The Energy News Digest

Monday, November 3, 2025

The Energy News Digest for November 3, 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.

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

NWPPA Announces Three Back-to-Back Conferences in January 2026

Kick off 2026 with three powerhouse events in one week! NWPPA is bringing together Wildfires: What Utilities Need to Know (Jan. 27), a new Data Center and Load Growth Summit (Jan. 28), and the Power Supply Conference (Jan. 29)—all at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel.

By stacking these events back-to-back, NWPPA is making it easier and more affordable for members to attend. Register for two of the events and receive 10% off or attend all three and save 20%.

The week will also feature two evening networking receptions, plus lunch included at each event. And for those who want to start early, the Environmental Task Force will meet Jan. 26.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

As the Pacific NW Faces Rolling Blackouts, Study Says Renewable Energy May Not Be Enough (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/30/renewable-energy-oregon-washington-power-electrical-grid/

Edison Increases Compensation for Eaton Fire Victims, But Some Say It's Not Enough (Los Angeles Times, CA – Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/edison-increases-compensation-eaton-fire-221839812.html

After 50 Years of Struggles to Save Spotted Owl, FWS Plan Is to Kill 500K Barred Owls (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_913965ad-4b52-4bf5-aaa3-2240de608cc5.html

New Jersey & Virginia's Races Will Be Powered by the Soaring Cost of Electricity (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5591133/new-jersey-and-virginias-races-will-be-powered-by-the-soaring-cost-of-electricity

Train of Storms to Drench the West This Week (AccuWeather – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/train-storms-drench-west-week-160212804.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. As the Pacific NW Faces Rolling Blackouts, Study Says Renewable Energy May Not Be Enough

2. Edison Increases Compensation for Eaton Fire Victims, But Some Say It's Not Enough

3. For Rural Californians, Unreliable Power Has Become the Norm

4. Colorado Springs Utilities 2026 Plan Adds Requirements for Large Load Power Users

5. Demand & Response: How Utilities Are Answering the Call for Large-Load Power Supply

6. Retail Electricity Price & Cost Trends: 2024 Update

7. Video: Explosive Device Used to Detonate Overwater Power Line on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast

8. WA State: Snohomish PUD Warns That Scammers Are Targeting Their Customers

9. The Philippines: My Mother, Her Sewing Machine and the Transformative Power of Electricity

10. Wyoming: After Two Years Sitting Idle Outside Casper, Wind Farm to Come Down

11. Sacramento Solar Site Claimed as ‘Bare Ground,’ Yet Thousands of Trees at Risk

12. Solar Power Advocates Appeal Idaho Power’s Decreased Reimbursement Rates for Solar Panels

13. WA State: Long Beach Wins Grant to Install Solar Panels

14. Wind Turbines Keep Killing Bats in Canada. Advocates Say This Needs to Chang

15. After 50 Years of Struggles to Save Spotted Owl, FWS Plan Is to Kill 500K Barred Owls

16. Trump 45-Era Bid to Weaken Endangered Species Act on Thin Ice

17. Salmon Have Flourished Since California Dam Removal. But Some May Be Swimming Too Far

18. Orca Calf in North Sound Pod Likely Dead, Researchers Say

19. United Kingdom: Redundant Power Poles Get Role Helping Bird Life

20. Yakima Basin Water Restrictions to Lift on October 31

21. Deadline Closing in for Utah & Six Other States Hammering Out a New Water Plan

22. WA Must Act to Ensure Cascadia's Dominance in Artificial Intelligence, Business Leaders Warn

23. OpenAI & Amazon Sign $38 Billion Deal for Artificial Intelligence Computing Power

24. Washington Advances Electric Vehicle Charging with $19.4 Million Funding

25. California Pulls the Plug on Flawed E-Bike Project Once Run by Investigated San Diego Nonprofit

26. Nation's Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Las Vegas

27. Study Finds Electric Vehicles Quickly Overcome Their Energy-Intensive Build to Be Cleaner Than Gas Cars

28. How Tiny Drones Inspired by Bats Could Save Lives in Dark & Stormy Conditions

29. New Jersey & Virginia's Races Will Be Powered by the Soaring Cost of Electricity

30. Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion Clean Energy Grant for Pacific Northwest

31. WRECA Announces Sheri D. Nelson as New Executive Director

32. Train of Storms to Drench the West This Week

33. U.S. Retailers Left Short-Changed as Penny Production Ends

34. Guest Essay: Federal Agencies Need a Workable Plan to Protect Salmon in the Columbia Basin

35. Guest Essay: Advanced Nuclear Reactors Will Secure U.S. Military Energy Resilience

Perspective of the Day

Deep thoughts: Was at McDonald’s over the weekend. Began puzzling over those little, free pepper packets. Interesting how historical strife, conflict, and sabotage have brought the once treasured spice to this.

https://www.historysnob.com/war-and-historical-events/spicy-wars-20-conflicts-spurred-on-by-spices/7

Energy & Utility Issues

1. As the Pacific NW Faces Rolling Blackouts, Study Says Renewable Energy May Not Be Enough (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/30/renewable-energy-oregon-washington-power-electrical-grid/

2. Edison Increases Compensation for Eaton Fire Victims, But Some Say It's Not Enough (Los Angeles Times, CA – Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/edison-increases-compensation-eaton-fire-221839812.html

3. For Rural Californians, Unreliable Power Has Become the Norm (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-11/for-rural-californians-unreliable-power-has-become-the-norm/

4. Colorado Springs Utilities 2026 Plan Adds Requirements for Large Load Power Users (Colorado Public Radio)

https://www.cpr.org/2025/10/30/colorado-springs-utilities-2026-large-load-power-users-requirements/

5. Demand & Response: How Utilities Are Answering the Call for Large-Load Power Supply (Site Selection Magazine)

https://siteselection.com/demand-and-response-how-utilities-are-answering-the-call-for-large-load-power-supply/

6. Retail Electricity Price & Cost Trends: 2024 Update (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – PDF File)

https://emp.lbl.gov/publications/retail-electricity-price-and-cost

7. Video: Explosive Device Used to Detonate Overwater Power Line on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6959509

8. WA State: Snohomish PUD Warns That Scammers Are Targeting Their Customers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/snohomish-pud-warns-that-scammers-are-targeting-their-customers/ar-AA1AWmHI

9. The Philippines: My Mother, Her Sewing Machine and the Transformative Power of Electricity (The Manila Times, Philippines)

https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/10/28/opinion/columns/my-mother-her-sewing-machine-and-the-transformative-power-of-electricity/2209134

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

10. Wyoming: After Two Years Sitting Idle Outside Casper, Wind Farm to Come Down (Cowboy State Daily)

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/10/23/after-two-years-sitting-idle-outside-casper-wind-farm-to-come-down/

11. Sacramento Solar Site Claimed as ‘Bare Ground,’ Yet Thousands of Trees at Risk (Sacramento Bee, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sacramento-solar-claimed-bare-ground-222837643.html

12. Solar Power Advocates Appeal Idaho Power’s Decreased Reimbursement Rates for Solar Panels (Idaho Capital Sun)

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/10/31/solar-power-advocates-appeal-idaho-powers-decreased-reimbursement-rates-for-solar-panels/

13. WA State: Long Beach Wins Grant to Install Solar Panels (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

https://chinookobserver.com/2025/11/02/long-beach-wins-grant-to-install-solar-panels/

14. Wind Turbines Keep Killing Bats in Canada. Advocates Say This Needs to Change (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/bats-dying-wind-turbines-9.6952188

Fish & Wildlife

15. After 50 Years of Struggles to Save Spotted Owl, FWS Plan Is to Kill 500K Barred Owls (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_913965ad-4b52-4bf5-aaa3-2240de608cc5.html

16. Trump 45-Era Bid to Weaken Endangered Species Act on Thin Ice (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/trump-45-era-bid-to-weaken-endangered-species-act-on-thin-ice/

17. Salmon Have Flourished Since California Dam Removal. But Some May Be Swimming Too Far (San Francisco Chronicle, CA – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/salmon-have-flourished-since-california-dam-removal-but-some-may-be-swimming-too-far/ar-AA1Px1UI

18. Orca Calf in North Sound Pod Likely Dead, Researchers Say (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/orca-calf-north-sound-pod-likely-dead-researchers-say/5CAULUSKMZDVXIPQBEKRX3L2VU/

19. United Kingdom: Redundant Power Poles Get Role Helping Bird Life (British Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cew4nwe1zx0o

Water, Water, Anywhere?

20. Yakima Basin Water Restrictions to Lift on October 31 (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-basin-water-restrictions-to-lift-on-october-31/article_557b58f7-1d5a-4a78-aeaf-dc0e1d9ca8c7.html

21. Deadline Closing in for Utah & Six Other States Hammering Out a New Water Plan (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/31/deadline-closing-in-for-utah-and-6-other-states-hammering-out-a-new-water-plan/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

22. WA Must Act to Ensure Cascadia's Dominance in Artificial Intelligence, Business Leaders Warn (The Olympian, WA – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wa-must-act-to-ensure-cascadia-s-dominance-in-ai-business-leaders-warn/ar-AA1Pv1Uz

23. OpenAI & Amazon Sign $38 Billion Deal for Artificial Intelligence Computing Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/business/openai-amazon-sign/WTSRGNDEY45TLN5CY2YHOYXG7Q/

I Sing the Car Electric

24. Washington Advances Electric Vehicle Charging with $19.4 Million Funding (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/washington-advances-electric-vehicle-charging-with-19-4m-funding/article_52179842-ddd5-4372-8c58-6c126f9a0971.html

25. California Pulls the Plug on Flawed E-Bike Project Once Run by Investigated San Diego Nonprofit (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/california-pulls-the-plug-on-flawed-e-bike-project-once-run-by-investigated-san-diego-nonprofit/

26. Nation's Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Las Vegas (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/nation-s-largest-fleet-of-police-cybertrucks-to-21133482.php

27. Study Finds Electric Vehicles Quickly Overcome Their Energy-Intensive Build to Be Cleaner Than Gas Cars (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-electric-vehicles-gasoline-emissions-fossil-fuels-4a37b8f7dab121f5029fd06bed7123c7

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

28. How Tiny Drones Inspired by Bats Could Save Lives in Dark & Stormy Conditions (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-tiny-drones-inspired-by-bats-could-save-lives-in-dark-and-stormy-conditions/ar-AA1Pv4LG

Politics, Governance, and Management

29. New Jersey & Virginia's Races Will Be Powered by the Soaring Cost of Electricity (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5591133/new-jersey-and-virginias-races-will-be-powered-by-the-soaring-cost-of-electricity

30. Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion Clean Energy Grant for Pacific Northwest (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

https://katu.com/news/local/trump-administration-cancels-1-billion-clean-energy-grant-for-pacific-northwest-oregon-washington-portland-pnw-hydrogen-hub-donald-trump-president-oil-coal

31. WRECA Announces Sheri D. Nelson as New Executive Director (Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.wreca.coop/news-releases/wreca-announces-sheri-d-nelson-as-new-executive-director/

Other Things to Know About Today

32. Train of Storms to Drench the West This Week (AccuWeather – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/train-storms-drench-west-week-160212804.html

33. U.S. Retailers Left Short-Changed as Penny Production Ends (Reuters – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-retailers-left-short-changed-as-penny-production-ends/ar-AA1PChUT

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

34. Guest Essay: Federal Agencies Need a Workable Plan to Protect Salmon in the Columbia Basin (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/31/federal-agencies-need-a-workable-plan-to-protect-salmon-in-the-columbia-basin/

35. Guest Essay: Advanced Nuclear Reactors Will Secure U.S. Military Energy Resilience (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5583130-nuclear-power-military-resilience/amp/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Dictionary.com Names '6-7' as 2025 Word of the Year. Here's What It Really Means.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dictionary-com-names-6-7-123033890.html

Eating Contest: These Cats Do It for Glory, Not Salmon. (No, It’s the Salmon.)

https://dnyuz.com/2025/11/02/these-cats-do-it-for-glory-not-salmon-no-its-the-salmon/

Young T. Rex or a New Dinosaur? New Bones Add to the Debate

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/young-t-rex-or-a-new-dinosaur-new-bones-add-to-21129104.php

Utah Man Drops 1,917-Pound Pumpkin onto His Geo Metro

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/30/giant-pumpkin-Geo-Metro-Utah-drop/3311761832032/

Song of the Day

Tom Petty – Free Fallin'

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

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The Energy News Digest for October 29, 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

Southern California Edison Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/sce-wildfire-fund-pay-millions-fast-track-death-claims-2025-10-29/

Red Flag Conditions Prompt Power Shutoffs in Parts of Southern California (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2025/10/29/red-flag-conditions-trigger-power-shutoffs-in-parts-of-socal/86965130007/

Kennedy Directs CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms, Bloomberg News Reports (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/rfk-jr-directs-cdc-study-alleged-harms-offshore-wind-farms-bloomberg-news-2025-10-28/

Hurricane Melissa Roars Through Cuba After Thrashing Jamaica, Haiti (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/hurricane-melissa-hits-cuba-hours-after-devastating-jamaica-2025-10-29/

Microsoft Azure, 365 Outage Starting to Ease (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/microsoft-azure-365-outage-starting-173436234.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Southern California Edison Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims

2. Red Flag Conditions Prompt Power Shutoffs in Parts of Southern California

3. Idaho Develops Process for Utility Companies to Submit Wildfire Mitigation Plans

4. California: Local Leaders Push for Overdue Oroville Dam Deal to Benefit Community

5. U.S. Strikes $80 Billion Deal for New Nuclear Power Plants

6. Residential Electricity Prices Up More Than 6% in August: EIA

7. Mapped: The Average Cost of Electricity by U.S. State

8. Why Americans Behind on Utility Bills May Freeze If Fed Government Shutdown Doesn't End Soon

9. Decades-Old Property Dispute Involving the Bonneville Power Administration Arrives at U.S. Supreme Court

10. Chinook Landing, LLC v. United States

11. Kennedy Directs CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms, Bloomberg News Reports

12. Chugach Electric Advances Alaska’s Largest Solar Project

13. Breakthrough at Newberry Volcano Could Power 24/7 Clean Energy Future, Company Says

14. Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Season Delayed for All of California

15. Klamath River Temperatures Changed Dramatically After Dam Removal. That’s Helping Salmon Swim Farther Upstream

16. Fake Beaver Dams Help Restore Wyoming Wetlands

17. Almost 40% of Nevada Groundwater Wells Are in Decline, Study Says

18. Climate Dollars Eyed to Backfill WA Wildfire Funding

19. Bill Gates Calls for Climate Fight to Shift Focus from Curbing Emissions to Reducing Human Suffering

20. FCC Votes to Gut Broadband 'Nutrition Labels.' Here’s What It Means for You

21. In a First, A Data Center Is Using a Big Battery to Get Online Faster

22. Logistical Challenges Remain for Adoption of Electric Vehicle Trucks, WA Industry Advocates Say

23. Meta Appeals $35 Million Campaign Finance Fine at WA Supreme Court

24. Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate as Government Shutdown Clouds Economic Outlook

25. Policymakers Plan for ‘Energy Superabundance’ at Western Governors Conference

26. Montana Public Service Commission Taps New President

27. Microsoft Azure, 365 Outage Starting to Ease

28. Hurricane Melissa Roars Through Cuba After Thrashing Jamaica, Haiti

29. First Wave of Amazon Layoffs Detailed as South Sound Delivery Service Shutters

30. Remember to “Fall Back” and Change Clocks on Nov. 2nd

31. Guest Essay: We’re Back in Court for Columbia Basin Salmon’s Survival

32. Guest Essay: Utahns Deserve Lower Bills, Not Higher Profits for PacifiCorp

33. Guest Essay: Gas Reliance Will Worsen the Energy Affordability Crisis

Word of the Day

Tenebrous \TEN-uh-bruss\ Adjective – shut off from the light: DARK, MURKY 2: hard to understand: OBSCURE 3: causing gloom.

Brandy was sure her hearing was perfect, since she passed her hearing test with flying colors. “Bat-like perception” was the description from the person administering the test. Therefore, she was at a loss to interpret the tenebrous monosyllabic grunts and gestures being used by the instructor in her afternoon speech class at the Liberian University in Monrovia. “It figures they would hire a caveman for this,” she muttered.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Southern California Edison Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/sce-wildfire-fund-pay-millions-fast-track-death-claims-2025-10-29/

2. Red Flag Conditions Prompt Power Shutoffs in Parts of Southern California (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2025/10/29/red-flag-conditions-trigger-power-shutoffs-in-parts-of-socal/86965130007/

3. Idaho Develops Process for Utility Companies to Submit Wildfire Mitigation Plans (Idaho Capital Sun)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/idaho-develops-process-utility-companies-100153547.html

4. California: Local Leaders Push for Overdue Oroville Dam Deal to Benefit Community (KNVN-TV, Chico, CA)

https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/local-leaders-push-for-overdue-oroville-dam-deal-to-benefit-community/article_060da635-ee8b-4e0a-a6bb-56f64ce1221b.html

5. U.S. Strikes $80 Billion Deal for New Nuclear Power Plants (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/westinghouse-electric-cameco-corp-brookfield-asset-management-80-bln-nuclear-2025-10-28/

6. Residential Electricity Prices Up More Than 6% in August: EIA (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/residential-electricity-prices-up-more-than-6-in-august-eia/803849/

7. Mapped: The Average Cost of Electricity by U.S. State (Visual Capitalist)

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-average-cost-of-electricity-by-u-s-state/

8. Why Americans Behind on Utility Bills May Freeze If Fed Government Shutdown Doesn't End Soon (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2025/10/27/government-shutdown-slow-energy-aid/86899388007/

9. Decades-Old Property Dispute Involving the Bonneville Power Administration Arrives at U.S. Supreme Court (Politico - Paywall Advisory)

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/10/27/decades-old-property-dispute-arrives-at-supreme-court-00620248

10. Chinook Landing, LLC v. United States (FedCircuitBlog)

https://fedcircuitblog.com/supreme-court/petitions/chinook-landing-llc-v-united-states/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

11. Kennedy Directs CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms, Bloomberg News Reports (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/rfk-jr-directs-cdc-study-alleged-harms-offshore-wind-farms-bloomberg-news-2025-10-28/

12. Chugach Electric Advances Alaska’s Largest Solar Project (Must Read Alaska)

https://mustreadalaska.com/chugach-electric-advances-alaskas-largest-solar-project/

13. Breakthrough at Newberry Volcano Could Power 24/7 Clean Energy Future, Company Says (KBNZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/mazama-energy-geothermal-record-newberry-volcano/article_72643d88-83d5-4b33-8646-7e82018803b3.html

Fish & Wildlife

14. Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Season Delayed for All of California (KSBW-TV, Monterey, CA)

https://www.ksbw.com/article/commercial-dungeness-crab-fishing-season-delayed-for-all-of-california/69152350

15. Klamath River Temperatures Changed Dramatically After Dam Removal. That’s Helping Salmon Swim Farther Upstream (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/28/klamath-river-temperatures-dam-removal-salmon-upstream/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

16. Fake Beaver Dams Help Restore Wyoming Wetlands (WyoFile)

https://wyofile.com/fake-beaver-dams-help-restore-wyoming-wetlands/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17. Almost 40% of Nevada Groundwater Wells Are in Decline, Study Says (Idaho Capital Sun)

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/10/27/repub/almost-40-of-nevada-groundwater-wells-are-in-decline-study-says/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

18. Climate Dollars Eyed to Backfill WA Wildfire Funding (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/climate-dollars-eyed-for-wa-wildfire-funding/

19. Bill Gates Calls for Climate Fight to Shift Focus from Curbing Emissions to Reducing Human Suffering (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/bill-gates-climate-change-united-nations-4108f76e746d1e3e13845f33b8ae7007

London Calling –Telecommunications

20. FCC Votes to Gut Broadband 'Nutrition Labels.' Here’s What It Means for You (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/fcc-votes-to-gut-broadband-nutrition-labels-heres-what-it-means-for-you/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

21. In a First, A Data Center Is Using a Big Battery to Get Online Faster (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/aligned-data-center-get-online-faster

I Sing the Car Electric

22. Logistical Challenges Remain for Adoption of Electric Vehicle Trucks, WA Industry Advocates Say (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_1824f3dd-e788-41e3-9e76-f11d09673b99.html

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

23. Meta Appeals $35 Million Campaign Finance Fine at WA Supreme Court (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/28/meta-appeals-35m-campaign-finance-fine-at-wa-supreme-court/

Politics, Governance, and Management

24. Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate as Government Shutdown Clouds Economic Outlook (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-cut-inflation-jobs-e689e1397856aa24ffebdaaefa9762a2

25. Policymakers Plan for ‘Energy Superabundance’ at Western Governors Conference (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/29/repub/policymakers-plan-for-energy-superabundance-at-western-governors-conference/

26. Montana Public Service Commission Taps New President (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2025/10/28/public-service-commission-taps-new-president/

Other Things to Know About Today

27. Microsoft Azure, 365 Outage Starting to Ease (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/microsoft-azure-365-outage-starting-173436234.html

28. Hurricane Melissa Roars Through Cuba After Thrashing Jamaica, Haiti (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/hurricane-melissa-hits-cuba-hours-after-devastating-jamaica-2025-10-29/

29. First Wave of Amazon Layoffs Detailed as South Sound Delivery Service Shutters (Tacoma News-Tribune, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/first-wave-amazon-layoffs-detailed-153926492.html

30. Remember to “Fall Back” and Change Clocks on Nov. 2^nd (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/clock-change-sunday-november-3rd/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

31. Guest Essay: We’re Back in Court for Columbia Basin Salmon’s Survival (Seattle Times, WA – Via Save Our Wild Salmon)

https://www.wildsalmon.org/news-and-media/opinion/we-are-back-in-court-for-columbia-basin-salmon-s-survival.html

32. Guest Essay: Utahns Deserve Lower Bills, Not Higher Profits for PacifiCorp (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/28/utahns-deserve-lower-bills-not-higher-profits-for-pacificorp/

33. Guest Essay: Gas Reliance Will Worsen the Energy Affordability Crisis (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/natural-gas-energy-affordability-gridlab/803619/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

More Gummy Bears, Less Chocolate: Halloween Trend Has Been Going for Years

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/oct/26/more-gummy-bears-less-chocolate-halloween-trend-has-been-going-for-years/

This Alberta Dog Could Safely Drive a Truck & Serve You Beer — At Least on Paper

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-pug-bartender-9.6951462?cmp=rss

A Newly Discovered Dr. Seuss Manuscript Will Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary

https://www.kcra.com/article/dr-seuss-sing-the-50-united-states-new-manuscript/69180734

WWI Soldiers’ Messages in a Bottle Found on Australian Beach More Than 100 Years Later

https://apnews.com/article/australia-letters-bottle-beach-wwi-soldiers-5504498cc456cd920c6a314ae4d4f19c

Song of the Day

The Velvet Underground – Candy Says

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4rbTBKRedE