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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Dept. of Ecology Releases Updated Rule to
Cap Carbon Pollution (Washington State Department of Ecology)
Seattle City Council Measure Seeks Alternatives to Nuclear
Power (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
Washington State Governor Asked to Increase Water for
Spokane River (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
Solar Project Proposed Near City of Kittitas (Ellensburg
Daily Record, WA)
Suspect Arrested in Shelton Police Investigation of Fire at
Abandoned Grove Street Hotel (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Seattle City Council Measure Seeks Alternatives to Nuclear Power
- Nuclear Plants, Despite Safety Concerns, Gain Support as Clean Energy Sources
- Army Corps of Engineers Makes Tours of Lower Granite Dam Available
- Roger Sparks Has Served Community for 42 Years on Kittitas PUD Board
- Mason PUD 1’s General Manager Elected to NW Public Power Association Board
- Final Environmental Impact Statement Issued for the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project near Juneau
- Great Plains Energy Agrees to Buy Westar for $8.6 Billion
- Pennsylvania Utility Agency Ordered to Release Records That Led to Outage-Related Fine
- New York: Troubled Indian Point Reactor Will Reopen in Summer
- Domestic Uranium Production Remains Near Historic Low as Imports Continue to Fuel U-S Reactors
- Arizona Public Service Pushes Residential Demand Charges in New Rate Case
- This Florida Power & Light Drone Could Get Your Lights Back on Faster After a Storm
- Scientists Say Dungeness Crab Threatened by Ocean Acidification
- Salmon Ceremony: First Chinook Return to Chief Joseph Hatchery
- Phillips: Watch Hatchery Smolts Get Clipped before Leaving for Ocean
- Skip the Seal Selfie, for Pup’s Sake, Says NOAA
- Washington State Governor Asked to Increase Water for Spokane River
- Records Show Portland School Leaders Knew about Lead in Water as Early as 2012
- Solar Project Proposed Near City of Kittitas
- Renewable Energy Surges to Record Levels around the World
- Public Power Green Energy Programs Recognized by National Lab
- Oregonians Say Jackson County Targets Pot Growers
- Washington State Dept. of Ecology Releases Updated Rule to Cap Carbon Pollution
- Utilities Want to Amp Up EV Charging in the Tri-Cities
- Portland Coffee Roaster Will Capture Energy from Your Cuppa Joe
- Striking Verizon Workers to Return Wednesday; Deal Inked
- ESPN Has Lost 10 Million Viewers since 2013 to Cord Trimming
- Cellphone Radiation Study Raises Concerns despite Low Risk
- 360 Million Myspace Accounts Breached
- Googling Yourself Now Leads to Personal Privacy Controls
- Dozens in Russia Imprisoned for Social Media Likes, Reposts
- Bears Attempt to Break Into Parked Cars at School, Attacked by Social Media
- Feds Plan to Retry Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley on Deadlocked Counts
- California: Former CalPERS Chief Sentenced to Prison in Bribery Scandal
- Suspect Arrested in Shelton Police Investigation of Fire at Abandoned Grove Street Hotel
- Family Desperate to Find Missing Thurston County Teen after Car Found Abandoned
- Summer Means ‘100 Deadliest Days’ for Teen Drivers
- FEMA’s New ‘Disaster Deductible’ Shifts Responsibility to States
- City of Shelton to Use Search Firm to Find New Finance Director
- Elwha Dam Remnants Pose Extreme Risk to Boaters & Swimmers, Park Warns
Epiphany • \i-PIH-fun-ee\ • Noun – 1 capitalized: January 6
observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the
first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in
commemoration of the baptism of Christ 2: an appearance or manifestation
especially of a divine being 3a (1): a usually sudden manifestation or
perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2): an intuitive
grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking
(3): an illuminating discovery b: a revealing scene or moment
“I have no Bulwer-Lyttonesque example sentences for this
word,” sighed the news digest editor. “Even this small realization could be
considered some sort of an epiphany,” he muttered, “but I doubt it”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Seattle City Council Measure Seeks Alternatives to Nuclear
Power (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
Nuclear Plants, Despite Safety Concerns, Gain Support as
Clean Energy Sources (NY Times)
Army Corps of Engineers Makes Tours of Lower Granite Dam Available
(Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
Roger Sparks Has Served Community for 42 Years on Kittitas PUD
Board (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Mason PUD 1’s General Manager Elected to NW Public Power
Association Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Final Environmental Impact Statement Issued for the
Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project near Juneau (Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission)
Great Plains Energy Agrees to Buy Westar for $8.6 Billion (NY Times)
Pennsylvania Utility Agency Ordered to Release Records That
Led to Outage-Related Fine (Associated
Press)
New York: Troubled Indian Point Reactor Will Reopen in
Summer (Journal News, White Plains, NY)
Domestic Uranium Production Remains Near Historic Low as Imports
Continue to Fuel U-S Reactors (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Arizona Public Service Pushes Residential Demand Charges in New
Rate Case (Utility Dive)
This Florida Power & Light Drone Could Get Your Lights
Back on Faster After a Storm (Orlando Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2016/06/01/this-fpl-drone-could-get-your-lights-back-on.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Scientists Say Dungeness Crab Threatened by Ocean
Acidification (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)
Salmon Ceremony: First Chinook Return to Chief Joseph
Hatchery (Indian Country Today)
Phillips: Watch Hatchery Smolts Get Clipped before Leaving
for Ocean (Twin Falls Times News, ID)
Skip the Seal Selfie, for Pup’s Sake, Says NOAA (Christian
Science Monitor)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Governor Asked to Increase Water for
Spokane River (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
Records Show Portland School Leaders Knew about Lead in
Water as Early as 2012 (Northwest Public Radio)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar Project Proposed Near City of Kittitas (Ellensburg
Daily Record, WA)
Renewable Energy Surges to Record Levels around the World (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Public Power Green Energy Programs Recognized by National
Lab (American Public Power Association)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregonians Say Jackson County Targets Pot Growers (Courthouse News Service)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington State Dept. of Ecology Releases Updated Rule to Cap
Carbon Pollution (Washington State Department of Ecology)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Utilities Want to Amp Up EV Charging in the Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Portland Coffee Roaster Will Capture Energy from Your Cuppa
Joe (Portland Business Journal, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Striking Verizon Workers to Return Wednesday; Deal Inked (Associated Press)
ESPN Has Lost 10 Million Viewers since 2013 to Cord Trimming
(Broadband Reports)
Cellphone Radiation Study Raises Concerns despite Low Risk (Associated Press)
MARKETING & MEDIA
360 Million Myspace Accounts Breached (USA Today)
Googling Yourself Now Leads to Personal Privacy Controls
(ABC News)
Dozens in Russia Imprisoned for Social Media Likes, Reposts (Associated Press)
Bears Attempt to Break Into Parked Cars at School, Attacked by
Social Media (Mashable)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Feds Plan to Retry Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley on
Deadlocked Counts (Northwest Public Radio)
California: Former CalPERS Chief Sentenced to Prison in Bribery
Scandal (Sacramento Bee, CA)
GENERAL NEWS
Suspect Arrested in Shelton Police Investigation of Fire at
Abandoned Grove Street Hotel (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Family Desperate to Find Missing Thurston County Teen after Car
Found Abandoned (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Summer Means ‘100 Deadliest Days’ for Teen Drivers (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
FEMA’s New ‘Disaster Deductible’ Shifts Responsibility to
States (Associated Press)
City of Shelton to Use Search Firm to Find New Finance
Director (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Elwha Dam Remnants Pose Extreme Risk to Boaters &
Swimmers, Park Warns (Seattle Times,
WA - Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
What’s the Top Spelling ‘Mistake’ in Washington State? The
Answer Could Make You Sick
NBA Finals: Schadenfreude in Seattle
Duo Used Stolen Cash to Buy Winning $1 Million Lottery
Ticket
Marilyn Monroe’s 90th Birthday Celebrated in Photo Show
SONG OF THE DAY
Elton John – Candle in the Wind
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