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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Summer Arrived Wednesday, But the Heat Will Arrive This Weekend (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon Energy Imbroglio - State Puts Joe Colello on Leave. Governor Asks for Review of Work (Oregonian, Portland)
Editorial: There’s No Juice in Bonneville Power Administration Proposal (Corvallis Gazette-Times, OR)
Wildfire Bill Shifting Liabilities from Utilities U-S Passes House (Bloomberg News)
California Invested Heavily in Solar Power – Now There’s So Much That Other States Are Sometimes Paid to Take It (Los Angeles Times, CA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Oregon Energy Imbroglio - State Puts Joe Colello on Leave. Governor Asks for Review of Work
- Editorial: There’s No Juice in Bonneville Power Administration Proposal
- Tacoma Power “In the House” – Eighteen Individuals, Ten Utilities Win National Public Power Awards
- Emerald People’s Utility District Employee, Kyle Roadman, Receives Utility Award
- Students Learn about Energy Resources at Rocky Reach STEM Event
- Wildfire Bill Shifting Liabilities from Utilities U-S Passes House
- Study: Merchant Generation Industry ‘In Crisis’ Across U-S
- Iowa Town Mulls Forming Municipal Utility
- President Trump Huddles with National Security Staff on How to Protect the Electric Grid
- Columbia River Salmon Fee Bill Moves Ahead in Olympia
- Thirty Miles of Hoh River to be Restored for Fish
- Montana: Proposal to Conserve 13,398 Acres of Timberland under Public Review – Includes Bonneville Power Investment
- Study of Shelton’s Former C Street Landfill Moves Ahead
- Garbage-Fed Seagulls Are Spoiling Our Lakes & Reservoirs with Their Poop
- Oregon: Willamette River Is Cleanest It’s Been in Decades, City Says
- California Invested Heavily in Solar Power – Now There’s So Much That Other States Are Sometimes Paid to Take It
- The Rise of Wind Energy Raises Questions about Its Reliability
- President Trump Says ‘Beautiful’ Solar Panels Would Allow Mexico Border Wall to ‘Pay for Itself’
- Not So Green: How the Weed Industry is a Glutton for Fossil Fuels
- Seattle among 14 Cities to Post Deleted EPA Climate Data
- Seeding the Clouds - Should We Mess with Our Earth’s Climate?
- Challenging the Idea That Electric Vehicles Are for the Rich
- House Looks at Broadband Mapping, Definitions
- We’re One Step Closer to Getting Cheaper, Faster Internet from Space
- Charter Promised More Broadband, Didn’t Deliver, Now Must Pay Fine
- Girl Scouts to Offer Badge in Cyber Security Skills
- Daily Report: The Power of Social Media in Holding Brands to Account
- Facebook Is Testing Ways to Stop People from Stealing Profile Pictures
- Utility Customer Engagement Goes Digital
- Washington State Governor Calls Third Special Session as Government Shutdown Looms
- Washington State Republicans Join Democrats in Opposing President Trump’s Energy Budget Cuts
- Fed’s Interior Chief Wants to Shed 4,000 Employees in Department Shake-Up
- Russians Targeted 21 Election Systems, U-S Official Says
- Summer Arrived Wednesday, But the Heat Will Arrive This Weekend
- Will the Budget Battle Spoil Fourth of July Fun in Washington State Parks?
- Pedestrian Pathway Improvements Proposed for Olympic Highway North
- Boeing Wins Hot Paris Jetliner Order Race
- Home Depot, Menards Face Lawsuits over Lumber Size Description
- Oregon Joins States Where Roadkill Can Be Harvested for Food
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregon Energy Imbroglio - State Puts Joe Colello on Leave. Governor Asks for Review of Work (Oregonian, Portland)
Editorial: There’s No Juice in Bonneville Power Administration Proposal (Corvallis Gazette-Times, OR)
Tacoma Power “In the House” – Eighteen Individuals, Ten Utilities Win National Public Power Awards (American Public Power Association)
Emerald People’s Utility District Employee, Kyle Roadman, Receives Utility Award (Medford Mail Tribune, OR)
Students Learn about Energy Resources at Rocky Reach STEM Event (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
Wildfire Bill Shifting Liabilities from Utilities U-S Passes House (Bloomberg News)
Study: Merchant Generation Industry ‘In Crisis’ Across U-S (Utility Dive)
Iowa Town Mulls Forming Municipal Utility (Utility Dive)
President Trump Huddles with National Security Staff on How to Protect the Electric Grid (Washington Examiner)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia River Salmon Fee Bill Moves Ahead in Olympia (Longview Daily News, WA)
Thirty Miles of Hoh River to be Restored for Fish (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Montana: Proposal to Conserve 13,398 Acres of Timberland under Public Review – Includes Bonneville Power Investment (Missoulian, MT)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Study of Shelton’s Former C Street Landfill Moves Ahead (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Garbage-Fed Seagulls Are Spoiling Our Lakes & Reservoirs with Their Poop (Gizmodo)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Oregon: Willamette River Is Cleanest It’s Been in Decades, City Says (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
California Invested Heavily in Solar Power – Now There’s So Much That Other States Are Sometimes Paid to Take It (Los Angeles Times, CA)
The Rise of Wind Energy Raises Questions about Its Reliability (National Public Radio)
President Trump Says ‘Beautiful’ Solar Panels Would Allow Mexico Border Wall to ‘Pay for Itself’ (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Not So Green: How the Weed Industry is a Glutton for Fossil Fuels (The Guardian, UK)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Seattle among 14 Cities to Post Deleted EPA Climate Data (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Seeding the Clouds - Should We Mess with Our Earth’s Climate? (Forbes Magazine)
Challenging the Idea That Electric Vehicles Are for the Rich (Northwest Public Radio)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
House Looks at Broadband Mapping, Definitions (Multichannel News)
We’re One Step Closer to Getting Cheaper, Faster Internet from Space (Washington Post)
Charter Promised More Broadband, Didn’t Deliver, Now Must Pay Fine (Ars Technica)
Girl Scouts to Offer Badge in Cyber Security Skills (USA Today)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Daily Report: The Power of Social Media in Holding Brands to Account (NY Times)
Facebook Is Testing Ways to Stop People from Stealing Profile Pictures (Washington Post)
Utility Customer Engagement Goes Digital (Utility Dive)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Governor Calls Third Special Session as Government Shutdown Looms (Northwest Public Radio)
Washington State Republicans Join Democrats in Opposing President Trump’s Energy Budget Cuts (Northwest Public Radio)
Fed’s Interior Chief Wants to Shed 4,000 Employees in Department Shake-Up (Washington Post)
Russians Targeted 21 Election Systems, U-S Official Says (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
Summer Arrived Wednesday, But the Heat Will Arrive This Weekend (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Will the Budget Battle Spoil Fourth of July Fun in Washington State Parks? (Northwest Public Radio)
Pedestrian Pathway Improvements Proposed for Olympic Highway North (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Boeing Wins Hot Paris Jetliner Order Race (Reuters)
Home Depot, Menards Face Lawsuits over Lumber Size Description (USA Today)
Oregon Joins States Where Roadkill Can Be Harvested for Food (Associated Press)
REVISIONIST ROBOT REPORTER – DIVERSIONS
She Refused to Let One More Car Pass on the Shoulder - So Subaru Driver Rammed Jeep — Three Times
Sake City USA: How Portland Became the Japanese Rice Wine Capital of America
United Kingdom: Boys at Exeter Academy Wear Skirts in Uniform Protest
Robot Journalist Accidentally Reports on Earthquake from 1925
SONG OF THE DAY
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