The Energy News Digest

Monday, June 2, 2025

The Energy News Digest for June 2, 2025

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Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits The Energy News Digest.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

The Department of Energy Axes $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Project Grants (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-energy-projects-funding-canceled-cf3e9b5da749eb76a71c901ded20d711

States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets for Data Centers. But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/big-tech-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-states-a9a856cad1c12eda8fe63e44c9cbe4e8

Utah: Rocky Mountain Power Seeks Rehearing After Getting a Portion of 18% Rate Increase (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.deseret.com/business/2025/05/29/rocky-mountain-power-seeks-rehearing-after-getting-a-portion-of-18-rate-increase/

New Report Shows Signs of Progress for Washington State Salmon, But Many Are Still on the Brink of Extinction (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/new-report-shows-signs-of-progress-for-washington-state-salmon-but-many-are-still-on-the-brink-of,381772

Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-In Vehicle Shares Remain Flat (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65384

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Utah: Rocky Mountain Power Seeks Rehearing After Getting a Portion of 18% Rate Increase

2. Miller: Idaho Needs Nuclear Energy to Power Artificial Intelligence

3. News Release: NRC Approves NuScale Power’s Uprated Small Modular Reactor Design

4. The Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Public Input on New Power Lines Project

5. Portland General Electric Disputes City’s Rejection of Its Forest Park Transmission Line Project

6. FERC Order Threatens Competitive Transmission Cost Caps: CAISO

7. State Lawmakers Move to Boost Protections for Utility Workers

8. The Department of Energy Axes $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Project Grants

9. $14 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Have Been Canceled in the U.S. This Year, Analysis Says

10. Another Oregon Battery Company Warns of Layoffs, Potential Shutdown

11. Thousands of Sheep Grazing Under Solar Panels Experienced Unexpected Changes That Could Reshape Farming

12. New Report Shows Signs of Progress for Washington State Salmon, But Many Are Still on the Brink of Extinction

13. ‘It’s Devastating’: Skagit River Summer-Fall Chinook Population Expected to Hit 15-Year Low

14. After Trump Administration Axes $500 Million from Washington Dam Project, Patty Murray Says She Won’t Let It Happen Again

15. Loss of USGS Program Could Hamper Salmon Research Critical for Puget Sound

16. Cascades Face a Snow Drought with Serious Water Supply Concerns

17. NRECA Asks Trump to Streamline Deployment of Key Rural Broadband Program

18. States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets for Data Centers. But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back

19. California: Santa Clara Data Centers Hit Max Energy Capacity

20. How Far Will Artificial Intelligence Go to Defend Its Survival?

21. Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-In Vehicle Shares Remain Flat

22. How Trump’s Push to End California Electric Vehicle Mandates May Change Rules of the Road

23. A Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust Is Smothering the Caribbean En Route to the U.S.

24. Communication Between FEMA & Local Jurisdictions Upended, Officials Say

25. ‘Going to Increase Prices on Everybody’: U.S. Energy Department Workers Sound Alarm Over Cuts

26. Summer 2025 Forecast Calls For ‘Overwhelmingly Above Normal’ Heat Starting in June

27. 2025 Hurricane Names Include Andrea, Barry, Chantal. See the Full List.

28. Alaska Airlines Suspends Red-Carpet Ceremonial Fly-Out of First Copper River King Salmon

29. Guest Essay: Why Better Monitoring of U.S. Transformers Is a National Security Imperative

30. Guest Essay: David vs. Goliath: Oregon Bill Offers Lifeline for Journalism — And Democracy

Word of the Day

Fomite /FOE-mite/ Noun – An object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with bacteria or viruses and serve in their transmission.

The lowly sneeze-guard

Suspected fomite vector

Bane of the buffet

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Utah: Rocky Mountain Power Seeks Rehearing After Getting a Portion of 18% Rate Increase (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.deseret.com/business/2025/05/29/rocky-mountain-power-seeks-rehearing-after-getting-a-portion-of-18-rate-increase/

2. Miller: Idaho Needs Nuclear Energy to Power Artificial Intelligence (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/article307144691.html

3. News Release: NRC Approves NuScale Power’s Uprated Small Modular Reactor Design (U.S. Department of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/nrc-approves-nuscale-powers-uprated-small-modular-reactor-design

4. The Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Public Input on New Power Lines Project (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

https://keprtv.com/news/local/bonneville-power-administration-seeks-public-input-on-new-power-lines-project

5. Portland General Electric Disputes City’s Rejection of Its Forest Park Transmission Line Project (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/pge-disputes-citys-rejection-of-its-forest-park-transmission-line-project/

6. FERC Order Threatens Competitive Transmission Cost Caps: CAISO (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-competitive-transmission-cost-caps-caiso-lotus/749239/

7. State Lawmakers Move to Boost Protections for Utility Workers (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/state-lawmakers-move-boost-protections-utility-workers

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8. The Department of Energy Axes $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Project Grants (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-energy-projects-funding-canceled-cf3e9b5da749eb76a71c901ded20d711

9. $14 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Have Been Canceled in the U.S. This Year, Analysis Says (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-clean-energy-investments-trump-solar-wind-349e80c0d9c2cc768e63de9d48813d31

10. Another Oregon Battery Company Warns of Layoffs, Potential Shutdown (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/05/another-oregon-battery-company-warns-of-layoffs-potential-shutdown.html

11. Thousands of Sheep Grazing Under Solar Panels Experienced Unexpected Changes That Could Reshape Farming (Front Page Detectives)

https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/latest-news/thousands-of-sheep-grazing-under-solar-panels-experienced-unexpected-changes-that-could-reshape-farming

Fish & Wildlife

12. New Report Shows Signs of Progress for Washington State Salmon, But Many Are Still on the Brink of Extinction (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/new-report-shows-signs-of-progress-for-washington-state-salmon-but-many-are-still-on-the-brink-of,381772

13. ‘It’s Devastating’: Skagit River Summer-Fall Chinook Population Expected to Hit 15-Year Low (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/chinook-salmon-population-skagit-river-expected-to-hit-15-year-low/281-41692849-0ce0-4494-a124-8024c5ef1208

14. After Trump Administration Axes $500 Million from Washington Dam Project, Patty Murray Says She Won’t Let It Happen Again (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/01/after-trump-administration-axes-500-million-from-w/

15. Loss of USGS Program Could Hamper Salmon Research Critical for Puget Sound (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

https://www.knkx.org/environment/2025-05-30/trump-cuts-usgs-ecosystems-mission-area-program-salmon-research-puget-sound

Water, Water, Anywhere?

16. Cascades Face a Snow Drought with Serious Water Supply Concerns (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/ixp/1135/p/eastern-washington-drought/

London Calling –Telecommunications

17. NRECA Asks Trump to Streamline Deployment of Key Rural Broadband Program (National Rural Electric Cooperative)

https://www.electric.coop/nreca-asks-trump-to-streamline-deployment-of-key-rural-broadband-program

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

18. States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets for Data Centers. But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/big-tech-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-states-a9a856cad1c12eda8fe63e44c9cbe4e8

19. California: Santa Clara Data Centers Hit Max Energy Capacity (San Jose Spotlight, CA)

https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-data-centers-hit-max-energy-capacity/

20. How Far Will Artificial Intelligence Go to Defend Its Survival? (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/far-ai-defend-own-survival-140000824.html

I Sing the Car Electric

21. Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-In Vehicle Shares Remain Flat (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65384

22. How Trump’s Push to End California Electric Vehicle Mandates May Change Rules of the Road (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0602/trump-california-cars-ev-mandates?icid=rss

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

23. A Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust Is Smothering the Caribbean En Route to the U.S. (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/sahara-dust-caribbean-florida-barbados-jamaica-plume-e0aafba9fe672b832559606e499e1280

Politics, Governance, and Management

24. Communication Between FEMA & Local Jurisdictions Upended, Officials Say (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/communication-fema-local-jurisdictions-upended/281-a81aaac3-5cc1-4ad4-9f76-ecb87a696d8d

25. ‘Going to Increase Prices on Everybody’: U.S. Energy Department Workers Sound Alarm Over Cuts (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/31/us-department-of-energy-job-cuts

Other Things to Know About Today

26. Summer 2025 Forecast Calls For ‘Overwhelmingly Above Normal’ Heat Starting in June (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/summer-2025-forecast-calls-overwhelmingly-100047436.html

27. 2025 Hurricane Names Include Andrea, Barry, Chantal. See the Full List. (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2025-hurricane-names-andrew-barry-110013213.html

28. Alaska Airlines Suspends Red-Carpet Ceremonial Fly-Out of First Copper River King Salmon (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/05/29/alaska-airlines-suspends-red-carpet-ceremonial-fly-out-of-first-copper-river-king-salmon/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

29. Guest Essay: Why Better Monitoring of U.S. Transformers Is a National Security Imperative (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/monitoring-transformer-shortage-national-security/749349/

30. Guest Essay: David vs. Goliath: Oregon Bill Offers Lifeline for Journalism — And Democracy (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/06/david-vs-goliath-oregon-bill-offers-lifeline-for-journalism-and-democracy-opinion.html

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Millions of Honeybees Abuzz After Truck Overturns in Washington State

https://apnews.com/article/honeybee-spill-washington-f68bd72fba2f258c9e265fadcec3b357

Newark Airport Port Authority Cops Rescue Child Lost Riding Luggage Conveyor Belt into Bowels of the Terminal

https://www.yahoo.com/news/newark-airport-port-authority-cops-163800680.html

Stowaway Pigeons Cause Chaos in Passenger Cabin on Delta Plane

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/29/Delta-flight-pigeons-Minnesota-Wisconsin/3181748539986/

Shock Vid Shows Half-Frozen Paraglider Who Was Sucked 5 Miles into Sky by Vortex & Left Shivering in -40c Conditions

https://www.the-sun.com/news/14329968/frozen-paraglider-vortex-40c-conditions/

Song of the Day

Harry James – Flight of the Bumblebee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myUOI7Q2Xpg

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The Energy News Digest for May 28, 2025

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest.

The News Digest on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly known as Twitter) will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits the Energy News Digest.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Columbia Generating Station Upgrade in Richland to Power 125,000 More Homes by 2031 (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/columbia-generating-station-upgrade-in-richland-to-power-125-000-more-homes-by-2031/article_31b34dd5-25f6-4aff-959a-80da025bb754.html

Solar & Wind Power Curtailments Are Increasing in California (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65364

After Reaching Historic Lows, Hydropower Generation in the Pacific Northwest Expected to Rise In 2025 (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/05/28/after-reaching-historic-lows-hydropower-generation-in-the-northwest-expected-to-rise-in-2025/

California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars is Dead (Autoblog)

https://www.autoblog.com/news/californias-ban-on-gas-powered-cars-is-dead

Get Ready for Several Years of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-deadly-record-heat-wildfires-hurricanes-535b4df63b476d0f36ec553a1a78669d

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Columbia Generating Station Upgrade in Richland to Power 125,000 More Homes by 2031

2. News Release: Energy Northwest & the Bonneville Power Administration Advance Plan to Expand Region’s Nuclear Power

3. President Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Power, Speed Up Approvals

4. Oregon Groups Rally Against Proposed Nuclear Reactor

5. After Reaching Historic Lows, Hydropower Generation in the Pacific Northwest Expected to Rise In 2025

6. California: Edison’s Proposed Rate Hike Angers L.A. Wildfire Survivors

7. California Utility to Pay $82 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Stemming from Huge 2020 Wildfire

8. Montana: Without Utility Board Approval, NorthWestern Energy Implements 17% Electricity Rate Increase

9. California’s New Gold Rush? 31 Transmission Projects Worth $4.8 Billion Approved to Meet Electric Load Growth

10. Ninth Circuit Revives Tribal Challenge to Energy Transmission Line

11. Trump Administration Orders Michigan Coal Plant to Stay Open

12. WA State: Cushman Dams Now Produce More History Than Power for PenLight

13. Solar & Wind Power Curtailments Are Increasing in California

14. Tariffs, Congress Set to Shake Up U.S. Solar Industry

15. Some Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Runs Show Improvement in Latest State Report on ESA Runs

16. Hanford Nuclear Site Was on the Brink of Layoffs. Then This Happened in D.C.

17. California Turns on Water to Create New Wetlands on the Shore of the Shrinking Salton Sea

18. Get Ready for Several Years of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn

19. Oregon Lawmakers Are Now Considering a ‘Cap-And-Trade’ Program to Fund Roads, Wildfire Prevention

20. Hawaii to Become First State to Charge Visitors a Climate Fee

21. AT&T Has $6 Billion Deal to Buy CenturyLink Fiber Broadband Business

22. Growing Urban/Rural Broadband Gap

23. Biggest California Utility Sees More Than 40% Jump in Data Center Interest, Executive Says

24. California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars is Dead

25. Is Washington State Falling Out of Love with Tesla?

26. Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?

27. Search Is About to Change as Google Adds More Artificial Intelligence Options. Here’s What to Watch Out For.

28. Trade Group Asking WA Supreme Court for Direct Appeal of Ruling Against Natural Gas Initiative

29. Washington Lawmakers Urge Trump to Reconsider Disaster Funds After Bomb Cyclone

30. Clean Energy Cash Gushing into Red States Puts GOP Senators in a Bind

31. Fire Restrictions in Effect in Oregon & Washington

32. Oregon Could Be Headed for a Hot, Dry Summer

33. Gov. Kotek Says Oregon Is Ready for Fire Season, But Federal Help Is Uncertain

34. Why Is the Columbia River at a Crossroads? Here Are Some of the Biggest Questions

35. Yum! You Can Now Take Some Roadkill Home to Eat in Southwest WA

36. Guest Essay: Wind & Solar Are Bad Climate Change Solutions for Tri-Cities

37. Columnist: Here’s What We Stand to Lose from NOAA Funding Cuts

Word of the Day

Foment \FOE-ment\ Verb - To promote the growth or development of: rouse, incite.

Alfred knew before even sitting down at his drawing board that his new plan for reorganizing the tiddlywinks professional circuit would foment his frothing fans to a frenzy. Really, moving Schenectady, New York’s franchise, to a conference including Poughkeepsie? “Regional, competitive integrity my foot,” he mused, smoke from his smoldering cigarette curling into the green glass shade of his desk lamp. “I just want to avoid that twice annual trip to Rochester, especially in the winter.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Columbia Generating Station Upgrade in Richland to Power 125,000 More Homes by 2031 (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/columbia-generating-station-upgrade-in-richland-to-power-125-000-more-homes-by-2031/article_31b34dd5-25f6-4aff-959a-80da025bb754.html

2. News Release: Energy Northwest & the Bonneville Power Administration Advance Plan to Expand Region’s Nuclear Power (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20250522-energy-nw-and-bpa-advance-plan-to-expand-region-nuclear-power

3. President Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Power, Speed Up Approvals (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/new-nuclear-reactors-trump-e7394fe688d2132a73f67f59bdbe792a

4. Oregon Groups Rally Against Proposed Nuclear Reactor (Kiowa County Press, CO)

https://kiowacountypress.net/content/oregon-groups-rally-against-proposed-nuclear-reactor

5. After Reaching Historic Lows, Hydropower Generation in the Pacific Northwest Expected to Rise In 2025 (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/05/28/after-reaching-historic-lows-hydropower-generation-in-the-northwest-expected-to-rise-in-2025/

6. California: Edison’s Proposed Rate Hike Angers L.A. Wildfire Survivors (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/l-wildfires-edison-faces-blowback-100000124.html

7. California Utility to Pay $82 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Stemming from Huge 2020 Wildfire (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfire-2020-utility-settlement-damage-edison-fc48840edfa594e069595ca3378cb97b

8. Montana: Without Utility Board Approval, NorthWestern Energy Implements 17% Electricity Rate Increase (Montana Free Press)

https://montanafreepress.org/2025/05/23/northwestern-energy-implements-17-percent-electricity-rate-increase/

9. California’s New Gold Rush? 31 Transmission Projects Worth $4.8 Billion Approved to Meet Electric Load Growth (Factor This)

https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/transmission/californias-new-gold-rush-31-transmission-projects-worth-4-8b-approved-to-meet-electric-load-growth/

10. Ninth Circuit Revives Tribal Challenge to Energy Transmission Line (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-revives-tribal-challenge-to-energy-transmission-line/

11. Trump Administration Orders Michigan Coal Plant to Stay Open (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/michigan-power-plant-coal-trump-aa6244ce5e7cca4326e582c849e0bc98

12. WA State: Cushman Dams Now Produce More History Than Power for PenLight (Gig Harbor Now, WA)

https://www.gigharbornow.org/news/business/penlight-power-outages-tacoma-public-utility-cushman-dam/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

13. Solar & Wind Power Curtailments Are Increasing in California (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65364

14. Tariffs, Congress Set to Shake Up U.S. Solar Industry (E&E News/Politico)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/3500-tariffs-cloud-outlook-for-us-solar-industry/

Fish & Wildlife

15. Some Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Runs Show Improvement in Latest State Report on ESA Runs (Northwest Sportsman)

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/some-columbia-salmon-steelhead-runs-show-improvement-in-latest-state-report-on-esa-runs/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

16. Hanford Nuclear Site Was on the Brink of Layoffs. Then This Happened in D.C. (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hanford-nuclear-brink-layoffs-then-120000325.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17. California Turns on Water to Create New Wetlands on the Shore of the Shrinking Salton Sea (Phys.Org)

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-california-wetlands-shore-salton-sea.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

18. Get Ready for Several Years of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-deadly-record-heat-wildfires-hurricanes-535b4df63b476d0f36ec553a1a78669d

19. Oregon Lawmakers Are Now Considering a ‘Cap-And-Trade’ Program to Fund Roads, Wildfire Prevention (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/22/oregon-lawmakers-cap-and-trade-salem-pollution-greenhouse-gas-emissions-bridge/

20. Hawaii to Become First State to Charge Visitors a Climate Fee (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-to-become-first-state-to-charge-visitors-a-climate-fee/

London Calling –Telecommunications

21. AT&T Has $6 Billion Deal to Buy CenturyLink Fiber Broadband Business (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/att-has-6-billion-deal-to-buy-centurylink-fiber-broadband-business/

22. Growing Urban/Rural Broadband Gap (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/05/27/growing-urban-rural-broadband-gap/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

23. Biggest California Utility Sees More Than 40% Jump in Data Center Interest, Executive Says (Reuters)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biggest-california-utility-sees-more-204119962.html

I Sing the Car Electric

24. California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars is Dead (Autoblog)

https://www.autoblog.com/news/californias-ban-on-gas-powered-cars-is-dead

25. Is Washington State Falling Out of Love with Tesla? (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/05/washington-state-falling-out-love-tesla

26. Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again? (NY Times – Via DNYUZ)

https://dnyuz.com/2025/05/26/electric-vehicles-died-a-century-ago-could-that-happen-again/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

27. Search Is About to Change as Google Adds More Artificial Intelligence Options. Here’s What to Watch Out For. (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/search-is-about-to-change-as-google-adds-more-ai-options-here-s-what-to-watch-out-for/ar-AA1F95lg

Politics, Governance, and Management

28. Trade Group Asking WA Supreme Court for Direct Appeal of Ruling Against Natural Gas Initiative (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_8a0e2b0b-a6ab-458c-b0e9-027cea80d4bc.html

29. Washington Lawmakers Urge Trump to Reconsider Disaster Funds After Bomb Cyclone (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/washington-lawmakers-urge-trump-to-reconsider-disaster-funds-after-bomb-cyclone/ar-AA1Fw8Gi

30. Clean Energy Cash Gushing into Red States Puts GOP Senators in a Bind (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/clean-energy-dollars-are-gushing-to-red-states-now-gop-senators-are-in-a-bind/ar-AA1Fl3au

Other Things to Know About Today

31. Fire Restrictions in Effect in Oregon & Washington (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/24/oregon-fire-restrictions-washington-wildfire-bureau-land-management/

32. Oregon Could Be Headed for a Hot, Dry Summer (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2025/05/oregon-could-be-headed-for-a-hot-dry-summer.html

33. Gov. Kotek Says Oregon Is Ready for Fire Season, But Federal Help Is Uncertain (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/21/oregon-tina-kotek-fire-wildfire-season-medford-press-conference/

34. Why Is the Columbia River at a Crossroads? Here Are Some of the Biggest Questions (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/state/washington/seattle/article307228626.html

35. Yum! You Can Now Take Some Roadkill Home to Eat in Southwest WA (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/yum-you-can-now-take-some-roadkill-home-to-eat-in-southwest-wa/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

36. Guest Essay: Wind & Solar Are Bad Climate Change Solutions for Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article306761346.html

37. Columnist: Here’s What We Stand to Lose from NOAA Funding Cuts (Columbia Insight)

https://columbiainsight.org/heres-what-we-stand-to-lose-from-noaa-funding-cuts/

Diversions – The Lizard King

Jim Morrison’s Stolen Grave Bust Found After 37 Years

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/style/jim-morrison-grave-bust-found-intl-scli

The Penny Costs Nearly Four Cents to Make. Here’s How Much the U.S. Spends on Minting Its Other Coins

https://apnews.com/article/cost-of-a-penny-nickel-dime-e38975c6811ad38ac0a986c8fccf3a4a

Nepali Sherpa Scales Mount Everest for a Record 31st Time

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/nepali-sherpa-scales-mount-everest-record-31st-time-2025-05-27/

Woman Transforms Her NYC Stoop with Vibrant Display of LEGO Flowers

https://mymodernmet.com/kristi-hemric-lego-flowers/?

Song of the Day

The Doors – Riders on the Storm

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