SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Yakima Basin Water Plan Seeking $31 Million in State Funds
(Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Washington State Governor Requests ‘Commercial Fishery
Failure’ Declaration (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Some Yahoo Users Close Accounts Amid Fears Breach Could Have
Ripple Effects (Reuters)
Sawmill Part of Colville Tribes’ Strategy for a Warming
Climate (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Designing A Faster Anacortes Starts with NoaNet (Community
Broadband Networks)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Cheers Reported as Power Comes Back On in Puerto Rico
- FERC to Rethink Market Power Issues in a More ‘Open’ Approach
- Ice Harbor Dam Repair to Slow Passage through Lock
- Portion of Columbia River Closes for Grant PUD Power Line Work
- Vendor to Begin Monthly Snohomish PUD Meter Readings Next Week
- Janet Herrin Selected as Next Chief Operating Officer for Bonneville Power Administration
- Wanapum Culture Featured in Grant PUD Archaeology Days
- Illinois Utility Gets Green Light to Expand Smart Meters to All Customers
- Interactive: What’s Your Future Electricity Mix Look Like?
- Washington State Governor Requests ‘Commercial Fishery Failure’ Declaration
- Tribes Urge Washington State to Drop Appeal of Ninth Circuit’s Fish Culvert Ruling
- Kootenai River Improvements Put Shine on Fall Fishing
- Trucking Spawning Salmon Above Willamette Dam Showing Success in Offspring Survival, Adult Returns
- Yakima Basin Water Plan Seeking $31 Million in State Funds
- Skagit PUD Makes Progress on Water Tank Project
- BMW to Recycle Used EV Batteries into a 2.8 MWh Grid Stability Project
- Sawmill Part of Colville Tribes’ Strategy for a Warming Climate
- Study: Earth’s Roughly Warmest in About 100,000 Years
- Company’s First Public Oregon Station Completes West Coast Natural Gas Highway
- California Eyes Unusual Power Source: Its Gridlocked Roads
- Gary Johnson’s Solution for Climate Change Involves Moving to Other Planets
- Designing A Faster Anacortes Starts with NoaNet
- Portland among Cities Selected for White House Smart Cities Programs
- Some Yahoo Users Close Accounts Amid Fears Breach Could Have Ripple Effects
- Facebook Apologizes for Overstating Key Ad Metric
- Disney Is Thinking About Buying Twitter: Report
- Snapchat to Offer Camera-Equipped Sunglasses in First Hardware Push
- Clinton, Trump Poised for Historic Monday Debate Battle
- Washington State Governor’s Debate Will Follow Presidential Debate
- Mason County Candidates’ Forum in Union Tuesday
- Investigators Search for Clues in Washington State Mall Shooting That Left Five Dead
- The Latest: Documents – Mall Shooting Suspect Confessed
- Earthquakes Rattle Southern Oregon Coast
- Washington State Wildfire Safety Fuels Hot Debate
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Cheers Reported as Power Comes Back On in Puerto Rico (American
Public Power Association)
FERC to Rethink Market Power Issues in a More ‘Open’
Approach (Utility Dive)
Ice Harbor Dam Repair to Slow Passage through Lock (Walla
Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
Portion of Columbia River Closes for Grant PUD Power Line
Work (KAPP-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Vendor to Begin Monthly Snohomish PUD Meter Readings Next
Week (My Everett News, WA)
Janet Herrin Selected as Next Chief Operating Officer for Bonneville
Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)
Wanapum Culture Featured in Grant PUD Archaeology Days (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Illinois Utility Gets Green Light to Expand Smart Meters to
All Customers (Midwest Energy News)
Interactive: What’s Your Future Electricity Mix Look Like?
(Inside Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Governor Requests ‘Commercial Fishery
Failure’ Declaration (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Tribes Urge Washington State to Drop Appeal of Ninth Circuit’s
Fish Culvert Ruling (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Kootenai River Improvements Put Shine on Fall Fishing (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Trucking Spawning Salmon Above Willamette Dam Showing
Success in Offspring Survival, Adult Returns (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Yakima Basin Water Plan Seeking $31 Million in State Funds (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
Skagit PUD Makes Progress on Water Tank Project (Skagit
Valley Herald. Mt Vernon, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
BMW to Recycle Used EV Batteries into a 2.8 MWh Grid
Stability Project (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Sawmill Part of Colville Tribes’ Strategy for a Warming
Climate (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Study: Earth’s Roughly Warmest in About 100,000 Years (Associated
Press)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Company’s First Public Oregon Station Completes West Coast Natural
Gas Highway (Portland Business Journal, OR)
California Eyes Unusual Power Source: Its Gridlocked Roads (Associated
Press)
http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/25/california-eyes-unusual-power-source-its-gridlocked-roads/
Gary Johnson’s Solution for Climate Change Involves Moving
to Other Planets (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Designing A Faster Anacortes Starts with NoaNet (Community
Broadband Networks)
Portland among Cities Selected for White House Smart Cities Programs
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Some Yahoo Users Close Accounts Amid Fears Breach Could Have
Ripple Effects (Reuters)
Facebook Apologizes for Overstating Key Ad Metric (Reuters)
Disney Is Thinking About Buying Twitter: Report (Gizmodo)
Snapchat to Offer Camera-Equipped Sunglasses in First
Hardware Push (Reuters)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Clinton, Trump Poised for Historic Monday Debate Battle (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Washington State Governor’s Debate Will Follow Presidential
Debate (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Mason County Candidates’ Forum in Union Tuesday (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Investigators Search for Clues in Washington State Mall
Shooting That Left Five Dead (Associated Press)
The Latest: Documents – Mall Shooting Suspect Confessed (Associated
Press)
Earthquakes Rattle Southern Oregon Coast (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Washington State Wildfire Safety Fuels Hot Debate (Associated
Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE WATER HAZARD – DIVERSIONS
Golfing Legend Arnold Palmer, 87, Dies
Family Cleans House, Finds Pet Tortoise Missing Since 1982
Everything You Need to Know About Tonight’s Presidential
Debate & Drinking Game
Self-Professed ‘Book Nerd’ Becomes Social Media Star
SONG OF THE DAY
Dave Loggins – The Masters Golf Tournament Theme Song
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