The Energy News Digest for September 23, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor to Restart Under Microsoft Deal (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/three-mile-island-nuclear-reactor-to-restart-under-microsoft-deal-154812499.html

Natural Gas Dominates U.S. Power Generation as Artificial Intelligence Drives Electricity Demand (Bloomberg – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/natural-gas-dominates-u-s-power-generation-as-ai-drives-electricity-demand/ar-AA1qFQUy

Includes Snake River Dam Evaluation: DOE Launches Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Study to Explore Solutions to Energy Planning Challenges (U.S. Dept. of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/articles/doe-launches-pacific-northwest-regional-energy-planning-study-explore-solutions-energy

Plan Would Make One Million Acres of Federal Land in Oregon Available for Solar Energy Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/22/oregon-federal-land-solar-energy-projects/

Spending Deal Averts a Possible Federal Shutdown & Funds the Federal Government into December (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/congress-government-shutdown-trump-johnson-budget-deal-d51de0cd895db687a6f5b35fc0dab13e

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor to Restart Under Microsoft Deal

2.      Natural Gas Dominates U.S. Power Generation as Artificial Intelligence Drives Electricity Demand

3.      Includes Snake River Dam Evaluation: DOE Launches Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Study to Explore Solutions to Energy Planning Challenges

4.      Rising Demand Could Drive U.S. Wholesale Electricity Prices 19% Higher by 2028: ICF

5.      NERC Sounds Alarm Over Winter Gas Supplies, Potential Grid Impacts

6.      Plan Would Make One Million Acres of Federal Land in Oregon Available for Solar Energy Projects

7.      After WA Gov. Inslee’s Push for Bigger Tri-Cities Wind Farm, Lawmaker Wants to Limit His Authority

8.      WA State: Chehalis Awarded Nearly $1 Million Federal Grant for Hydrogen Project at Airport

9.      WA State: REC, Sila Reach Multi-Year Silane Agreement After REC Announces First Shipment

10.   Solar Panels Lead to Insurance Headaches for Some Canadians

11.   The Energy Department Promised This Tribal Nation a $32 Million Solar Grant. It’s Nearly Impossible to Access

12.   Paywall Advisory: Grey Ghost – PNW Steelhead Ris Extinction Nearly Everywhere

13.   Salmon Fishing Expands on Columbia River

14.   Pikeminnow Bounty Program to End Slightly Early After ‘Outstanding Year of Fishing’

15.   California Scores Legal Win on Appeal Over Sites Reservoir Project

16.   After Two Years of Drought in the Yakima Basin, Could Relief Be on the Way?

17.   Gas Prices or Pollution? The High-Dollar Fight Over Washington State Cap & Trade

18.   Artificial Intelligence Can Generate Recipes That Can Be Deadly. Food Bloggers Are Not Happy

19.   California’s Backlogged Grid Is Holding Up Its Electric Truck Dreams

20.   Elon Musk Folds in Brazil to Let X Operate in the Country Again

21.   The Strongest Atmospheric River on Record for the Gulf of Alaska?

22.   Spending Deal Averts a Possible Federal Shutdown & Funds the Federal

23.   Washington Mourns Loss of Dan Evans, Former Governor & U.S. Senator

24.   The Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek According to a Champion of the Trend

25.   A La Niña Winter Is Expected, What Does That Mean?

26.   U.S. Senator Risch (ID) Statement on Northwest Energy Planning Project

27.   Podcast: Commissioner Ann Rendahl & the Eras of the Electric Sector

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Sui Generis /Soo-ee – JEN-er-uss/ Adjective – Constituting a class alone: unique, peculiar.

     Tops at tiddlywinks

     Athlete sui generis

     He’s one of a kind

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor to Restart Under Microsoft Deal (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/three-mile-island-nuclear-reactor-to-restart-under-microsoft-deal-154812499.html

2.      Natural Gas Dominates U.S. Power Generation as Artificial Intelligence Drives Electricity Demand (Bloomberg – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/natural-gas-dominates-u-s-power-generation-as-ai-drives-electricity-demand/ar-AA1qFQUy

3.      Includes Snake River Dam Evaluation: DOE Launches Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Study to Explore Solutions to Energy Planning Challenges (U.S. Dept. of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/articles/doe-launches-pacific-northwest-regional-energy-planning-study-explore-solutions-energy

4.      Rising Demand Could Drive U.S. Wholesale Electricity Prices 19% Higher by 2028: ICF (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-electricity-prices-19-percent-higher-2028-ICF/727317/

5.      NERC Sounds Alarm Over Winter Gas Supplies, Potential Grid Impacts (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nerc-sounds-alarm-over-winter-gas-supplies-potential-grid-impacts-2024-2025/727460/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

6.      Plan Would Make One Million Acres of Federal Land in Oregon Available for Solar Energy Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/22/oregon-federal-land-solar-energy-projects/

7.      After WA Gov. Inslee’s Push for Bigger Tri-Cities Wind Farm, Lawmaker Wants to Limit His Authority (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/inslee-push-bigger-tri-cities-192102905.html

8.      WA State: Chehalis Awarded Nearly $1 Million Federal Grant for Hydrogen Project at Airport (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-awarded-nearly-1-million-federal-grant-for-hydrogen-project-at-airport,362167

9.      WA State: REC, Sila Reach Multi-Year Silane Agreement After REC Announces First Shipment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2024/sep/23/rec-sila-reach-muli-year-silane-agreement-after-rec-announces-first-shipment/

10.   Solar Panels Lead to Insurance Headaches for Some Canadians (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-panel-insurance-1.7329712?cmp=rss

11.   The Energy Department Promised This Tribal Nation a $32 Million Solar Grant. It’s Nearly Impossible to Access (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-department-of-energy-promised-yakama-nation-32-million-for-solar-its-nearly-impossible-to-access/

Fish & Wildlife

12.   Paywall Advisory: Grey Ghost – PNW Steelhead Ris Extinction Nearly Everywhere (Seattle Times, WA)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/in-pacific-northwest-steelhead-risk-extinction-nearly-everywhere/

13.   Salmon Fishing Expands on Columbia River (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2024/09/salmon-fishing-expands-on-columbia-river.html

14.   Pikeminnow Bounty Program to End Slightly Early After ‘Outstanding Year of Fishing’ (Northwest Sportsman Magazine)

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/pikeminnow-bounty-program-to-end-slightly-early-after-outstanding-year-of-fishing/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

15.   California Scores Legal Win on Appeal Over Sites Reservoir Project (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-scores-legal-win-on-appeal-over-sites-reservoir-project/

16.   After Two Years of Drought in the Yakima Basin, Could Relief Be on the Way? (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/business/after-two-years-of-drought-in-the-yakima-basin-could-relief-be-on-the-way/article_8b356326-715d-11ef-8a8c-aba0cbea7eab.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

17.   Gas Prices or Pollution? The High-Dollar Fight Over Washington State Cap & Trade (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/gas-prices-or-pollution-the-high-dollar-fight-over-washington-state-cap-and-trade,362224

Beam Me Up, Scotty - The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

18.   Artificial Intelligence Can Generate Recipes That Can Be Deadly. Food Bloggers Are Not Happy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/23/ai-can-generate-recipes-that-can-be-deadly-food-bloggers-are-not-happy/

I Sing the Car Electric

19.   California’s Backlogged Grid Is Holding Up Its Electric Truck Dreams (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/a-big-barrier-to-californias-electric-truck-goals-a-backlogged-power-grid

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

20.   Elon Musk Folds in Brazil to Let X Operate in the Country Again (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-folds-in-brazil-to-let-x-operate-in-the-country-again-2000502010

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

21.   The Strongest Atmospheric River on Record for the Gulf of Alaska? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-strongest-atmospheric-river-on.html

Management & Governance

22.   Spending Deal Averts a Possible Federal Shutdown & Funds the Federal Government into December (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/congress-government-shutdown-trump-johnson-budget-deal-d51de0cd895db687a6f5b35fc0dab13e

23.   Washington Mourns Loss of Dan Evans, Former Governor & U.S. Senator (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-mourns-the-loss-of-dan-evans-former-governor-and-us-senator-uw-republican-school-seattle-native-navy-death-98

24.   The Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek According to a Champion of the Trend (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/benefits-day-workweek-champion-trend-113924779

Other Things to Know About Today

25.   A La Niña Winter Is Expected, What Does That Mean? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/weather/la-nina-winter-expected-western-washington/281-7810baca-d903-4514-8c7f-4d2d7d9e5a3b

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26.   U.S. Senator Risch (ID) Statement on Northwest Energy Planning Project (U.S. Senator Jim Risch, ID)

https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9C7B6066-FC9D-4445-AB1C-6A5F1B56BF8C

27.   Podcast: Commissioner Ann Rendahl & the Eras of the Electric Sector (Public Power Underground)

https://publicpowerunderground.substack.com/p/commissioner-ann-rendahl-and-the

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

One in Five Washington Workers Have a Work Spouse – Do You?

https://kpq.com/work-spouse-relationships-survey/

Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ Depicts Turbulence in the Sky with Remarkable Accuracy

https://www.courthousenews.com/van-goghs-the-starry-night-depicts-turbulence-in-the-sky-with-remarkable-accuracy/

Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for $15 Million Over Alleged Trespassing in Texas

https://apnews.com/article/cards-against-humanity-elon-musk-spacex-aa404db43f94fae76dc7524c7a646aca

New Mozart Just Dropped: Lost Manuscript Reveals Centuries-Old Music

https://gizmodo.com/new-mozart-just-dropped-lost-manuscript-reveals-centuries-old-music-2000501987

Song of the Day

Mozart – Leipzig: Serenade in C (Lost Manuscript)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmdD_Tds9AQ

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Federal Study Finds Climate Change Will Boost Pacific Northwest Hydropower (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/sep/16/federal-study-finds-climate-change-will-boost-pacific-northwest-hydropower/

Washington's Sockeye Runs Are Smashing Records (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/09/17/washington-sockeye-runs-smash-records

Will British Columbia's Massive New Dam on the Peace River Have Downstream Impacts on Alberta? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/site-c-dam-bc-hydro-alberta-peace-river-1.7322035

Idaho Falls Power Negotiating PPA with Modular Nuclear Reactor Company (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/idaho-falls-power-negotiating-ppa-with-modular-nuclear-reactor-company

Arizona Tribe Fights to Stop Lithium Drilling on Culturally Significant Lands (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/lithium-mine-arizona-tribe-lawsuit-sacred-lands-dd8d445aadc23f8483992ea7b47e18e2

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Federal Study Finds Climate Change Will Boost Pacific Northwest Hydropower

2.      Will British Columbia's Massive New Dam on the Peace River Have Downstream Impacts on Alberta?

3.      Idaho Falls Power Negotiating PPA with Modular Nuclear Reactor Company

4.      U.S. Nuclear, Coal Power Sites Could Host Up To 269 GW of New Nuclear Capacity: DOE

5.      Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association, Usibelli Coal Mine Ink New Contract Through 2029

6.      Federal Grant Could Ring Death Knell for Coal for Rural Arizona Power Co-ops

7.      NERC Remains Concerned About Maintaining Sufficient Natural Gas Supplies this Winter

8.      Utility Regulators Shoot Down NV Energy’s Proposed Rate Change for Northern Nevada

9.      Bonneville Power Administration Protects Wood Poles & Reliable Service with Fire-Resistant Wrap

10.   California: Pacific Gas & Electric Customer Charged for Someone Else’s Utility Bill for Up to 18 Years

11.   Arizona Tribe Fights to Stop Lithium Drilling on Culturally Significant Lands

12.   WA State Recommends Limits for Tri-Cities Wind Turbine Farm Project

13.   Dissatisfaction All Around at WA Energy Council's Approval of Horse Heaven Project

14.   Oregon Tribe Sues Over Federal Agency Plans to Hold an Offshore Wind Energy Auction

15.   The Solution to Birds Flying into Wind Turbines May Be Simpler Than You Think, OSU Researchers Suggest

16.   U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturing Jumps Fourfold After Inflation Reduction Act

17.   Washington's Sockeye Runs Are Smashing Records

18.   WA State: Pierce County Dam Blocks Salmon Passage. Watch a Crew of Volunteers Help Fish Move Along

19.   Orca Calf - Just Days Old - Spotted with Mother Near San Juan Island

20.   As Election Day Nears, Climate Repeal Turns Up the Heat on WA’s Transportation Budget Crisis

21.   Our Digital Lives Need Massive Data Centers. What Goes on Inside Them?

22.   Tech Companies Are Making an Incredible Investment in a Surprising Source of Energy: 'Enormous Potential'

23.   Electric Cars Overtake Gas Models in Norway

24.   Instagram Overhauls Teen Accounts with Sweeping Privacy, Age-Verification Changes

25.   Musk's Satellites 'Blocking' View of the Universe

26.   Congress: Mike Johnson Open to Keeping Some Green Energy Tax Credits

27. Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate by Sizable Half-Point, Signaling End to Its Inflation Fight

28.   Opinion: Columbia River Treaty Update a Game-Changer for British Columbia Amid U.S. Tensions

29.   Editorial: Washington Poised to Meet Energy Demands

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Akrasia \uh-KRAY-zhuh\ Noun – Weakness of will: weakness of will, especially a failure to act according to a sense of moral obligation.

Alfonse was ridden with akrasia. On the one hand, he knew that the double cheeseburger with jalapenos, blue cheese, thick bacon, and avocados was bad for him. On the other hand, he knew that his head would explode if he could not take just one tasty bite of this forbidden fruit. “I know just as Ulysses felt as he had his crew tie him to the mast as they passed by the sirens,” he pondered. In the end, his vegetarian friends came to the rescue, tying him to the bumper of their hybrid vehicle as they slowly glided past the burger joint on their way to the organic “Humus Hut” on South 43rd Avenue.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Federal Study Finds Climate Change Will Boost Pacific Northwest Hydropower (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/sep/16/federal-study-finds-climate-change-will-boost-pacific-northwest-hydropower/

2.      Will British Columbia's Massive New Dam on the Peace River Have Downstream Impacts on Alberta? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/site-c-dam-bc-hydro-alberta-peace-river-1.7322035

3.      Idaho Falls Power Negotiating PPA with Modular Nuclear Reactor Company (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/idaho-falls-power-negotiating-ppa-with-modular-nuclear-reactor-company

4.      U.S. Nuclear, Coal Power Sites Could Host Up To 269 GW of New Nuclear Capacity: DOE (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-nuclear-coal-power-sites-could-host-up-to-269-gwe-of-new-nuclear-capaci/727066/

5.      Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association, Usibelli Coal Mine Ink New Contract Through 2029 (KTVF-TV, Fairbanks, AK)

https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2024/09/18/golden-valley-electric-association-usibelli-coal-mine-ink-new-contract-through-2029/

6.      Federal Grant Could Ring Death Knell for Coal for Rural Arizona Power Co-ops (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2024/09/18/coal-to-die-at-major-arizona-power-cooperative/75256154007/

7.      NERC Remains Concerned About Maintaining Sufficient Natural Gas Supplies this Winter (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/nerc-remains-concerned-about-maintaining-sufficient-natural-gas-supplies-winter

8.      Utility Regulators Shoot Down NV Energy’s Proposed Rate Change for Northern Nevada (Nevada Independent)

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/utility-regulators-shoot-down-nv-energys-proposed-rate-change-for-northern-nevada

9.      Bonneville Power Administration Protects Wood Poles & Reliable Service with Fire-Resistant Wrap (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240911-bpa-protects-wood-poles-reliable-service-with-fire-resistant-wrap

10.   California: Pacific Gas & Electric Customer Charged for Someone Else’s Utility Bill for Up to 18 Years (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2024/09/17/pge-customer-charged-for-someone-elses-utility-bill-for-up-to-18-years-2/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

11.   Arizona Tribe Fights to Stop Lithium Drilling on Culturally Significant Lands (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/lithium-mine-arizona-tribe-lawsuit-sacred-lands-dd8d445aadc23f8483992ea7b47e18e2

12.   WA State Recommends Limits for Tri-Cities Wind Turbine Farm Project (Cascaded PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2024/09/state-recommends-limits-tri-cities-wind-turbine-farm-project

13.   Dissatisfaction All Around at WA Energy Council's Approval of Horse Heaven Project (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_1d560fc0-751a-11ef-9797-334414b66d80.html

14.   Oregon Tribe Sues Over Federal Agency Plans to Hold an Offshore Wind Energy Auction (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/oregon-offshore-wind-tribe-lawsuit-3521898a48c7dc18bd19ff57375145ad

15.   The Solution to Birds Flying into Wind Turbines May Be Simpler Than You Think, OSU Researchers Suggest (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-researchers-stopping-birds-from-flying-into-wind-turbines/283-7e5fe5c6-d143-46ff-b6ce-dfb044aa5584

16.   U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturing Jumps Fourfold After Inflation Reduction Act (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-solar-panel-manufacturing-capacity-q2-tariff-impact/727360/

Fish & Wildlife

17.   Washington's Sockeye Runs Are Smashing Records (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/09/17/washington-sockeye-runs-smash-records

18.   WA State: Pierce County Dam Blocks Salmon Passage. Watch a Crew of Volunteers Help Fish Move Along (Tacoma News-Tribune, WA – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pierce-county-dam-blocks-salmon-passage-watch-a-crew-of-volunteers-help-fish-move-along/ar-AA1qLXEL

19.   Orca Calf - Just Days Old - Spotted with Mother Near San Juan Island (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/orca-calf-born-l90-spotted-with-mother-near-san-juan-island/FWG7TG6MKNF3DLI6RIOM5B36FI/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

20.   As Election Day Nears, Climate Repeal Turns Up the Heat on WA’s Transportation Budget Crisis (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/government-and-politics/2024-09-16/as-election-day-nears-climate-repeal-turns-up-the-heat-on-was-transportation-budget-crisis

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

21.   Our Digital Lives Need Massive Data Centers. What Goes on Inside Them? (Washington Post, Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2024/data-centers-tour-northern-virginia/

22.   Tech Companies Are Making an Incredible Investment in a Surprising Source of Energy: 'Enormous Potential' (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tech-companies-making-incredible-investment-110025843.html

I Sing the Car Electric

23.   Electric Cars Overtake Gas Models in Norway (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/electric-cars-overtake-gas-models-in-norway/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

24.   Instagram Overhauls Teen Accounts with Sweeping Privacy, Age-Verification Changes (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/17/instagram-teen-privacy-age-verification-changes

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

25.   Musk's Satellites 'Blocking' View of the Universe (British Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo

Management & Governance

26.   Congress: Mike Johnson Open to Keeping Some Green Energy Tax Credits (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/mike-johnson-open-to-keeping-some-ira-tax-incentives/

Other Things to Know About Today

27.   Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate by Sizable Half-Point, Signaling End to Its Inflation Fight

https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-inflation-prices-federal-reserve-economy-0283bc6f92e9f9920094b78d821df227

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

28.   Opinion: Columbia River Treaty Update a Game-Changer for British Columbia Amid U.S. Tensions (Business Intelligence For BC)

https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/opinion-columbia-river-treaty-update-a-game-changer-for-bc-amid-us-tensions-9535241

29.   Editorial: Washington Poised to Meet Energy Demands (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/sep/17/in-our-view-washington-poised-to-meet-energy-demands/

Snakes in the Swamp – Diversions

Florida Python Challenge Winner Removes 20 Burmese Pythons to Earn $10,000 Prize; Novice Hunter Catches Longest Snake

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-python-challenge-winner-ronald-kiger-20-burmese-pythons/

Stray Kitten Befriends WA State Trooper After Accident, Quickly Finds New Home

https://mynorthwest.com/3988388/stray-kitten-befriends-trooper-after-accident-quickly-finds-new-home/

Trove of Dinosaur Fossils Found High in British Columbia Mountains

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-researchers-fossil-trove-1.7325926?cmp=rss

A Construction Project at a Los Angeles High School Uncovered Millions of Fossils

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/17/nx-s1-5111693/a-construction-project-at-a-los-angeles-high-school-uncovered-millions-of-fossils

Song of the Day

John Williams – Theme from Jurassic Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxOFP9aRIw

Links & Paywall Advisory

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