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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Gov. Inslee Extends Stay-At-Home Order
Until May 4 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Con Edison Reaches 170 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths,
As Risks Rise for Utility Workers (Utility Dive)
U.S. Senators Call for Quick Release of LIHEAP Funds (Daily
Energy Insider)
Telecom Industry, Broadband Advocates Push for Internet
Subsidies in Next Stimulus (Morning Consult)
Olympic Mountain Snowpack Above Normal (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
U.S. Senators Call for Quick Release of LIHEAP
Funds
2.
Environmental Groups Complain about Columbia
River Dam Hearings Format
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Request for Early
Recovery of $899 Million Wildfire Money from Customers Troubles Ratepayer
Advocates
4.
Con Edison Reaches 170 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases,
3 Deaths, As Risks Rise for Utility Workers
5.
Wahkiakum PUD Commission Declares Covid-19
Emergency
6.
Oregon: Central Lincoln PUD Offers Assistance
7.
Judge Allows Alaska Tribal Herring Lawsuit to
Move Forward
8.
Olympic Mountain Snowpack Above Normal
9.
Cleanup of U.S. Nuclear Waste Takes Back Seat as
Virus Spreads
10.
Permitting Issue Delays $1 Billion Nevada Solar
Project
11.
California: Santa Barbara County Supervisors
Deny Appeal of Lompoc-Area Wind Project Design
12.
Businesses Benefit from Money-Saving Advances in
Outdoor Lighting Technology
13.
Telecom Industry, Broadband Advocates Push for
Internet Subsidies in Next Stimulus
14.
Federal Broadband Stimulus Should Be Guided by
State Experience
15.
Adapting to Online Learning Is Easier for Some
Pierce Schools Than Others. Here’s Why
16.
Canadian Internet Providers Explain Why They’ve
Hiked Prices Amid an Economic Downturn
17.
Zoom Now Under Investigation by at Least 2
States Over Security Complaints
18.
Zoombombing: What It Is & How to Prevent It
in Zoom Video Chat
19.
Local Newspapers Are Facing Their Own
Coronavirus Crisis
20.
U.S. Soccer Abandons Skill Argument in Women’s
Equal Pay Lawsuit
21.
The Latest COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Puts the
Blame on 5G
22.
Conifer Is Top Tree in Urban Sound Absorption
Test
23.
Washington State Gov. Inslee Extends Stay-At-Home
Order Until May 4
24.
Trump Administration Scales Back Paid Leave in
Coronavirus Relief Law
25.
Unemployment Relief Delayed Weeks for Some,
Washington State System Overwhelmed
26.
Now 13 Positive COVID-19 Cases in Mason County
27.
Google Taps Vast Trove of Location Data to Aid
Global Effort to Combat Coronavirus
28.
Porch Pirates & Auto Thieves Violating
Stay-At-Home Order
29.
Idaho Earthquake Aftershocks Possible for Weeks,
Years
30.
U.S. Economy Lost 701,000 Jobs in March, Ending
Record Streak
31.
Amazon Execs, in Leaked Memo, Sought to Tar
Fired Employee Who Organized Coronavirus Walkout
32.
WIAA Planning Contingencies for Spring Sports
Season & Playoffs
WORD OF THE DAY
Meshuggener • \muh-SHUG-uhner\ • Noun – A foolish or crazy
person
“Good Grief!” Exclaimed the vaudeville hall booking agent. “We
asked for ‘Charlie McCarthy,’ and that meshuggener Edgar Bergen has the
audacity to bring ‘Mortimer Snerd’ instead.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
U.S. Senators Call for Quick Release of LIHEAP Funds
(Daily Energy Insider)
2.
Environmental Groups Complain about Columbia River
Dam Hearings Format (Baker City Herald, OR)
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Request for Early
Recovery of $899 Million Wildfire Money from Customers Troubles Ratepayer
Advocates (Utility Dive)
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – THE CORONAVIRUS CONUNDRUM
4.
Con Edison Reaches 170 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases,
3 Deaths, As Risks Rise for Utility Workers (Utility Dive)
5.
Wahkiakum PUD Commission Declares Covid-19
Emergency (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, EA)
https://www.waheagle.com/story/2020/04/02/news/pud-commission-declares-covid-19-emergency/17625.html
6.
Oregon: Central Lincoln PUD Offers Assistance
(Coastal Radio, Newport, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Judge Allows Alaska Tribal Herring Lawsuit to
Move Forward (Associated Press)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
8.
Olympic Mountain Snowpack Above Normal (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
9.
Cleanup of U.S. Nuclear Waste Takes Back Seat as
Virus Spreads (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10.
Permitting Issue Delays $1 Billion Nevada Solar
Project (Power Magazine)
11.
California: Santa Barbara County Supervisors
Deny Appeal of Lompoc-Area Wind Project Design (Santa Ynez Valley News, Solvang,
CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
12.
Businesses Benefit from Money-Saving Advances in
Outdoor Lighting Technology (South Florida Business Journal)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13.
Telecom Industry, Broadband Advocates Push for
Internet Subsidies in Next Stimulus (Morning Consult)
14.
Federal Broadband Stimulus Should Be Guided by
State Experience (The Hill, Washington, DC)
15.
Adapting to Online Learning Is Easier for Some Pierce
Schools Than Others. Here’s Why (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
16.
Canadian Internet Providers Explain Why They’ve
Hiked Prices Amid an Economic Downturn (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
17.
Zoom Now Under Investigation by at Least 2
States Over Security Complaints (Gizmodo)
18.
Zoombombing: What It Is & How to Prevent It in
Zoom Video Chat (C|Net News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19.
Local Newspapers Are Facing Their Own
Coronavirus Crisis (Associated Press)
20.
U.S. Soccer Abandons Skill Argument in Women’s
Equal Pay Lawsuit (Courthouse News Service)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
21.
The Latest COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Puts the
Blame on 5G (Fast Company)
22.
Conifer Is Top Tree in Urban Sound Absorption
Test (British Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23.
Washington State Gov. Inslee Extends
Stay-At-Home Order Until May 4 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
24.
Trump Administration Scales Back Paid Leave in
Coronavirus Relief Law (NY Times)
25.
Unemployment Relief Delayed Weeks for Some, Washington
State System Overwhelmed (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
26.
Now 13 Positive COVID-19 Cases in Mason County
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
27.
Google Taps Vast Trove of Location Data to Aid
Global Effort to Combat Coronavirus (Washington Post)
28.
Porch Pirates & Auto Thieves Violating
Stay-At-Home Order (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
29.
Idaho Earthquake Aftershocks Possible for Weeks,
Years (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
30.
U.S. Economy Lost 701,000 Jobs in March, Ending
Record Streak (Courthouse News Service)
31.
Amazon Execs, in Leaked Memo, Sought to Tar
Fired Employee Who Organized Coronavirus Walkout (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
32.
WIAA Planning Contingencies for Spring Sports
Season & Playoffs (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Lean on Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ Singer Bill Withers Dies at 81
Corona to Stop Brewing Beer after Mexico Deems It
Non-Essential
Cardboard Cutouts Pose as Guests for Wedding Amid COVID-19
Oh, the Humanity – Truck Hauling Toilet Paper Catches Fire on
Texas Interstate
SONG OF THE DAY
Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine
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