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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Legislature Still
Failing to Fund Basic Education (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Wave of Lawsuits Blames Pacific Gas & Electric for
Deadly California Fires (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Utility Agreed to Pay Whitefish
Energy Double What Linemen Make, Documents Show (Washington Post)
Avista Agrees to Buy Power from Spokane’s Trash Incinerator
for Five More Years (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Escaped Atlantic Salmon Have
Disappeared from Puget Sound; Legal Fight Begins ((Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Wave of Lawsuits Blames Pacific Gas & Electric for Deadly California Fires
- Puerto Rican Officials Just Got Grilled by Congress over the Whitefish Electricity Contract
- Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Utility Agreed to Pay Whitefish Energy Double What Linemen Make, Documents Show
- British Columbia Grapples With Fate of Peace River Dam as Ministers Head North for Consultations
- Proposed Newport Smelter Draws Praise, Criticism
- Cheney Light to Pass along Bonneville Power Administration Increase
- Chelan PUD Drones Doing Survey Work Wednesday
- ‘Bonneville Lock & Dam’ Author ‘Had the Best Dam Job’
- Northern Wasco PUD Volunteer Day Proves Successful
- NERC: Growing Gas Reliance Demands New Planning Strategies
- Escaped Atlantic Salmon Have Disappeared from Puget Sound; Legal Fight Begins
- Protesters Vow to Continue British Columbia Fish Farm Protest amid Court Action
- ‘Blob’ Gone But Not Forgotten by Scientists Studying Decline in Fish Stocks
- Yakama Nation Demands Accountability for Columbia River Sewage Spills
- Chehalis Looks to Improve Development through Flood Mitigation
- Avista Agrees to Buy Power from Spokane’s Trash Incinerator for Five More Years
- Inside SolarWorld’s Leaner, But Just as Mean, Hillsboro Operation
- 60-Day Clock Starts for President Trump to Decide on Solar Panel Tariffs
- Light at the End of GE’s Tunnel? Lighting, More, May Be Gone
- The Window Air-Conditioner: Should It Stay or Go?
- Advanced Metering: Making the Most of Connectivity for a Modern Grid
- Benton County Passes Moratorium on New Pot Production, Processing
- Oregon, Washington Join North American Agreement on Climate Change
- The White House Tried to Host a Pro-Coal Event at a Climate Summit. It Didn’t Go Well.
- Grant PUD Will Continue Building Fiber Network
- Plugging Into the Gig Economy, From Home with a Headset
- Washington State Supreme Court Rules Legislature Still Failing to Fund Basic Education
- Former Washington State Auditor Once Again on Trial for Money Laundering
- Democrats Appoint Committee Chairmanships Following Switch of Washington State Senate Control
- Seattle City Council Rejects Head Tax on City’s Largest Businesses
- Shelton Police Chief: Two Fired Officers Failed to Take Responsibility for Actions in Man’s Beating
- Flood Warning Continues for Skokomish
- Parts of Camas Paper Mill to Shut Down; At Least 280 Jobs to Be Lost
- Alaska Airlines to Halt Flights to Cuba
- Shelton Bowlers Stay Undefeated With Win over Aberdeen
- Holiday Tree Permits are Available for Olympic National Forest
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Wave of Lawsuits Blames Pacific Gas & Electric for
Deadly California Fires (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Puerto Rican Officials Just Got Grilled by Congress over the
Whitefish Electricity Contract (BuzzFeed News)
Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Utility Agreed to Pay Whitefish
Energy Double What Linemen Make, Documents Show (Washington Post)
British Columbia Grapples With Fate of Peace River Dam as Ministers
Head North for Consultations (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Proposed Newport Smelter Draws Praise, Criticism (Spokane
Public Radio)
Cheney Light to Pass along Bonneville Power Administration Increase
(Cheney Free Press, WA)
Chelan PUD Drones Doing Survey Work Wednesday (KPQ Radio,
Wenatchee, WA)
‘Bonneville Lock & Dam’ Author ‘Had the Best Dam Job’ (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Northern Wasco PUD Volunteer
Day Proves Successful (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
NERC: Growing Gas Reliance Demands New Planning Strategies (Utility
Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Escaped Atlantic Salmon Have
Disappeared from Puget Sound; Legal Fight Begins ((Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Protesters Vow to Continue British
Columbia Fish Farm Protest amid Court Action (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
‘Blob’ Gone But Not Forgotten by Scientists
Studying Decline in Fish Stocks (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Yakama Nation Demands Accountability for Columbia River
Sewage Spills (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Chehalis Looks to Improve Development through Flood
Mitigation (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Avista Agrees to Buy Power from Spokane’s Trash Incinerator for
Five More Years (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Inside SolarWorld’s Leaner, But Just as Mean, Hillsboro Operation
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/11/13/inside-solarworlds-leaner-but-just-as-mean.html
60-Day Clock Starts for President Trump to Decide on Solar
Panel Tariffs (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Light at the End of GE’s Tunnel? Lighting, More, May Be Gone
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
The Window Air-Conditioner: Should It Stay or Go? (NY Times)
Advanced Metering: Making the Most of Connectivity for a
Modern Grid (Advanced Energy Economy)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Benton County Passes Moratorium on New Pot Production,
Processing (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon, Washington Join North American Agreement on Climate
Change (Northwest Public Radio)
The White House Tried to Host a Pro-Coal Event at a Climate
Summit. It Didn’t Go Well. ((Forbes Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Grant PUD Will Continue Building Fiber Network (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Plugging Into the Gig Economy, From Home with a Headset (NY
Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Legislature Still
Failing to Fund Basic Education (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Former Washington State Auditor Once Again on Trial for Money
Laundering (Northwest Public Radio)
Democrats Appoint Committee Chairmanships Following Switch of
Washington State Senate Control (Washington State Wire)
Seattle City Council Rejects Head Tax on City’s Largest
Businesses (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Police Chief: Two Fired Officers Failed to Take
Responsibility for Actions in Man’s Beating (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Flood Warning Continues for Skokomish (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
Parts of Camas Paper Mill to Shut Down; At Least 280 Jobs to
Be Lost (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Alaska Airlines to Halt Flights to Cuba (Associated Press)
Shelton Bowlers Stay Undefeated With Win over Aberdeen (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Holiday Tree Permits are Available for Olympic National
Forest (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Huge Chinook Salmon Intercepted Swimming Upriver Is One for
the Ages
Overnight in Walmart Parking Lots: Silence, Solace &
Refuge
The Benefits of Playing Music Help Your Brain More Than Any
Other Activity
Cockatoos Chewing Up Australia’s Broadband Network
SONG OF THE DAY
The O’jays – I Love Music
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