The Energy News Digest

Monday, November 2, 2026

The Energy News Digest for November 2, 2026

The Energy News Digest is sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association and edited by Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus.

Explore Some of Public Power’s Biggest Challenges in January

Don’t miss NWPPA’s January conference series: Wildfires: What Utilities Need to Know, the Data Center and Load Growth Summit, and the Power Supply Conference. These deep-dive events help utility professionals better understand emerging challenges, share strategies, and prepare for the future. A special discount is available when you attend two or all three events. To receive the discount, please email registration@nwppa.org to register rather than signing up on NWPPA’s website.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

WA State: Kitsap to Vote on Energy Measure, as Puget Sound Energy Pours Millions into Campaign Against It (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/topics/soundside/2026-10-30/kitsap-to-vote-on-energy-measure-as-pse-pours-millions-into-campaign-against-it

Idled Washington Coal Power Plant Generates a Natural Gas Fight (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/29/idled-wa-coal-power-plant-generates-a-natural-gas-fight/

First-Ever Census Electric Vehicle Count Puts Washington State & King County Near the Top (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/first-ever-census-ev-count-puts-washington-state-and-king-county-near-the-top,410985

Warmer & Wetter Winter. Here’s How El Niño Will Affect Your Region (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/nx-s1-6009547/el-nino-forecast-us-winter

Binance Users Withdraw $3.6 Billion After Largest-Ever Crypto Hack (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/binance-users-withdraw-billions-record-002636522.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. WA State: Kitsap to Vote on Energy Measure, as Puget Sound Energy Pours Millions into Campaign Against It

2. WA State: Kitsap County’s Prop 1 Pits Local Public Utility Against Puget Sound Energy

3. WA State: One Public Electric Utility for Clallam County? Officials Raise Possibility

4. Idled Washington Coal Power Plant Generates a Natural Gas Fight

5. Oregon’s Natural Gas Rates to Climb Starting October 31

6. Multi-billion PacifiCorp wildfire lawsuit heads to Oregon Supreme Court

7. Idaho: Community Mourns Electrocution Death of 23-Year-Old Local Man

8. Northwest Power & Conservation Council Power Committee Discussion Focuses on Updated Timeline for Ninth Power Plan, Releasing Second Draft

9. Pacific Northwest National Lab Leads New Energy Storage Consortium

10. Cranberry Bogs Were Unprofitable, Then Solar Saved the Day

11. Eugene Adopts Home Energy Score Requirements for Houses Up for Sale

12. Washington’s Ice Harbor Dam Tested Fish-Friendly Turbine Fins, Raising Juvenile Salmon Survival from Roughly 90% to 98% While Improving Efficiency

13. Alaska’s 300 Endangered Belugas Face an Underwater Data Center Proposal with More Than 300 Tidal Turbines

14. United Nations Reports Warn of Large-Scale Damage to Earth’s Ice from Climate Change

15. Central Arizona Project Joins Colorado River Lawsuit

16. Potential of Missouri River Pipelines to Western States Opens New Front in Upstream-Downstream Fight

17. Good News for West Coast Water Resources

18. Comcast to Lay Off 159 Workers in Washington as Part of Nationwide Restructuring

19. Throw it Back? California Gov. Newsom Urged to Reject $1.4 Billion in BEAD Money over Net Neutrality

20. Binance Users Withdraw $3.6 Billion After Largest-Ever Crypto Hack

21. First-Ever Census Electric Vehicle Count Puts Washington State & King County Near the Top

22. A New Wave of Electric Ferries Is Here in the U.S. Some Even Fly

23. Crew from NASA’s Simulated Mars Mission Emerges After 378 Days in Isolation

24. Power Bills And Data Centers Cast Rare Spotlight on Utilities in U.S. Midterms

25. Energy Permitting Backers Want Senate to Rack Up Vote Count to Send Message to the House

26. Forecasters Are Predicting a Warmer & Wetter Winter. Here’s How El Niño Will Affect Your Region

27. California County Abandons Repair Plans for Crumbling Coastal Road Ahead of El Niño-Fueled Winter

28. Space Heaters Sold at Costco, Home Depot Recalled Nationwide Over Fire Hazards

29. Daylight Saving Means Washington & British Columbia Are Out-of-Sync for the First Time

Word of the Day

Preternatural /pret-ERR-natch-uh-rull/ Adjective – 1: existing outside of nature 2: exceeding what is natural or regular; extraordinary 3: inexplicable by ordinary means, especially: psychic.

The cat’s preternatural ability to hear the treat bag opening from three rooms away turned every midnight snack into a security breach.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. WA State: Kitsap to Vote on Energy Measure, as Puget Sound Energy Pours Millions into Campaign Against It (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/topics/soundside/2026-10-30/kitsap-to-vote-on-energy-measure-as-pse-pours-millions-into-campaign-against-it

2. WA State: Kitsap County’s Prop 1 Pits Local Public Utility Against Puget Sound Energy (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_e07abaf3-2d12-4cc2-8649-8f374400e6ad.html

3. WA State: One Public Electric Utility for Clallam County? Officials Raise Possibility (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

https://www.myclallamcounty.com/2026/10/29/one-public-electric-utility-for-clallam-county-officials-raise-possibility/

4. Idled Washington Coal Power Plant Generates a Natural Gas Fight (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/29/idled-wa-coal-power-plant-generates-a-natural-gas-fight/

5. Oregon’s Natural Gas Rates to Climb Starting October 31 (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/30/oregons-natural-gas-rates-to-climb-starting-oct-31/

6. Multi-billion PacifiCorp wildfire lawsuit heads to Oregon Supreme Court (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/multi-billion-pacificorp-wildfire-lawsuit-120234789.html

7. Idaho: Community Mourns Electrocution Death of 23-Year-Old Local Man (Idaho State Journal)

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/community-mourns-electrocution-death-of-23-year-old-local-man/article_f03ea267-4f70-4388-b002-370a27e22f39.html

8. Northwest Power & Conservation Council Power Committee Discussion Focuses on Updated Timeline for Ninth Power Plan, Releasing Second Draft (EIN News)

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/953479935/power-committee-discussion-focuses-on-updated-timeline-for-ninth-power-plan-releasing-second-draft

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

9. Pacific Northwest National Lab Leads New Energy Storage Consortium (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/54297-pacific-northwest-national-lab-leads-new-energy-storage-consortium/

10. Cranberry Bogs Were Unprofitable, Then Solar Saved the Day (Clean Technica)

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/11/01/cranberry-bogs-were-unprofitable-then-solar-saved-the-day/

Conservation & Efficiency

11. Eugene Adopts Home Energy Score Requirements for Houses Up for Sale (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/30/home-energy-score-eugene/

Fish & Wildlife

12. Washington’s Ice Harbor Dam Tested Fish-Friendly Turbine Fins, Raising Juvenile Salmon Survival from Roughly 90% to 98% While Improving Efficiency (Energies Media)

https://energiesmedia.com/ice-harbor-dam-tested-fish-friendly-turbine-fins/

13. Alaska’s 300 Endangered Belugas Face an Underwater Data Center Proposal with More Than 300 Tidal Turbines (The Cooldown)

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/alaska-cook-inlet-beluga-turbine-proposal/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

14. United Nations Reports Warn of Large-Scale Damage to Earth’s Ice from Climate Change (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/un-reports-warn-large-scale-161328455.html

Water, Water Anywhere?

15. Central Arizona Project Joins Colorado River Lawsuit (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/arizona/article_fe11d99e-eaaf-46e1-aabd-c5979e0e0f29.html

16. Potential of Missouri River Pipelines to Western States Opens New Front in Upstream-Downstream Fight (States Newsroom)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/29/us-electric-ferries

17. Good News for West Coast Water Resources (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/11/good-news-for-west-coast-water-resources.html

London Calling –Telecommunications

18. Comcast to Lay Off 159 Workers in Washington as Part of Nationwide Restructuring (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/local/comcast-layoff-washington/4291836

19. Throw it Back? California Gov. Newsom Urged to Reject $1.4 Billion in BEAD Money over Net Neutrality (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/throw-it-back-california-gov-newsom-urged-to-reject-1-4-billion-in-bead-money-over-net-neutrality/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

20. Binance Users Withdraw $3.6 Billion After Largest-Ever Crypto Hack (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/binance-users-withdraw-billions-record-002636522.html

I Sing the Car Electric

21. First-Ever Census Electric Vehicle Count Puts Washington State & King County Near the Top (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/first-ever-census-ev-count-puts-washington-state-and-king-county-near-the-top,410985

22. A New Wave of Electric Ferries Is Here in the U.S. Some Even Fly (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/29/us-electric-ferries

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

23. Crew from NASA’s Simulated Mars Mission Emerges After 378 Days in Isolation (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/science/crew-nasas-simulated-mars-mission-emerges-after-378-days-isolation-2026-11-01/

Politics, Governance, and Management

24. Power Bills And Data Centers Cast Rare Spotlight on Utilities in U.S. Midterms (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/power-bills-data-centers-cast-100854979.html

25. Energy Permitting Backers Want Senate to Rack Up Vote Count to Send Message to the House (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/29/senate-aims-for-70-votes-to-pass-permitting-reform-bill-01140803

Other Things to Know About Today

26. Forecasters Are Predicting a Warmer & Wetter Winter. Here’s How El Niño Will Affect Your Region (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/nx-s1-6009547/el-nino-forecast-us-winter

27. California County Abandons Repair Plans for Crumbling Coastal Road Ahead of El Niño-Fueled Winter (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/california-county-abandons-repair-plans-212356781.html

28. Space Heaters Sold at Costco, Home Depot Recalled Nationwide Over Fire Hazards (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/national/space-heaters-sold-at-costco-home-depot-recalled-nationwide-over-fire-hazards/

29. Daylight Saving Means Washington & British Columbia Are Out-of-Sync for the First Time (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/daylight-saving-means-washington-and-bc-are-out-of-sync-for-the-first-time/ar-AA2gy4k3

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

What is Native American Heritage Month?

https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/what-is-native-american-heritage-month-usps/507-005cd905-1314-4ba4-a20b-3769eda35218

UK Adventurer Ends Epic 28-Year Trek Across Jungles, Frozen Sea

https://courthousenews.com/uk-adventurer-ends-epic-28-year-trek-across-jungles-frozen-sea/

Pennsylvania Man Goes to the Movies 1,207 Times in One Year

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/11/02/guinness-world-records-movies-cinema-one-year/2311793639017/

Nest of 1,000-5,000 rare ants stolen from England wildlife reserve

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/11/02/devon-wildlife-trust-narrow-headed-ant-nest-stolen/8801793637542/

Song of the Day

Johnny Cash - I’ve Been Everywhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoIfglXAbh0

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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The Energy News Digest for October 28, 2026

The Energy News Digest is sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association, edited by Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus.

Explore Some of Public Power’s Biggest Challenges in January

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

California Utility Grid Reliability Faces Questions as State Phases Out Natural Gas Plants (NY Post)

https://nypost.com/2026/10/27/science/california-likely-to-retire-three-backup-natural-gas-plants/

Kitsap Weighs Public Power Option, as Puget Sound Energy Fights Prop. 1 'Blank Check' (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kitsap-weighs-public-power-option-184313908.html

Alaska: Full Restoration of Eklutna River Could Cost $1 Billion, Engineers Say (Anchorage Daily News, AK – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/full-restoration-eklutna-river-could-035900051.html

Critics Blast California's $180-Million Water Buy as Extraordinarily Expensive (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/critics-blast-california-s-180-million-water-buy-as-extraordinarily-expensive/ar-AA2fUJB2

Northern Nevada Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $7.8 Million from Broadband Project (KSNV, Las Vegas, NV)

https://news3lv.com/news/local/northern-nv-business-owner-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-78m-from-broadband-project

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. California Utility Grid Reliability Faces Questions as State Phases Out Natural Gas Plants

2. Kitsap Weighs Public Power Option, as Puget Sound Energy Fights Prop. 1 'Blank Check'

3. As Energy Bills Climb, Are These Alternatives to Puget Sound Energy Cheaper?

4. Montana Public Service Commission Postpones Vote on NorthWestern Energy Merger

5. California Homeowners Face Up to $139,000 to Bury Utility Lines, And Palm Springs Delays Vote

6. KIRO 7 Investigates: Who Is Profiting Off Your Power Bill?

7. Wind Turbine Orders Hit 2.8 GW in Q2 Ahead of Tax Credit Deadline: Woodmac

8. World to Add Less Clean Energy Capacity This Year, Renewables Agency Chief Says

9. A Hole on an Oregon Volcano Reached 629 Degrees & Became the Hottest Engineered Geothermal System on Record, But It Drew 135 Million Dollars Before Producing a Single Watt of Electricity

10. HUD and USDA Seek Feedback on Energy Code Impacts to Affordable Housing

11. Alaska: Full Restoration of Eklutna River Could Cost $1 Billion, Engineers Say

12. Oregon: Salmon Don’t Know Otis Hatchery Closed Last Year So ODFW Staff Also Return for Annual Harvest

13. 13 Killer Whales Surround Whale Watching Boat Off Southern California Coast

14. Scientists Warn of Worsening Climate Indicators in New Report Led by Oregon State University

15. More Than a Third of Western States’ Glacial Cover Has Been Lost Since 1950s as Planet Warms

16. Critics Blast California's $180-Million Water Buy as Extraordinarily Expensive

17. Federal Government Sues State Over Idaho National Laboratory Water Rights

18. Northern Nevada Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $7.8 Million from Broadband Project

19. Fiber, Broadband Projects by Oregon Highways on Hold After Kotek Data Center Order

20. Idaho: Data Center Eyed for Jerome, Lincoln Desert Where Lava Ridge Stalled

21. We Studied 1,584 Data Centers – And Found the Buildings Full of Machines Are Tied to Modest Local Job Growth

22. Ford’s New Electric Vehicle Pickup Will Come with More Affordable Home-Power Backup

23. El Niño's Record-Hot Ocean Waters Driving Coastal Flooding in Southern California

24. Winter Weather Advisory Issued for the Oregon Mountain Passes Wednesday

25. WA Winter Weather Advisory Issued as Snow Hits Mountain Passes

26. Oregon: Newport’s Pacific Seafood Processing Plant Is Back to Regular Operations After Fire Forces Evacuation

27. Being Frank: Ocean Fisheries Are Not a Threat to Salmon Recovery

28. States Ongoing Role in Broadband

Word of the Day

Homage \AH-mij (definition 1) OWE-mazh (definition 2) Noun – 1a: a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord b: the relationship between a feudal lord & his vassal: an act done or payment made in meeting the obligations of vassalage 2 a: expression of high regard: respect *b: something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another: tribute.

Joel’s obsessive purchase of ukuleles is not ukulele acquisition syndrome, but an act of homage to the diminutive instrument.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. California Utility Grid Reliability Faces Questions as State Phases Out Natural Gas Plants (NY Post)

https://nypost.com/2026/10/27/science/california-likely-to-retire-three-backup-natural-gas-plants/

2. Kitsap Weighs Public Power Option, as Puget Sound Energy Fights Prop. 1 'Blank Check' (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kitsap-weighs-public-power-option-184313908.html

3. As Energy Bills Climb, Are These Alternatives to Puget Sound Energy Cheaper? (Tacoma News-Tribune, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/energy-bills-climb-alternatives-puget-120000536.html

4. Montana Public Service Commission Postpones Vote on NorthWestern Energy Merger (Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2026/10/27/n/

5. California Homeowners Face Up to $139,000 to Bury Utility Lines, And Palm Springs Delays Vote (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/california-homeowners-face-139-000-135700309.html

6. KIRO 7 Investigates: Who Is Profiting Off Your Power Bill? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/kiro-7-investigates-who-is-profiting-off-your-power-bill/FX7QL2WJLJF27H4EYPRBU5YEMA/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

7. Wind Turbine Orders Hit 2.8 GW in Q2 Ahead of Tax Credit Deadline: Woodmac (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/wind-turbine-orders-hit-28-gw-in-q2-ahead-of-tax-credit-deadline-woodmac/872757/

8. World to Add Less Clean Energy Capacity This Year, Renewables Agency Chief Says (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/world-add-less-clean-energy-capacity-this-year-renewables-agency-chief-says-2026-10-27/

9. A Hole on an Oregon Volcano Reached 629 Degrees & Became the Hottest Engineered Geothermal System on Record, But It Drew 135 Million Dollars Before Producing a Single Watt Of Electricity (The Pulse)

https://www.ecoportal.net/en/oregon-volcano-reached-geothermal-well-drilling/44225/

Conservation & Efficiency

10. HUD and USDA Seek Feedback on Energy Code Impacts to Affordable Housing (E+E Leader)

https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/articles/1799-hud-and-usda-seek-feedback-on-energy-code-impacts-to-affordable-housing

Fish & Wildlife

11. Alaska: Full Restoration of Eklutna River Could Cost $1 Billion, Engineers Say (Anchorage Daily News, AK – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/full-restoration-eklutna-river-could-035900051.html

12. Oregon: Salmon Don’t Know Otis Hatchery Closed Last Year So ODFW Staff Also Return for Annual Harvest (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/27/salmon-otis-fish-hatchery-odfw-staff-annual-harvest/

13. 13 Killer Whales Surround Whale Watching Boat Off Southern California Coast (KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA)

https://ktla.com/news/california/13-killer-whales-surround-whale-watching-boat-off-southern-california-coast/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

14. Scientists Warn of Worsening Climate Indicators in New Report Led by Oregon State University (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/climate-change/climate-change-science-climate-change-indicators-worsening-report-osu-oregon-state/283-b8b973e5-896e-4212-9914-fcfc0fd3ef4f

15. More Than a Third of Western States’ Glacial Cover Has Been Lost Since 1950s as Planet Warms (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/27/more-than-a-third-of-western-glacial-cover-has-been-lost-since-1950s-as-planet-warms/

Water, Water Anywhere?

16. Critics Blast California's $180-Million Water Buy as Extraordinarily Expensive (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/critics-blast-california-s-180-million-water-buy-as-extraordinarily-expensive/ar-AA2fUJB2

17. Federal Government Sues State Over Idaho National Laboratory Water Rights (States Newsroom)

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/federal-government-sues-state-over-idaho-national-laboratory-water-rights

London Calling –Telecommunications

18. Northern Nevada Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $7.8 Million from Broadband Project (KSNV, Las Vegas, NV)

https://news3lv.com/news/local/northern-nv-business-owner-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-78m-from-broadband-project

19. Fiber, Broadband Projects by Oregon Highways on Hold After Kotek Data Center Order (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/27/fiber-broadband-projects-by-oregon-highways-on-hold-after-kotek-data-center-order/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

20. Idaho: Data Center Eyed for Jerome, Lincoln Desert Where Lava Ridge Stalled (KIVI-TV, Nampa, ID)

https://www.kivitv.com/twin-falls/data-center-eyed-for-jerome-lincoln-desert-where-lava-ridge-stalled

21. We Studied 1,584 Data Centers – And Found the Buildings Full of Machines Are Tied to Modest Local Job Growth (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/studied-1-584-data-centers-121907445.html

I Sing the Car Electric

22. Ford’s New Electric Vehicle Pickup Will Come with More Affordable Home-Power Backup (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/ford-fathom-ev-pickup-home-power-backup

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

23. El Niño's Record-Hot Ocean Waters Driving Coastal Flooding in Southern California (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/california-coasts-great-enemy-record-100000897.html

Other Things to Know About Today

24. Winter Weather Advisory Issued for the Oregon Mountain Passes Wednesday (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/winter-weather-advisory-mountain-passes-wednesday/

25. WA Winter Weather Advisory Issued as Snow Hits Mountain Passes (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/best-chance-pass-snow-could-225220837.html

26. Oregon: Newport’s Pacific Seafood Processing Plant Is Back to Regular Operations After Fire Forces Evacuation (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/26/newports-pacific-seafood-processing-plant-is-back-to-regular-operations-after-fire-forces-evacuation/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

27. Being Frank: Ocean Fisheries Are Not a Threat to Salmon Recovery (Northwest Treaty Tribes)

https://nwtreatytribes.org/being-frank-ocean-fisheries-are-not-a-threat-to-salmon-recovery/

28. States Ongoing Role in Broadband (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2026/10/28/states-ongoing-role-in-broadband/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Statue of Liberty Marks 140th Birthday After 1886 Dedication in New York Harbor

https://www.kcra.com/article/statue-of-liberty-140-years-1886-dedication/74272210

Australian Judge Rejects Prisoner’s Human Rights Challenge to Vegemite Ban

https://apnews.com/article/australia-vegemite-prison-ban-andre-mckechnie-be4d766fb12d529b194881b9188cd6ff

'I'm with the Right Guy': Man Spends Months Panning for Gold to Craft Engagement Ring

https://www.kcra.com/article/colorado-man-pans-for-gold-engagement-ring/74261571

A Dinosaur Fossil That Looks Like a Mini T. Rex Just Sold for a Giant $47 Million

https://www.kcra.com/article/dinosaur-fossil-mini-t-rex-sold-giant-47-million/74263225