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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Generates More Electricity
than Ever Before (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Marijuana Businesses Brace for Investment Chill as U-S
Changes Policy (Reuters)
New Pot Policy by Trump Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire
(NY Times)
Water Rights: Hirst Fix Remains Priority for Washington
State Lawmakers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Parties in BiOp Case Hash over Spill for Fish Details as
Final Decision Awaits Appeals Court (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Generates More Electricity than Ever Before
- California Lawmakers Seek to Block Utilities from Passing Costs Related to Wildfires on to Customers
- Northwest Power & Conservation Council Report: Region Produces More Goods, Services Using Less Electricity
- City & Tillamook PUD Come to Agreement on Goodspeed Easement for Transmission Line
- President Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to Drilling
- Researchers Seek a Future without Overload Outages
- Pilgrim Nuke Goes Offline as Northeast Buffeted by Winter Storm
- Editorial: Can America’s Power Grid Withstand a Brutal Winter?
- Brookfield-Led Group to Acquire Westinghouse for $4.6B
- Green Energy Declines as Cheap Fossil Energy Floods Market
- Parties in BiOp Case Hash over Spill for Fish Details as Final Decision Awaits Appeals Court
- Fish Passage Center Releases Annual Survival Study for Columbia Basin Salmon, Steelhead
- Water Rights: Hirst Fix Remains Priority for Washington State Lawmakers
- Kittitas County Extends Solar Moratorium Six Months or Until New Rules in Place
- Let it Snow: How Solar Panels Can Thrive in Winter Weather
- Expert Offers Tips to Save on Power as Cold Temps Lead to Higher Bills
- Marijuana Businesses Brace for Investment Chill as U-S Changes Policy
- New Pot Policy by Trump Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire
- Washington State Is Counting on $741 Million in Pot Revenue amid Trump Administration Threat
- Oregon Leaders Vow: We Will Protect State’s Marijuana Industry
- ‘Fear & Uncertainty’ for Clark County Marijuana Industry
- S’Klallam Tribe Moves Closer to Marijuana Sales
- Vermont Moves to Legalize Pot as Feds Signal Possible Crackdown
- Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pot Sales Could Push Banks Out of Cannabis Industry
- Editorial: Jeff Sessions Ought to Butt Out of Marijuana Enforcement, & Focus on What Matters
- Interior Rescinds Climate, Conservation Policies Because They’re ‘Inconsistent’ with Trump’s Energy Goals
- Security Flaws Put Virtually All Phones, Computers at Risk
- Yes, We CAN: Microsoft-Led Coalition Targets White Spaces for Rural Broadband
- FCC ‘Finally’ Releases Final Text of Net Neutrality Repeal
- Lobbying Group for Google, Amazon, & 40 Other Tech Giants Will Intervene in Net Neutrality Lawsuit
- TV Rate Hikes: Why Cable Bills Are Rising Again & What Can You Do
- Iranian Hackers: Sophisticated, Frustrated, & a Rising Global Threat
- Twitter Renaissance: Is It Time to Reconsider Twitter?
- Salmon Net Pens Ban, Net Neutrality, Bump Stocks among Pre-Filed Bills in Olympia
- She Hung a Nazi Flag In Her Shelton Antique Shop. Now She’s Getting Death Threats.
- In Blizzard’s Icy Wake, Intense Cold Grips U-S Northeast
- Yakima: Threat of Slide on Rattlesnake Ridge Draws Big-Time Emergency Response
- Port of Grapeview Breaks Ground on New Boat Ramp, Rest Rooms
- Mason County Moms Ready to Fill the Truck — Again
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“And how’s our widdle patient today?” crooned the nurse to
the recovering 50 year old heart attack patient. “He’s a little sick and tired
of your efforts to infantilize him,” the patient thought to himself, his
furrowed brow giving the nurse her warning that another goo goo statement would
draw his ire. “However,” he mused, “those little Jell-O packs go down easy in
my tummwy wummy!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Generates More Electricity
than Ever Before (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
California Lawmakers Seek to Block Utilities from Passing
Costs Related to Wildfires on to Customers (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Northwest Power & Conservation Council Report: Region
Produces More Goods, Services Using Less Electricity (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
City & Tillamook PUD Come to Agreement on Goodspeed Easement
for Transmission Line (Tillamook Headlight-Herald, OR)
President Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to
Drilling (NY Times)
Researchers Seek a Future without Overload Outages (Agri-Pulse)
Pilgrim Nuke Goes Offline as Northeast Buffeted by Winter
Storm (Utility Dive)
Editorial: Can America’s Power Grid Withstand a Brutal
Winter? (Washington Examiner)
Brookfield-Led Group to Acquire Westinghouse for $4.6B (Utility
Dive)
Green Energy Declines as Cheap Fossil Energy Floods Market (Courthouse
News Service)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Parties in BiOp Case Hash over Spill for Fish Details as Final
Decision Awaits Appeals Court (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Fish Passage Center Releases Annual Survival Study for
Columbia Basin Salmon, Steelhead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Water Rights: Hirst Fix Remains Priority for Washington
State Lawmakers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Kittitas County Extends Solar Moratorium Six Months or Until
New Rules in Place (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Let it Snow: How Solar Panels Can Thrive in Winter Weather
(U-S Department of Energy)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Expert Offers Tips to Save on Power as Cold Temps Lead to Higher
Bills (KCFW-TV, Kalispell, MT)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS – HARSHING ON STATE’S RIGHTS
Marijuana Businesses Brace for Investment Chill as U-S
Changes Policy (Reuters)
New Pot Policy by Trump Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire
(NY Times)
Washington State Is Counting on $741 Million in Pot Revenue amid
Trump Administration Threat (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Oregon Leaders Vow: We Will Protect State’s Marijuana
Industry (Oregonian, Portland)
‘Fear & Uncertainty’ for Clark County Marijuana Industry
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
S’Klallam Tribe Moves Closer to Marijuana Sales (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Vermont Moves to Legalize Pot as Feds Signal Possible
Crackdown (CNN)
Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pot Sales Could Push
Banks Out of Cannabis Industry (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Editorial: Jeff Sessions Ought to Butt Out of Marijuana
Enforcement, & Focus on What Matters (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Interior Rescinds Climate, Conservation Policies Because
They’re ‘Inconsistent’ with Trump’s Energy Goals (Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Security Flaws Put Virtually All Phones, Computers at Risk (Reuters)
Yes, We CAN: Microsoft-Led Coalition Targets White Spaces
for Rural Broadband (Light Rreading)
FCC ‘Finally’ Releases Final Text of Net Neutrality Repeal
(Washington Examiner)
Lobbying Group for Google, Amazon, & 40 Other Tech
Giants Will Intervene in Net Neutrality Lawsuit (Gizmodo)
TV Rate Hikes: Why Cable Bills Are Rising Again & What
Can You Do (USA Today)
Iranian Hackers: Sophisticated, Frustrated, & a Rising
Global Threat (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Renaissance: Is It Time to Reconsider Twitter? (Social
Media Examiner)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Salmon Net Pens Ban, Net Neutrality, Bump Stocks among
Pre-Filed Bills in Olympia (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
She Hung a Nazi Flag In Her Shelton Antique Shop. Now She’s
Getting Death Threats. (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
In Blizzard’s Icy Wake, Intense Cold Grips U-S Northeast (Reuters)
Yakima: Threat of Slide on Rattlesnake Ridge Draws Big-Time
Emergency Response (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Port of Grapeview Breaks Ground on New Boat Ramp, Rest Rooms
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Moms Ready to Fill the Truck — Again (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Misery March: Browns Fans Facing Bitter Cold for 0-16 Parade
This Woman Is 100 Years Old & Still Dropping Deer
The Princess Bride Star Cary Elwes Revives His Famous Role
in New Ad for Culligan Water
Rare U-S Coins Sell for Pretty Penny at Auction in Florida
SONG OF THE DAY
Glenn Yarbrough – Baby the Rain Must Fall
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