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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Investigation Continues as Richland Nuclear Power Plant
Restarts (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Plans for Supercomputers in Longview Have “Gone Quiet”
(Longview Daily News, WA)
Tribes & First Nations Say They’re Being Excluded from
Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Canadian Chinook Salmon Fishery Cut to Protect Southern
Resident Orca Population (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Portland General Electric Opens Up Bidding for New Renewable
Energy (Portland Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Investigation Continues as Richland Nuclear
Power Plant Restarts
2.
Tribes & First Nations Say They’re Being
Excluded from Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
3.
Power Lines Are Burning the West
4.
Vashon PUD? - Freedom from Burning Coal &
Natural Gas?
5.
Settlement Ends Decade-Old Lawsuit with Illinois
Coal Plants
6.
Want Cheap Electricity? Move to Austin or San
Antonio
7.
NASA Looks to Send a Small Nuclear Reactor to
the Moon & Mars
8.
Canadian Chinook Salmon Fishery Cut to Protect
Southern Resident Orca Population
9.
Southern Oregon Tribes Sue Feds over Endangered
Sucker Fish in Upper Klamath Lake
10.
Utah Asks Boaters to Help Keep the ‘STD of the
Sea’ from Spreading
11.
Portland General Electric Opens Up Bidding for
New Renewable Energy
12.
Centralia Moves to Align Solar Power Credits
with Increased Capacity
13.
Off the Grid: How Renewable Energy Is Helping
Remote Towns Take Back the Power
14.
‘This Noise That Never Stops’: Wind Farms Come
to Brazil’s Atlantic Coast
15.
Plans for Supercomputers in Longview Have “Gone
Quiet”
16.
Portland Woman Says Amazon Alexa Recorded
Personal Conversation, Sent It to Contact
17.
Study: 17% of US Broadband Homes Own Both an
Internet-Connected Entertainment Device & a Smart Home Device
18.
Tax Break, or Kickback? Energy Benefit Becomes a
Lightning Rod
19.
Idaho Town Warns Against Drinking Water after
Man Found Dead
20.
California Is Shattering Renewable Records. So
Why Are Greenhouse Emissions Creeping Up?
21.
In Internal Memo, White House Considered Whether
to Simply ‘Ignore’ Federal Climate Research
22.
California: Folsom Mailer on Proposed Water-Rate
Hike Surprises Residents – And City Council
23.
Facebook & Twitter Plan New Ways to Regulate
Political Ads
24.
Crisis Planning: How to Publicly Respond to
Business Problems
25.
You’re Going to Flub That Joke in Your
Presentation. Try This Instead
26.
‘Seattle Doesn’t Speak for Entire State’: Lawmaker
Proposes Employee Tax Credit in Distressed Counties
27.
Explaining the Local Impact of Federal Policy
28.
Twitter Still Isn’t Subject to the First
Amendment — Even If a Judge Said Trump’s Account Is
29.
Puget Sound Experiencing Deep Tremor Event That
You Can’t Feel
30.
National Average Gasoline Prices Approach $3 per
Gallon Heading Into Memorial Day
31.
Kick-Off to Summer: Top Picks for Memorial Day
Weekend
32.
Planning to Travel Memorial Day Weekend? Here’s
How to Beat the Traffic
33.
U-S Senate Panel Restores Hanford Cleanup Funds
That Trump Wanted to Trim
34.
State Regulators Unveil Nationwide Crackdown on
Suspicious Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes
35.
Mason County’s New Adventure on Track, Pedals
the Historic Railroad
36.
Be Mine: Maker of Candy Hearts, Necco Wafers
Sold at Auction
WORD OF THE DAY
Homogeneous ● /hoh-muh-JEEN-yus/ ● Adjective 1: of the same
or a similar kind or nature 2: of uniform structure or composition throughout.
Whitefish, rice, cauliflower, vanilla ice cream, served on
white, bone china. Dagwood was intrigued by the homogeneous nature of his dinner
at the “White Night” diner.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Investigation Continues as Richland Nuclear
Power Plant Restarts (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
2.
Tribes & First Nations Say They’re Being
Excluded from Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
3.
Power Lines Are Burning the West (Atlantic
Magazine)
4.
Vashon PUD? - Freedom from Burning Coal &
Natural Gas? (Vashon Loop, WA)
5.
Settlement Ends Decade-Old Lawsuit with Illinois
Coal Plants (Associated Press)
6.
Want Cheap Electricity? Move to Austin or San
Antonio (Houston Chronicle, TX)
7.
NASA Looks to Send a Small Nuclear Reactor to
the Moon & Mars (San Diego Union Tribune, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Canadian Chinook Salmon Fishery Cut to Protect
Southern Resident Orca Population (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
9.
Southern Oregon Tribes Sue Feds over Endangered
Sucker Fish in Upper Klamath Lake (Oregonian, Portland)
10. Utah
Asks Boaters to Help Keep the ‘STD of the Sea’ from Spreading (St George News,
UT)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11. Portland
General Electric Opens Up Bidding for New Renewable Energy (Portland Business
Journal, OR)
12. Centralia
Moves to Align Solar Power Credits with Increased Capacity (The Chronicle,
Centralia, WA)
13. Off
the Grid: How Renewable Energy Is Helping Remote Towns Take Back the Power (C/NET
News)
14. ‘This
Noise That Never Stops’: Wind Farms Come to Brazil’s Atlantic Coast (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. Plans
for Supercomputers in Longview Have “Gone Quiet” (Longview Daily News, WA)
16. Portland
Woman Says Amazon Alexa Recorded Personal Conversation, Sent It to Contact (Oregonian,
Portland)
17. Study:
17% of US Broadband Homes Own Both an Internet-Connected Entertainment Device
& a Smart Home Device (Light Reading)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
18. Tax
Break, or Kickback? Energy Benefit Becomes a Lightning Rod (NY Times)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
19. Idaho
Town Warns Against Drinking Water after Man Found Dead (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
20. California
Is Shattering Renewable Records. So Why Are Greenhouse Emissions Creeping Up? (Grist
Online)
21. In
Internal Memo, White House Considered Whether to Simply ‘Ignore’ Federal
Climate Research (Oregonian, Portland)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22. California:
Folsom Mailer on Proposed Water-Rate Hike Surprises Residents – And City
Council (Sacramento Bee, CA)
23. Facebook
& Twitter Plan New Ways to Regulate Political Ads (NY Times)
24. Crisis
Planning: How to Publicly Respond to Business Problems (Social Media Examiner)
25. You’re
Going to Flub That Joke in Your Presentation. Try This Instead (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26. ‘Seattle
Doesn’t Speak for Entire State’: Lawmaker Proposes Employee Tax Credit in Distressed
Counties (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
27. Explaining
the Local Impact of Federal Policy (American Public Power Association)
28. Twitter
Still Isn’t Subject to the First Amendment — Even If a Judge Said Trump’s Account
Is (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
29. Puget
Sound Experiencing Deep Tremor Event That You Can’t Feel (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
30. National
Average Gasoline Prices Approach $3 per Gallon Heading Into Memorial Day (U-S
Energy Information Administration)
31. Kick-Off
to Summer: Top Picks for Memorial Day Weekend (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
32. Planning
to Travel Memorial Day Weekend? Here’s How to Beat the Traffic (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
33. U-S
Senate Panel Restores Hanford Cleanup Funds That Trump Wanted to Trim (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34. State
Regulators Unveil Nationwide Crackdown on Suspicious Cryptocurrency Investment
Schemes (Washington Post)
35. Mason
County’s New Adventure on Track, Pedals the Historic Railroad (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
36. Be
Mine: Maker of Candy Hearts, Necco Wafers Sold at Auction (Associated Press)
A FLY IN MY SOUP – DIVERSIONS
Homeowner Trying to Kill Weeds Ends Up Burning Down Garage
A Judge Sides with Parents – Rules Their 30-Year-Old Son
Must Move Out
Cockroach Milk? Experts Call Insect Dairy the Next Superfood
Fish Market Buys 70-Pound Octopus Just to Set It Free
SONG OF THE DAY
Ringo Starr – Octopus’s Garden
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