-answers-on-trump-administration-s-delay-of-nearly-1-billion-in-tribal-broadband-grants

I Sing the Car Electric

27.   Companies Hit the Brakes on Electric Vehicles, Laying Off Thousands of Workers (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/companies-hit-brakes-evs-laying-213812069.html

28.   Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck, WSJ Reports (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-considers-scrapping-f-150-ev-truck-wsj-reports-2025-11-06/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

29.   I Tested Five Artificial Intelligence Assistants – What I Found Was Surprising (Inc. Magazine)

https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/i-tested-5-ai-assistants-what-i-found-was-surprising/91178162

Politics, Governance, and Management

30.   Speaker Johnson Says U.S. House Will Return to Washington for Vote on Shutdown Deal (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-update-80ef7cada7b3c0559aca38886efd8f90

31.   Voters’ Anger at High Electricity Bills & Data Centers Looms Over 2026 Midterms (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/2026-election-utility-bills-ai-data-centers-13703f61d1397612fd067e69b9093116

Other Things to Know About Today

32.   As Artificial Intelligence Threatens White-Collar Jobs, Washington Trade Schools Are Booming (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/as-ai-threatens-white-collar-jobs-washington-trade-schools-are-booming

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

33.   Guest Essay: We Made a Mistake by Abandoning Nuclear Energy Years Ago (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/made-mistake-abandoning-nuclear-energy-130000543.html

34.   Guest Essay: ‘Too Big of a Job’? Docs Reveal State Failure to Protect Yakima Water (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_829ed93c-7600-4431-aeba-9319ad753e4b.html

35.   Looking at Columbia Basin Issues from All Perspectives (HydroLeader Magazine)

https://hydroleadermagazine.com/volume-6-issue-10-nov-dec-2025/

36.   Guest Essay: Importance of the Columbia River Treaty for Our Communities, Economy & Environment (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA - Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/nov/08/tanya-riordan-and-tom-soeldner-the-importance-of-t/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

A Viral Lie About Spiders Is Really Bugging Cranberry Farmers

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/viral-lie-spiders-really-bugging-161625577.html

Slime, Battleship & Trivial Pursuit Join the Toy Hall of Fame

https://apnews.com/article/slime-battleship-trivial-pursuit-toy-hall-fame-21b34113fc985711e739383679974a5e

A Lesser-Known Farmers’ Almanac Will Fold After Two Centuries, Citing Money Trouble

https://apnews.com/article/farmers-almanac-ceases-publication-f298627037891ce28da55a55e1bb3626

‘A Miracle’: Cow Gives Birth to Four Calves at Once, Stunning Ontario Farmer

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/quadruplets-cows-farm-ruthven-kingsville-9.6968592

Song of the Day

R.E.M. – The End of the World (As We Know It)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OyBtMPqpNY

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