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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason County Applies for COVID-19 Recovery Variance (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Steps in to Regulate Water Temps Behind
Federal Dams to Help Salmon (Northwest News Network)
BC Hydro Spills Reservoirs, Shuts Down Some Facilities as
Demand Drops (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
Pandemic Gives Pacific Northwest Whales a Respite from Din
of Underwater Noise (Northwest News Network)
Magnitude 2.6 Quake Hits Near Bremerton (KIRO News, Seattle,
WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
BC Hydro Spills Reservoirs, Shuts Down Some
Facilities as Demand Drops
2.
Chelan PUD Forecast for 2020 Finances, No
Significant Impact from COVID
3.
Fitch Rates Energy Northwest Bonds ‘AA’; Affirms
Bonneville IDR at ‘AA-’
4.
Op/Ed: Don’t Get Too Smug About British
Columbia’s Hydroelectricity
5.
Washington State Steps in to Regulate Water
Temps Behind Federal Dams to Help Salmon
6.
Pandemic Gives Pacific Northwest Whales a
Respite from Din of Underwater Noise
7.
Alaska Salmon Processor Plans to Open for Summer
Season
8.
Office of the Chehalis Basin Board to Look at
Flood Reduction Options Other Than Dam
9.
Improved Hygiene During Pandemic Might Be to
Blame for Muckier Wastewater Coming Out of Liberty Lake Plant
10.
Missouri River: America’s Longest River Was
Recently Drier Than During the Dust Bowl. It’s Bound to Happen Again.
11.
Biggest US Solar Project Approved in Nevada
Despite Critics
12.
Clean Energy, Rate Relief on Collision Course
13.
Statewide Washington Wi-Fi Hotspots Allow for
Social Distancing While Using the Web
14.
Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Available in Grant, Adams
Counties
15.
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some
Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
16.
Nearly 2 Million U.S. Households Cut Cable &
Satellite TV During 2020 First Quarter
17.
Op/Ed: Congress Working Remotely Highlights Need
for Better Broadband Connectivity, Loebsack Says
18.
Bitcoin ‘Halving’: What Does the Much-Hyped
Event Mean?
19.
Tesla’s Musk Says Ready for Arrest as He Reopens
California Plant Against Local Order
20.
Wenatchee World Cuts Delivery Days, Citing
Pandemic Uncertainty
21.
Duck Everyone: Twitter Says Trump Is No
Exception to New Coronavirus Misinformation Rules
22.
Western Governors Join Gavin Newsom in $1
Trillion Appeal to Congress for Coronavirus Aid
23.
Federal Watchdog to Examine Official’s Role in
Tribal Fund Distribution
24.
Mason County Applies for COVID-19 Recovery
Variance
25.
Another Positive COVID-19 Test in Mason County
26.
Three More Washington State Counties Can Ease
Virus Restrictions Early
27.
Magnitude 2.6 Quake Hits Near Bremerton
28.
Mason County Public Office Filings
WORD OF THE DAY
Flotsam /FLOTT-sum/ Noun – Floating wreckage of a ship or
its cargo; broadly: floating debris
Jetsam /JETT-sum/ Noun – The part of a ship, its equipment,
or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress &
that sinks or is washed ashore
A storm of titanic proportions pounded the south Atlantic
for three straight days. Men died; ships sank. An unholy mess of flotsam that
was the wreckage of a freight convoy was a deadly stew of wreckage mixed with
jetsam flung overboard by the huddled group of ships to maintain buoyancy. The
ill-fated craft quickly disintegrated into a mass of flotsam of what was once a
mighty conveyance of goods between bustling ports of entry.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
BC Hydro Spills Reservoirs, Shuts Down Some
Facilities as Demand Drops (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
2.
Chelan PUD Forecast for 2020 Finances, No
Significant Impact from COVID (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
3.
Fitch Rates Energy Northwest Bonds ‘AA’; Affirms
Bonneville IDR at ‘AA-’ (Fitch Ratings)
4.
Op/Ed: Don’t Get Too Smug About British Columbia’s
Hydroelectricity (Salmon Arm Observer, BC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
5.
Washington State Steps in to Regulate Water
Temps Behind Federal Dams to Help Salmon (Northwest News Network)
6.
Pandemic Gives Pacific Northwest Whales a Respite
from Din of Underwater Noise (Northwest News Network)
7.
Alaska Salmon Processor Plans to Open for Summer
Season (Associated Press)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
8.
Office of the Chehalis Basin Board to Look at Flood
Reduction Options Other Than Dam (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
9.
Improved Hygiene During Pandemic Might Be to Blame
for Muckier Wastewater Coming Out of Liberty Lake Plant (Spokesman-Review, Spokane,
WA)
10.
Missouri River: America’s Longest River Was
Recently Drier Than During the Dust Bowl. It’s Bound to Happen Again. (Washington
Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/05/11/missouri-river-drought-climate-change/
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11.
Biggest US Solar Project Approved in Nevada
Despite Critics (Associated Press)
12.
Clean Energy, Rate Relief on Collision Course
(Politico)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13.
Statewide Washington Wi-Fi Hotspots Allow for
Social Distancing While Using the Web (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
14.
Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Available in Grant, Adams Counties
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/2020/may/11/free-wi-fi-hotspots-available-in-grant-adams-2/
15.
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some
Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting (WBUR Radio, Boston, MA)
16.
Nearly 2 Million U.S. Households Cut Cable &
Satellite TV During 2020 First Quarter (New York Daily News)
17.
Op/Ed: Congress Working Remotely Highlights Need
for Better Broadband Connectivity, Loebsack Says (Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
18.
Bitcoin ‘Halving’: What Does the Much-Hyped
Event Mean? (British Broadcasting Corporation)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
19.
Tesla’s Musk Says Ready for Arrest as He Reopens
California Plant Against Local Order (Reuters)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20.
Wenatchee World Cuts Delivery Days, Citing
Pandemic Uncertainty (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
21.
Duck Everyone: Twitter Says Trump Is No
Exception to New Coronavirus Misinformation Rules (Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
22.
Western Governors Join Gavin Newsom in $1
Trillion Appeal to Congress for Coronavirus Aid (Sacramento Bee, CA)
23.
Federal Watchdog to Examine Official’s Role in
Tribal Fund Distribution (NY Times)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
24.
Mason County Applies for COVID-19 Recovery
Variance (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
25.
Another Positive COVID-19 Test in Mason County
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
26.
Three More Washington State Counties Can Ease
Virus Restrictions Early (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
27.
Magnitude 2.6 Quake Hits Near Bremerton (KIRO
News, Seattle, WA)
28.
Mason County Public Office Filings (Mason County
Elections, Shelton)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Squirrel Captured on Video ‘Working from Home’ on Tiny
Laptop in Miniature Office
11-Year-Old Bagpiper Performs for Bothell Neighbors During
Stay-Home Order
Farmers Trade Potatoes to Woodinville for Toiletries
Coronavirus: Stonehenge Summer Solstice Gathering Cancelled
SONG OF THE DAY
Jonathan Edwards – Sunshine
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