The Energy News Digest for April 6, 2026

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

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

California Faces Second-Worst Snowpack in Decades (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/california-faces-second-worst-snowpack-in-decades/

States Are Weighing Whether to Soften Climate Laws Amid High Energy Prices (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-06/state-lawmakers-weigh-weakening-climate-laws-as-iran-war-drives-up-energy-prices

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Gets Final Go-Ahead to Run Through 2030 (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/diablo-canyon-gets-final-ahead-235902521.html

Public Comment Extended on Future of Offshore Wind in Oregon, Including None at All (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/oregon-offshore-wind-public-comment-extended/

More Oregon Water for Google’s Data Centers, More Concern Over Secrecy (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/04/more-oregon-water-for-googles-data-centers-more-concern-over-secrecy.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Gets Final Go-Ahead to Run Through 2030

2.      Rocky Mountain Power Customers in Idaho Should See Rate Decrease This Year

3.      Low-Voltage Utility Elections Face Surge of Attention as Electricity Bills Rise

4.      Proposed Federal Rule Could Weaken Tribal Input on Hydropower Permits, Navajo Groups Say

5.      Southwest Power Pool, Utilities Successfully Complete Western Expansion

6.      California: Squirrel Damages Pacific Gas & Electric Pole, Causing Widespread Outages, Fire in Auburn

7.      Regulators, Utilities Urge Contacting 811 as Spring Projects Surge

8.      Public Comment Extended on Future of Offshore Wind in Oregon, Including None at All

9.      Solar Installations Fell 22% in 2025: FERC

10.   News Release: Commerce Invests More Than $60 Million In Clean Energy & Grid Resilience Projects Across 32 Washington Counties

11.   Southeast Alaska’s Treaty-Determined Chinook Salmon Catch Limit Returns to Normal Levels

12.   Whale Death in Willapa River Follows Troubling Trend of Gray Whale Deaths in Washington

13.   Warming Winters Lead to More Nitrate Pollution in Drinking Water Near Farms

14.   EPA Moves to Designate Microplastics & Pharmaceuticals as Contaminants in Drinking Water

15.   California Faces Second-Worst Snowpack in Decades

16.   Idaho Snowpack Hit Historic Lows, Raising Summer Water Concerns

17.   Washington Impacts from Four Years of Low Snowpack

18.   States Are Weighing Whether to Soften Climate Laws Amid High Energy Prices

19.   Climate Hopes Dim in New York Even as Western States Join on Cap-And-Trade

20.   Open for Public Comment: Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Project Draft Gap Measures & Scenarios for Analysis

21.   Best States for Working from Home – 2026

22.   More Oregon Water for Google’s Data Centers, More Concern Over Secrecy

23.   WA State: Several Agricultural, Data Center Issues Began in Quincy

24.   NorthWestern Energy Files Data Center Tariff Proposal

25.   WA State Rebate Program for E-Bike Purchases Returns with More Funding Available, Longer Awarding Period

26.   Oregon: Want an E-Bike? Portland Has a New Rebate Program for Low-Income Residents

27.   AP Says It Will Offer Buyouts as Part of Pivot Away from Newspaper Journalism

28.   Canadian Retiree Builds Home Hydropower System That Generates 36 kWh of Daily Electricity from River Flow

29.   Judges Are Increasingly Using Artificial Intelligence to Draft Rulings & Prepare for Hearings

30.   Why Seattle Gas Could Hit $10 a Gallon

31.   UCLA Rolls Past South Carolina for First NCAA Women’s National Championship

32.   What to Watch for in Monday’s Men’s NCAA Championship Basketball Game

33.   ‘We Are Moving Too Fast’: Todd Myers Says Clean Energy Laws Drove Puget Sound Energy’s 30% Rate Hike

Word of the Day

Drollery /DROLE-er-ee/ Noun - 1: something that is droll, especially: a comic picture or drawing 2: the act or an instance of jesting or burlesquing 3: whimsical humor.

     Puns are lots of fun

     Drollery in small doses

     They make my sides ache

https://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/2026/04/laughter-best-medicine.html

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Gets Final Go-Ahead to Run Through 2030 (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/diablo-canyon-gets-final-ahead-235902521.html

2.      Rocky Mountain Power Customers in Idaho Should See Rate Decrease This Year (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/51749-rocky-mountain-power-customers-in-idaho-should-see-rate-decrease-this-year/

3.      Low-Voltage Utility Elections Face Surge of Attention as Electricity Bills Rise (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/energy-politics-electricity-bills-data-centers-arizona-alabama-c4c3719bf4d7ccf6f2c85373ddee1e40

4.      Proposed Federal Rule Could Weaken Tribal Input on Hydropower Permits, Navajo Groups Say (Tribal Business News)

https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/energy/15566-proposed-federal-rule-could-weaken-tribal-input-on-hydropower-permits-navajo-groups-say

5.      Southwest Power Pool, Utilities Successfully Complete Western Expansion (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/spp-utilities-successfully-complete-western-expansion

6.      California: Squirrel Damages Pacific Gas & Electric Pole, Causing Widespread Outages, Fire in Auburn (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)

https://www.kcra.com/article/squirrel-damages-pge-pole-outages-fire-easter-sunday/70937157

7.      Regulators, Utilities Urge Contacting 811 as Spring Projects Surge (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/51718-regulators-utilities-urge-contacting-811-as-spring-projects-surge/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8.      Public Comment Extended on Future of Offshore Wind in Oregon, Including None at All (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/oregon-offshore-wind-public-comment-extended/

9.      Solar Installations Fell 22% in 2025: FERC (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-installations-fell-2024-2025-ferc-wind-gas/816319/

10.   News Release: Commerce Invests More Than $60 Million In Clean Energy & Grid Resilience Projects Across 32 Washington Counties (WA Dept. of Commerce)

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/commerce-invests-more-than-60-million-in-clean-energy-and-grid-resilience-projects-across-32-washington-counties/

Fish & Wildlife

11.   Southeast Alaska’s Treaty-Determined Chinook Salmon Catch Limit Returns to Normal Levels (Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/southeast-alaskas-treaty-determined-chinook-salmon-catch-limit-returns-to-normal-levels/

12.   Whale Death in Willapa River Follows Troubling Trend of Gray Whale Deaths in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/juvenile-gray-whale-willapa-river-dies/281-885e4df1-e94b-47f4-ba31-1d599b39bb18

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

13.   Warming Winters Lead to More Nitrate Pollution in Drinking Water Near Farms (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/warming-winters-lead-more-nitrate-151946165.html

14.   EPA Moves to Designate Microplastics & Pharmaceuticals as Contaminants in Drinking Water (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)

https://www.kcra.com/article/pokemon-cards-igniting-international-crime-spree/70932982

Water, Water, Anywhere?

15.   California Faces Second-Worst Snowpack in Decades (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/california-faces-second-worst-snowpack-in-decades/

16.   Idaho Snowpack Hit Historic Lows, Raising Summer Water Concerns (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/idaho-snowpack-hit-historic-lows-raising-summer-water-concerns/article_8e8eca38-1b9a-478b-a953-0d93e7f2cc8d.html

17.   Washington Impacts from Four Years of Low Snowpack (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/impacts-4-years-low-snowpack/Y5IALITHBVDVBHOL5F7JMDR7QY/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

18.   States Are Weighing Whether to Soften Climate Laws Amid High Energy Prices (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-06/state-lawmakers-weigh-weakening-climate-laws-as-iran-war-drives-up-energy-prices

19.   Climate Hopes Dim in New York Even as Western States Join on Cap-And-Trade (Stateline)

https://stateline.org/2026/04/02/climate-hopes-dim-in-new-york-even-as-western-states-join-on-cap-and-trade/

20.   Open for Public Comment: Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Project Draft Gap Measures & Scenarios for Analysis (Oregon Dept of Energy – Links to PDF File)

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59c554e0f09ca40655ea6eb0/t/69bc83af0609584c6dfcc9d5/1773962160757/2026-TIGHGER2-Draft-Gap-Measures-Scenarios-Updated.pdf

London Calling –Telecommunications

21.   Best States for Working from Home – 2026 (WalletHub)

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-working-from-home/72801

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

22.   More Oregon Water for Google’s Data Centers, More Concern Over Secrecy (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/04/more-oregon-water-for-googles-data-centers-more-concern-over-secrecy.html

23.   WA State: Several Agricultural, Data Center Issues Began in Quincy (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/topics/return_to_quincy/several-agricultural-data-center-issues-began-in-quincy/article_880e796d-b34a-41f3-8733-be6e9e6de6c0.html

HAL’s Internet Café

24.   NorthWestern Energy Files Data Center Tariff Proposal (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2026/04/02/northwestern-energy-files-data-center-tariff-proposal/

I Sing the Car Electric

25.   WA State Rebate Program for E-Bike Purchases Returns with More Funding Available, Longer Awarding Period (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/apr/06/state-rebate-program-for-e-bike-purchases-returns-/

26.   Oregon: Want an E-Bike? Portland Has a New Rebate Program for Low-Income Residents (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/city-introduces-new-e-bike-rebate-program/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

27.   AP Says It Will Offer Buyouts as Part of Pivot Away from Newspaper Journalism (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

28.   Canadian Retiree Builds Home Hydropower System That Generates 36 kWh of Daily Electricity from River Flow (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/techandscience/canadian-retiree-builds-home-hydropower-system-that-generates-36-kwh-of-daily-electricity-from-river-flow/ar-AA20054D

Politics, Governance, and Management

29.   Judges Are Increasingly Using Artificial Intelligence to Draft Rulings & Prepare for Hearings (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/apr/05/judges-are-increasingly-using-ai-to-draft-rulings-/

Other Things to Know About Today

30.   Why Seattle Gas Could Hit $10 a Gallon (Axios, Seattle)

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/04/02/washington-gas-prices-10-dollars-gallon-strait-of-hormuz-oil-supply-iran-war

31.   UCLA Rolls Past South Carolina for First NCAA Women’s National Championship (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ucla-rolls-past-south-carolina-for-first-ncaa-womens-national-championship/ar-AA20d0XA

32.   What to Watch for in Monday’s Men’s NCAA Championship Basketball Game (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/05/nx-s1-5771779/what-to-watch-for-in-mondays-ncaa-championship-game

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

33.   ‘We Are Moving Too Fast’: Todd Myers Says Clean Energy Laws Drove Puget Sound Energy’s 30% Rate Hike (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-radio/puget-sound-energy-pse-bill/4224610

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Father, Son Make Cross-Country Trek to Visit Every MLB Ballpark for Cancer Awareness

https://www.kcra.com/article/father-son-cross-country-every-mlb-ballpark-cancer-awareness/70937990

Scientists Discovered an Entire Island Made of Ancient Humans’ Leftover Food

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientists-discovered-entire-island-made-180000644.html

Pokémon Cards Are Igniting an International Crime Spree

https://www.kcra.com/article/pokemon-cards-igniting-international-crime-spree/70932982

A Priceless Ancient Golden Helmet Stolen from a Dutch Museum Is Recovered

https://courthousenews.com/a-priceless-ancient-golden-helmet-stolen-from-a-dutch-museum-is-recovered/

Song of the Day

James Horner – Field of Dreams Overture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltOge9h_Ffk

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The Energy News Digest for April 1, 2026

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

Oregon Utilities Warn of Higher Costs from Hydropower Changes (International Water Power & Dam Construction)

https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/news/oregon-utilities-warn-of-higher-costs-from-hydropower-changes/

Pacific Power, Portland General Electric Raise Residential Electricity Rates Again for Oregon Customers (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/31/pacific-power-pge-raise-residential-electricity-rates-again-for-oregon-customers/

Puget Sound Energy Proposes New Rate Increases. Here’s How Much You Could Be Paying (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/pse-proposes-new-rate-increases-heres-how-much-you-could-be-paying/COAGUOU53ZETDNLAIXWKD2KJTY/

GM Idles Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant, Temporarily Laying Off 1,300 Workers (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-idles-detroit-ev-plant-temporarily-laying-off-1300-2026-03-30/

Amazon to Pay $20.5 Million Settlement Over Northeast Oregon Nitrate Pollution (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/31/amazon-to-pay-20-5-million-settlement-over-northeast-oregon-nitrate-pollution/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Oregon Utilities Warn of Higher Costs from Hydropower Changes

2.      Federal Salmon Ruling Spawns Power Rate Hike

3.      Pacific Power, Portland General Electric Raise Residential Electricity Rates Again for Oregon Customers

4.      Puget Sound Energy Proposes New Rate Increases. Here’s How Much You Could Be Paying

5.      WA State: Tri-Cities Business Leaders Worry There’s Not Enough Power to Go Around

6.      NV Energy’s Peak Demand Charge Postponed Until Jan. 1

7.      Every Fifth Pole: Ameren’s Staggered Strategy for Grid Hardening

8.      Exclusive: Renewables Grew to Almost 50% of Global Electricity Capacity in 2025 After Solar Boost

9.      Amazon to Pay $20.5 Million Settlement Over Northeast Oregon Nitrate Pollution

10.   Corps of Engineers’ Plan to Address Columbia River Dredge Spoils Could Cost Southwest Washington Ports Millions

11.   A Very Wet March – This March Has Been Very Wet Over the Western Side of Washington State

12.   NorthWestern Doesn’t Have to Turn Over More Data Center Information in Merger Case

13.   GM Idles Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant, Temporarily Laying Off 1,300 Workers

14.   Silicon Valley Power Details Support & Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Operations

15.   Artemis Will Take Americans to the Moon for the First Time Since 1972. Why Has It Been So Hard to Go Back?

16.   WA Gov. Ferguson Signs Artificial Intelligence Protection Bills as Public Increasingly Embraces the Technology

17.   National Weather Service Issues Winter Weather Advisory, Warnings for Oregon Cascades

18.   Seattle Weather: Wet, Breezy & Mountain Snow Showers Wednesday

19.   5.5K+ Power Strips Sold on Amazon Recalled After Reports of Sparking, Melting

20.   Video: What Does an Oregon Judge’s 2026 Order Mean for the Port of Lewiston’s Future

21.   Why The War in Iran Should Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition

22.   Podcast: How the Pacific Northwest Can Handle Growing Energy Demands without New Gas-Fired Power Plants

Word of the Day

Privy \PRIV-vee\ Adjective – 1a: private, withdrawn b: secret 2: belonging or relating to a person in one’s individual rather than official capacity 3: admitted as one sharing in a secret.

Privy \PRIV-vee\ Noun – An outhouse.

The small, restless child at the remote Renaissance Festival started a familiar dance as his father frantically started looking for the nearest privy. Sir George (in real life an accountant at a local brewery) silently beckoned the beleaguered father to his side. “I will make thee privy to one of the best-kept secrets on these grounds,” the bewhiskered faux knight rasped. “The chamber you seek is meant only for nobles, but if you are in desperate need, ye will find it behind the leather mug booth near the faire entrance.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Oregon Utilities Warn of Higher Costs from Hydropower Changes (International Water Power & Dam Construction)

https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/news/oregon-utilities-warn-of-higher-costs-from-hydropower-changes/

2.      Federal Salmon Ruling Spawns Power Rate Hike (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

https://ptleader.com/articles/featured-stories/federal-salmon-ruling-spawns-power-rate-hike/

3.      Pacific Power, Portland General Electric Raise Residential Electricity Rates Again for Oregon Customers (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/31/pacific-power-pge-raise-residential-electricity-rates-again-for-oregon-customers/

4.      Puget Sound Energy Proposes New Rate Increases. Here’s How Much You Could Be Paying (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/pse-proposes-new-rate-increases-heres-how-much-you-could-be-paying/COAGUOU53ZETDNLAIXWKD2KJTY/

5.      WA State: Tri-Cities Business Leaders Worry There’s Not Enough Power to Go Around (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/local/2026-03-30/tri-cities-business-leaders-worry-theres-not-enough-power-to-go-around

6.      NV Energy’s Peak Demand Charge Postponed Until Jan. 1 (Nevada Current)

https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/31/nv-energys-peak-demand-charge-postponed-until-jan-1/

7.      Every Fifth Pole: Ameren’s Staggered Strategy for Grid Hardening (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/every-fifth-pole-amerens-staggered-strategy-for-grid-hardening/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8.      Exclusive: Renewables Grew to Almost 50% of Global Electricity Capacity in 2025 After Solar Boost (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/renewables-grew-almost-50-global-electricity-capacity-2025-after-solar-boost-2026-03-31/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

9.      Amazon to Pay $20.5 Million Settlement Over Northeast Oregon Nitrate Pollution (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/31/amazon-to-pay-20-5-million-settlement-over-northeast-oregon-nitrate-pollution/

10.   Corps of Engineers’ Plan to Address Columbia River Dredge Spoils Could Cost Southwest Washington Ports Millions (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/mar/17/corps-of-engineers-plan-to-address-columbia-river-dredge-spoils-could-cost-southwest-washington-ports-millions/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

11.   A Very Wet March – This March Has Been Very Wet Over the Western Side of Washington State (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-very-wet-march.html

HAL’s Internet Café

12.   NorthWestern Doesn’t Have to Turn Over More Data Center Information in Merger Case (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2026/03/31/northwestern-doesnt-have-to-turn-over-more-data-center-information-in-merger-case/

I Sing the Car Electric

13.   GM Idles Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant, Temporarily Laying Off 1,300 Workers (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-idles-detroit-ev-plant-temporarily-laying-off-1300-2026-03-30/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

14.   Silicon Valley Power Details Support & Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Operations (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/silicon-valley-power-details-support-and-lessons-learned-super-bowl-operations

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

15.   Artemis Will Take Americans to the Moon for the First Time Since 1972. Why Has It Been So Hard to Go Back? (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/article/artemis-will-take-americans-to-the-moon-for-the-1st-time-since-1972-why-has-it-been-so-hard-to-go-back-193026603.html

Politics, Governance, and Management

16.   WA Gov. Ferguson Signs Artificial Intelligence Protection Bills as Public Increasingly Embraces the Technology (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ferguson-signs-ai-protection-bills-035900856.html

Other Things to Know About Today

17.   National Weather Service Issues Winter Weather Advisory, Warnings for Oregon Cascades (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/weather/nws-issues-winter-weather-advisory-warnings-for-oregon-cascades/

18.   Seattle Weather: Wet, Breezy & Mountain Snow Showers Wednesday (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.fox13seattle.com/weather/seattle-weather-wet-breezy-mountain-snow-showers-wednesday

19.   5.5K+ Power Strips Sold on Amazon Recalled After Reports of Sparking, Melting (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/local/amazon-power-strip-recall/4223307

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

20.   Video: What Does an Oregon Judge’s 2026 Order Mean for the Port of Lewiston’s Future (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFDbaxKE9Qc

21.   Why The War in Iran Should Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2026/04/01/why-the-war-in-iran-should-accelerate-the-clean-energy-transition/

22.   Podcast: How the Pacific Northwest Can Handle Growing Energy Demands without New Gas-Fired Power Plants (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/31/northwest-energy-gap-natural-gas/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

A Pencil Is Running for Oregon Governor, Hoping to Make a Mark on Education

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/03/a-pencil-is-running-for-oregon-governor-hoping-to-make-a-mark-on-education.html

A College Instructor Turns to Typewriters to Curb AI-Written Work & Teach Life Lessons

https://apnews.com/article/typewriter-ai-cheating-chatgpt-cornell-ce10e1ca0f10c96f79b7d988bb56448b

Hershey Says It Will Shift Back to Classic Recipe for All Reese’s Products After Criticism

https://apnews.com/article/hershey-reeses-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups-recipe-1c17247e190eb03952e1c197b6f872ce

Thieves Steal Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne & Matisse from a Private Museum in Italy

https://apnews.com/article/italy-theft-renoir-cezanne-matisse-paintings-magnani-eaf757cce051594fa4919bb90aad9d49

Song of the Day

Art Garfunkel - (What A) Wonderful World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-s9uXvwrws

Links & Paywall Advisory

Links in The Energy News Digest are for current stories. Media organizations frequently update their websites, which can cause broken links.

Although I choose stories that are accessible without paying a subscription, individual experiences may vary. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions. Regularly clearing your browser’s history and cookies may help you access certain paywall sites.