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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Secret Budget, Education Talks Down to the Wire in Olympia (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Hundreds in the Inland Northwest without Power after Monday Evening Thunderstorm (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
California's Electricity Price Skyrocketed with the Heatwave - Should Power Officials Have Called the Alert? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Scenic ‘Electric Highway’ Comes Through Spokane (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Carbon in Atmosphere Is Rising, Even as Emissions Stabilize (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Hundreds in the Inland Northwest without Power after Monday Evening Thunderstorm
- Wild Lightning Storm Ignites Richland Homes, Downs Trees, Triggers Flooding
- California's Electricity Price Skyrocketed with the Heatwave - Should Power Officials Have Called the Alert?
- California: San Juan Capistrano Sues State Regulators to Block $350-Million Power Line Project
- Bonneville Power Administration Strengthens Backbone of West Coast Transmission
- Federal Legislation Aims to Make Electric Grid More Wildfire Resistant
- Green Groups Oppose Tennessee Valley Authority Plan to Test Small Nuclear Reactors
- U-S Senate Confirms Nuclear Chief Svinicki to New Five-Year Term
- Denver Water's New Project Could Be the Future of Hydropower
- Thursday Meeting on Transferring Baker Lake Salmon to Lake Cushman
- Scientists Find a Mass Extinction Event in the Oceans
- Walleye Picking Up Slack for Columbia Salmon Anglers
- Renewable Energy at a ‘Tipping Point’
- Vestas, World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Maker Sets Sights on New Markets
- District of Columbia Launches Low-Income Solar Installation Program
- Building Codes Don’t Save Electricity … or Do They?
- Carbon in Atmosphere Is Rising, Even as Emissions Stabilize
- Scenic ‘Electric Highway’ Comes Through Spokane
- Forget “Smart Meter Spy” Conspiracy Theory - Snapchat Maps Can Figure out What You’re Doing & It's Either Cool or Creepy
- Secret Budget, Education Talks Down to the Wire in Olympia
- Supreme Court Breathes New Life into Trump's Travel Ban
- Spartan Fire Burning in Douglas & Chelan Counties Now at 4,400 Acres
- Two Dogs Die in Mobile Home Fire near Shelton
- Demolition of Pioneer School Begins Thursday
- British Columbia: Sawmill Workers Brace for Punitive New U-S Duties on Softwood Lumber
- City of Shelton Opens New Customer Service Center
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Hundreds in the Inland Northwest without Power after Monday Evening Thunderstorm (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Wild Lightning Storm Ignites Richland Homes, Downs Trees, Triggers Flooding (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
California's Electricity Price Skyrocketed with the Heatwave - Should Power Officials Have Called the Alert? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
California: San Juan Capistrano Sues State Regulators to Block $350-Million Power Line Project (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Bonneville Power Administration Strengthens Backbone of West Coast Transmission (Bonneville Power Administration)
Federal Legislation Aims to Make Electric Grid More Wildfire Resistant (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
Green Groups Oppose Tennessee Valley Authority Plan to Test Small Nuclear Reactors (Utility Dive)
U-S Senate Confirms Nuclear Chief Svinicki to New Five-Year Term (Associated Press)
Denver Water's New Project Could Be the Future of Hydropower (KMGH-TV, Denver, CO)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Thursday Meeting on Transferring Baker Lake Salmon to Lake Cushman (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Scientists Find a Mass Extinction Event in the Oceans (Courthouse News Service)
Walleye Picking Up Slack for Columbia Salmon Anglers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Renewable Energy at a ‘Tipping Point’ (Christian Science Monitor)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2017/0626/Renewable-energy-at-a-tipping-point
Vestas, World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Maker Sets Sights on New Markets (Renewable Energy World)
District of Columbia Launches Low-Income Solar Installation Program (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Building Codes Don’t Save Electricity … or Do They? (The Energy Collective)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon in Atmosphere Is Rising, Even as Emissions Stabilize (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Scenic ‘Electric Highway’ Comes Through Spokane (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Forget “Smart Meter Spy” Conspiracy Theory - Snapchat Maps Can Figure out What You’re Doing & It's Either Cool or Creepy (Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Secret Budget, Education Talks Down to the Wire in Olympia (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Supreme Court Breathes New Life into Trump's Travel Ban (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
Spartan Fire Burning in Douglas & Chelan Counties Now at 4,400 Acres (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Two Dogs Die in Mobile Home Fire near Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Demolition of Pioneer School Begins Thursday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
British Columbia: Sawmill Workers Brace for Punitive New U-S Duties on Softwood Lumber (Globe & Mail, Canada)
City of Shelton Opens New Customer Service Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Canada Post Suspends Mail Delivery after Crow Attacks
Perfect School Attendance Means New Bikes for 700-Plus Yakima-Area Kids
Air Canada Cleaner Fired for Stealing Nuts Wins Chance to Regain Job
The Best Place to View the Total Solar Eclipse This Summer, According to Science
SONG OF THE DAY
Thunder – No One Gets Out Alive
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