The Energy News Digest for August 8, 2022

The Energy News Digest is sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association. 

The News Digest on Facebook and Twitter will bring you breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

Links in The Energy News Digest lead to current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions.

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

New Deal Seeks to Extend Truce in Court Battle Over Columbia River Salmon (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article264250696.html

Report on Snake River Dams Commissioned by WA Gov. Inslee, U.S. Sen. Murray Will Be Delayed (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/report-on-snake-river-dams-commissioner-by-inslee-murray-will-be-delayed/article_2abdfba2-0dcd-11ed-88fd-b38e7a7b11f2.html

Sockeye Salmon Return to Idaho at Near-Record Levels (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/2022-08-05/sockeye-salmon-return-to-idaho-at-near-record-levels

Not So Fast: California’s Last Nuke Plant Might Run Longer (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-canyons-pollution-0ec77ff91a09655b3fdd349345915e8e

U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369 Billion in Energy & Climate Spending (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-inflation-reduction-act-climate-solar-tax/629087/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Not So Fast: California’s Last Nuke Plant Might Run Longer

2.      Report on Snake River Dams Commissioned by WA Gov. Inslee, U.S. Sen. Murray Will Be Delayed

3.      Heat Wave. Wildfires. Recession. Yet ‘Ludicrous’ Push to Breach Snake Dams, U.S. Rep Newhouse (WA) Says

4.      News Release: Risch (ID), McMorris Rodgers (WA), PNW Delegation Push Back Against White House Efforts to Breach Dams

5.      News Release: U.S. Rep. Newhouse Demands Answers on Biden Administration Efforts to Breach Lower Snake River Dams

6.      Montana: Blackout Warnings by PSC Commissioners Unfounded, Utility Says

7.      Another Natural Gas Rate Wallop Appears on the Way in Oregon

8.      Oregon: NW Natural Plans to Blend Hydrogen into Some West Eugene Customers’ Gas

9.      California: Sempra Boss Says Company Is OK with San Diego City Council Plan to Eliminate Natural Gas

10.   No ‘Coordinated Scheme’ Behind California’s Hydroelectric Project Reviews

11.   State Agencies Make Gains Toward Washington’s Transition to Clean Energy

12.   Energy Secretary: Idaho Nuclear Facility Is Key to Meeting U.S. Energy Goals

13.   Water & Electric Quarrels Test the Limits of Tribal Power

14.   Energy Production Declined by Record Amounts in Several States in 2020

15.   Nuke Plant Comes Under Attack as Fighting Rages in Ukraine

16.   Guest Essay: A Carbon Free, Renewable Resource Faces Extinction

17.   Opinion: Why You Should Give a Darn About These Dams

18.   Opinion: Natural Gas Is Better Than Many Environmentalists Admit

19.   First Major Solar Farm Planned Near Tri-Cities. Learn More, Speak Up at Local Hearing

20.   A ‘Small’ Fix for Renewable Energy’s ‘Big’ Problem

21.   New Deal Seeks to Extend Truce in Court Battle Over Columbia River Salmon

22.   Sockeye Salmon Return to Idaho at Near-Record Levels

23.   Grant PUD Touts Record Sockeye Salmon at Priest Rapids Dam

24.   The Undercurrents at Play in the Columbia River Dams Debate

25.   Tribe: California Wildfire Near Oregon Causes Fish Deaths

26.   At Over 40 Pounds, A Chinook Salmon in Lake Michigan Is Believed to Be the Heaviest ‘King’ Caught in About 30 Years

27.   Reconciliation Package Includes $4 Billion for Western Drought Resilience

28.   In California, Freshwater Fish & Farmers Feel the Drought

29.   Oregon: Tillamook Outlines Climate Action Goals Through 2050

30.   How a Four-Day Workweek Could Be Better for the Climate

31.   Comcast Shares Slide After the Cable Giant Fails to Add Broadband Subscribers for First Time Ever

32.   WA State: Port of Ridgefield to Study Extending Fiber-Optic Line from La Center to Yale

33.   Expansion of Electric Vehicle Grid Hits Roadblocks in Rural WA

34.   Utility Boxes Transformed into Art at Columbia Gardens

35.   U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369 Billion in Energy & Climate Spending

WORD OF THE DAY - THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

I Got a Basketball Jones

Debunk /dee-BUNK/ Verb – To expose the sham or falseness of.

Debunk the big dunk

Can’t slam it if you can’t jump

A jump shot will do

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Not So Fast: California’s Last Nuke Plant Might Run Longer (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-canyons-pollution-0ec77ff91a09655b3fdd349345915e8e

2.      Report on Snake River Dams Commissioned by WA Gov. Inslee, U.S. Sen. Murray Will Be Delayed (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/report-on-snake-river-dams-commissioner-by-inslee-murray-will-be-delayed/article_2abdfba2-0dcd-11ed-88fd-b38e7a7b11f2.html

3.      Heat Wave. Wildfires. Recession. Yet ‘Ludicrous’ Push to Breach Snake Dams, U.S. Rep Newhouse (WA) Says (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article264089571.html

4.      News Release: Risch (ID), McMorris Rodgers (WA), PNW Delegation Push Back Against White House Efforts to Breach Dams (U.S. Senator Jim Risch – ID)

https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=3D7534F2-E632-4A67-BF79-D8CCBDF3F22F

5.      News Release: U.S. Rep. Newhouse Demands Answers on Biden Administration Efforts to Breach Lower Snake River Dams (U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse – WA)

https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-demands-answers-biden-administration-efforts-breach-lower

6.      Montana: Blackout Warnings by PSC Commissioners Unfounded, Utility Says (Helena Independent-Record, MT)

https://helenair.com/news/montana-psc-blackout-warnings-are-unfounded-utility-says/article_4d47acb7-5098-517e-ad08-82b04a3d5719.html

7.      Another Natural Gas Rate Wallop Appears on the Way in Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisor)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/08/05/oregon-natural-gas-rate-hikes.html

8.      Oregon: NW Natural Plans to Blend Hydrogen into Some West Eugene Customers’ Gas (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2022/08/08/nw-natural-plans-blend-hydrogen-west-eugene-customer-gas/65392830007/

9.      California: Sempra Boss Says Company Is OK with San Diego City Council Plan to Eliminate Natural Gas (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2022-08-04/sempra-san-diego-natural-gas

10.   No ‘Coordinated Scheme’ Behind California’s Hydroelectric Project Reviews (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/no-coordinated-scheme-behind-califs-hydroelectric-project-reviews-2022-08-05/

11.   State Agencies Make Gains Toward Washington’s Transition to Clean Energy (South Sound Business)

https://www.southsoundbiz.com/news/state-agencies-make-gains-toward-washington-s-transition-to-clean-energy/article_d73cb3ac-12a8-11ed-bd7e-e362298de1c8.html

12.   Energy Secretary: Idaho Nuclear Facility Is Key to Meeting U.S. Energy Goals (Associated Press)

https://amp.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article264203086.html

13.   Water & Electric Quarrels Test the Limits of Tribal Power (SCOTUS Blog)

https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/08/water-and-electric-quarrels-test-the-limits-of-tribal-power/

14.   Energy Production Declined by Record Amounts in Several States in 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53359

15.   Nuke Plant Comes Under Attack as Fighting Rages in Ukraine (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/nuke-plant-comes-under-attack-as-fighting-rages-in-ukraine/

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

16.   Guest Essay: A Carbon Free, Renewable Resource Faces Extinction (Bend Bulletin, OR)

https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/guest-column-a-carbon-free-renewable-resource-faces-extinction/article_1a05654c-0f86-11ed-a8b5-2fbafa3bc361.html

17.   Opinion: Why You Should Give a Darn About These Dams (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, Or)

https://pamplinmedia.com/scs/84-opinion/554055-443409-opinion-why-you-should-give-a-darn-about-these-dams

18.   Opinion: Natural Gas Is Better Than Many Environmentalists Admit (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/natural-gas-is-better-than-many-environmentalists-admit/2022/08/07/b0f72c8e-1651-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

19.   First Major Solar Farm Planned Near Tri-Cities. Learn More, Speak Up at Local Hearing (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/04/1st-major-solar-farm-planned-near-tri-cities-learn/

20.   A ‘Small’ Fix for Renewable Energy’s ‘Big’ Problem (Columbian Insight)

https://columbiainsight.org/a-small-fix-for-renewable-energys-big-problem/

FISH & WILDLIFE

21.   New Deal Seeks to Extend Truce in Court Battle Over Columbia River Salmon (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article264250696.html

22.   Sockeye Salmon Return to Idaho at Near-Record Levels (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/2022-08-05/sockeye-salmon-return-to-idaho-at-near-record-levels

23.   Grant PUD Touts Record Sockeye Salmon at Priest Rapids Dam (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-touts-record-sockeye-salmon-at-priest-rapids-dam/article_faee7f54-152f-11ed-89ec-434ba59334cc.html

24.   The Undercurrents at Play in the Columbia River Dams Debate (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/environment/2022/08/undercurrents-play-columbia-river-dams-debate

25.   Tribe: California Wildfire Near Oregon Causes Fish Deaths (Associated Press)

https://independenttribune.com/news/national/tribe-california-wildfire-near-oregon-causes-fish-deaths/article_52fe4054-6068-583a-a06f-c30b16c6e067.html

26.   At Over 40 Pounds, A Chinook Salmon in Lake Michigan Is Believed to Be the Heaviest ‘King’ Caught in About 30 Years (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/over-40-pounds-chinook-salmon-182701684.html

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

27.   Reconciliation Package Includes $4 Billion for Western Drought Resilience (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/3590345-reconciliation-package-includes-4b-for-western-drought-resilience/

28.   In California, Freshwater Fish & Farmers Feel the Drought (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2022/0808/In-California-freshwater-fish-and-farmers-feel-the-drought

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

29.   Oregon: Tillamook Outlines Climate Action Goals Through 2050 (Supermarket Perimeter)

https://www.supermarketperimeter.com/articles/8504-tillamook-outlines-climate-action-goals-through-2050

30.   How a Four-Day Workweek Could Be Better for the Climate (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/08/how-a-four-day-workweek-could-be-better-for-the-cl/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

31.   Comcast Shares Slide After the Cable Giant Fails to Add Broadband Subscribers for First Time Ever (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/07/28/comcast-earnings-2q-2022.html

32.   WA State: Port of Ridgefield to Study Extending Fiber-Optic Line from La Center to Yale (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/aug/06/port-of-ridgefield-to-study-extending-fiber-optic-line-from-la-center-to-yale/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

33.   Expansion of Electric Vehicle Grid Hits Roadblocks in Rural WA (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/news/2022/08/expansion-electric-vehicle-grid-hits-roadblocks-rural-wa

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

34.   Utility Boxes Transformed into Art at Columbia Gardens (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

https://keprtv.com/news/local/utility-boxes-transformed-into-art-at-columbia-gardens

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

35.   U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369 Billion in Energy & Climate Spending (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-inflation-reduction-act-climate-solar-tax/629087/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Singer, Actress Olivia Newton-John Dies at 73

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/singer-actress-olivia-newton-john-dies-at-73/article_638ddd4b-ad25-52ff-a4bf-6e83a4e2d5d8.html

David McCullough, Pulitzer-Winning Historian, Dies at 89

https://www.kiro7.com/entertainment/david-mccullough/BHSUTBENGSV5WF7XI7SDS5237Y/

YouTube Celebrates International Cat Day with a Fur-Tastic Playlist of Iconic Felines

https://mashable.com/article/youtube-international-cat-day-2022

Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Bad Winter, Calls Midwest a ‘Hibernation Zone’

https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-08-04-farmers-almanac-predicts-bad-winter-calls-midwest-is-a-hibernation-zone/

SONGS OF THE DAY

Olivia Newton-John – Hopelessly Devoted to You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-3NvDp28U4

Olivia Newton-John – Xanadu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUkR8YhJNn8

The Energy News Digest for August 3, 2022

The Energy News Digest is sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association. 

The News Digest on Facebook and Twitter will bring you breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

Links in The Energy News Digest lead to current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions.

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

41 Large Polluters to Get Free Passes in WA State Carbon Trading Market (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/41-large-polluters-to-get-free-passes-in-washingtons-carbon-trading-market/

Western U.S. Faces Water & Power Shortages Due to Climate Change, U.N. Warns (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/western-us-faces-water-and-power-shortages-due-to-climate-change-un-warns-211255637.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Seeks to Limit Impact of Preemptive Outages as Northern California Fire Season Ramps Up (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/pge-seeks-to-limit-impact-of-preemptive-outages-as-northern-california-fire-season-ramps-up/

Column: U.S. Power Producers Are Consuming Near-Record Volumes of Natural Gas (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-power-producers-are-consuming-near-record-volumes-gas-2022-08-02/

Why Does Wind Energy Decline During Heat Waves? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/08/why-does-wind-energy-decline-during.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Seeks to Limit Impact of Preemptive Outages as Northern California Fire Season Ramps Up

2.      Column: U.S. Power Producers Are Consuming Near-Record Volumes of Natural Gas

3.      California Spares Coastal Power Plant Owner from Pollution Fines

4.      Puget Sound Energy, Avista Request Electricity & Gas Rate Increases; State Attorney General Opposes

5.      The U.S. Could Stop One Cause of Heat Wave Deaths Tomorrow – Utility Disconnections During a Heat Wave Can Be Deadly. They’re Also Preventable.

6.      MGM Resorts, Others Urge FERC to Reject Incentives for NV Energy’s $2.5B Greenlink Transmission Project

7.      Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Streamflow Forecast to Reflect Changing Climate

8.      Hydro Makes Last-Ditch Plea in Democrats’ Climate Bill

9.      How Green Is Your Electricity?

10.   Georgia Nuclear Plant Gets OK to Load Fuel at New Reactor

11.   Germany Argues Over Nuclear Shutdown Amid Gas Supply Worries

12.   Over 25% of U.S. Homes Run Completely on Electricity. Here’s Why That’s Important

13.   American Public Power Association CEO Says Infrastructure Law Offers Huge Opportunity for Public Power

14.   Badly Burned Woman Rescued from Car After Running Into Electrical Wiring, CA Cops Say

15.   Apples to Wine: WA Ag Backs Dams on Lower Snake River

16.   Opinion: Will Salmon Finally Win This Year?

17.   Why Does Wind Energy Decline During Heat Waves?

18.   Why the Texas Grid Causes the High Plains to Turn Off Its Wind Turbines

19.   Geothermal Plant Wins Appeal but Pauses Nevada Construction

20.   Berkshire Hathaway Energy Plans to Buy 399 MW of Montana Wind from Naturener

21.   How Shipwrecks & Unexploded Bombs Threaten BP’s Wind Turbine Hopes

22.   WA State: Two Years Ago a Nooksack Dam Was Destroyed. Now, Where Are the Salmon?

23.   A Race to Save Fish as Rio Grande Dries, Even in Albuquerque

24.   Western U.S. Faces Water & Power Shortages Due to Climate Change, U.N. Warns

25.   Europe’s Rhine River Is on the Brink of Effectively Closing

26.   41 Large Polluters to Get Free Passes in WA State Carbon Trading Market

27.   Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grew Again – Up 18% in 2021 – Despite Ongoing Efforts to Go Green

28.   Idaho: More Access to Broadband Coming Soon to the Magic Valley

29.   Oregon: Broadband Survey Reveals Customers’ Priorities

30.   California: These Electric School Buses Can Help Power the Grid

31.   This Heat Map of the U.S. Is...Yikes – Sky-high temperatures in July broke records in cities across the U.S. & Europe.

WORD OF THE DAY

Luftmensch \LOOFT-mensh\ Noun – An impractical contemplative person having no definite business or income.

Erasmus was considered the corporate luftmensch. He attended every meeting, took copious notes, looked important with this clipboard and assorted digital gadgets. But even upon careful examination of the corporate organizational chart, it was still unclear what his function was.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Seeks to Limit Impact of Preemptive Outages as Northern California Fire Season Ramps Up (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/pge-seeks-to-limit-impact-of-preemptive-outages-as-northern-california-fire-season-ramps-up/

2.      Column: U.S. Power Producers Are Consuming Near-Record Volumes of Natural Gas (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-power-producers-are-consuming-near-record-volumes-gas-2022-08-02/

3.      California Spares Coastal Power Plant Owner from Pollution Fines (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/california-pollution-water-climate-and-environment-4f3df2a20e3837161ec63f9c71f60a74

4.      Puget Sound Energy, Avista Request Electricity & Gas Rate Increases; State Attorney General Opposes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-attorney-general-oppose-rate-increase-puget-sound-energy-avista/281-fb285b9e-5710-45df-8ab6-63f80b2d6576

5.      The U.S. Could Stop One Cause of Heat Wave Deaths Tomorrow – Utility Disconnections During a Heat Wave Can Be Deadly. They’re Also Preventable. (Vox)

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23274788/heat-wave-ac-energy-bill-utilities

6.      MGM Resorts, Others Urge FERC to Reject Incentives for NV Energy’s $2.5B Greenlink Transmission Project (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/berkshire-hathaway-nv-energy-nevada-transmission-incentive-FERC/628627/

7.      Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Streamflow Forecast to Reflect Changing Climate (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20220801-bpa-adopts-new-streamflow-forecast-to-reflect-changing-climate

8.      Hydro Makes Last-Ditch Plea in Democrats’ Climate Bill (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/hydro-makes-last-ditch-plea-in-democrats-climate-bill/

9.      How Green Is Your Electricity? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/how-green-is-your-electricity/

10.   Georgia Nuclear Plant Gets OK to Load Fuel at New Reactor (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-nuclear-plant-load-fuel-reactor-87880581

11.   Germany Argues Over Nuclear Shutdown Amid Gas Supply Worries (Associated Press)

https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/germany-argues-over-nuclear-shutdown-amid-gas-supply-worries

12.   Over 25% of U.S. Homes Run Completely on Electricity. Here’s Why That’s Important (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/over-25-of-u-s-homes-run-completely-on-electricity-heres-why-thats-important/

13.   American Public Power Association CEO Says Infrastructure Law Offers Huge Opportunity for Public Power (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/appas-ditto-says-infrastructure-law-offers-huge-opportunity-public-power

14.   Badly Burned Woman Rescued from Car After Running Into Electrical Wiring, CA Cops Say (Miami Herald, FL)

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article264048581.html

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

15.   Apples to Wine: WA Ag Backs Dams on Lower Snake River (Northwest River Partners)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/apples-wine-wa-ag-backs-dams-lower-snake-river-/

16.   Opinion: Will Salmon Finally Win This Year? (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, Or)

https://pamplinmedia.com/scs/84-opinion/553593-443063-opinion-will-salmon-finally-win-this-year

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

17.   Why Does Wind Energy Decline During Heat Waves? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/08/why-does-wind-energy-decline-during.html

18.   Why the Texas Grid Causes the High Plains to Turn Off Its Wind Turbines (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/why-texas-grid-causes-high-160416032.html

19.   Geothermal Plant Wins Appeal but Pauses Nevada Construction (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/nevada-reno-climate-and-environment-government-politics-434caa68c14f0043e6f0910f8b1916a0

20.   Berkshire Hathaway Energy Plans to Buy 399 MW of Montana Wind from Naturener (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/berkshire-hathaway-naturener-montana-wind/628739/

21.   How Shipwrecks & Unexploded Bombs Threaten BP’s Wind Turbine Hopes (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shipwrecks-unexploded-bombs-could-sink-140000316.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

22.   WA State: Two Years Ago a Nooksack Dam Was Destroyed. Now, Where Are the Salmon? (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/two-years-ago-nooksack-dam-120000991.html

23.   A Race to Save Fish as Rio Grande Dries, Even in Albuquerque (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/race-save-fish-rio-grande-113108156.html

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

24.   Western U.S. Faces Water & Power Shortages Due to Climate Change, U.N. Warns (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/western-us-faces-water-and-power-shortages-due-to-climate-change-un-warns-211255637.html

25.   Europe’s Rhine River Is on the Brink of Effectively Closing (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-02/europe-s-vital-rhine-river-is-on-brink-of-effectively-closing

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

26.   41 Large Polluters to Get Free Passes in WA State Carbon Trading Market (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/41-large-polluters-to-get-free-passes-in-washingtons-carbon-trading-market/

27.   Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grew Again – Up 18% in 2021 – Despite Ongoing Efforts to Go Green (Geekwire)

https://www.geekwire.com/2022/amazons-carbon-footprint-grew-again-up-18-in-2021-despite-ongoing-efforts-to-go-green/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

28.   Idaho: More Access to Broadband Coming Soon to the Magic Valley (KMTV-TV, Twin Falls, ID)

https://www.kmvt.com/2022/08/02/more-access-broadband-coming-soon-magic-valley/

29.   Oregon: Broadband Survey Reveals Customers’ Priorities (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

https://pamplinmedia.com/msp/129-news/553700-443086-broadband-survey-reveals-customers-priorities

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

30.   California: These Electric School Buses Can Help Power the Grid (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/90774837/these-electric-school-buses-can-help-power-the-grid

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

31.   This Heat Map of the U.S. Is...Yikes – Sky-high temperatures in July broke records in cities across the U.S. & Europe. (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/this-heat-map-of-the-u-s-is-yikes-1849361862

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Vin Scully, Dodgers Broadcaster for 67 Years, Dies at 94

https://apnews.com/article/vin-scully-dead-171220dffc7cf84911ddb87bfb9e2bcd

Utah Man Sparks 60-Acre Blaze After Trying to Set Spider on Fire with Lighter, Officials Say

https://sports.yahoo.com/utah-man-sparks-60-acre-202204970.html

Perseid Meteor Shower Set to Return, But Full Moon May Spoil the Big Show

https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2022/08/perseid-meteor-shower-set-to-return-but-full-moon-may-spoil-the-big-show.html

French’s Unveils Mustard Donuts Ahead of National Mustard Day

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/frenchs-unveils-mustard-donuts-ahead-of-national-mustard-day-140003802.html

CALL OF THE DAY

Vin Scully – Call of CHC@LAD: Koufax’s Perfect Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINiz0Bfb-0