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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
May Heat Shrinks Washington Snowpack, Raising Risk for Tight
Water Flows for Fish & Farmers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most Aren’t Ready
(Bloomberg News)
What’s Creating 1,200 Temp Jobs in the Tri-Cities? Nuclear
Power Plant Refueling (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Canada’s New Protections for Orcas Go a Little Further Than
New Legislation in Washington State (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Bill Authorizing PUDs Statewide to Adopt Electrification of
Transportation Plan Signed into Law (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most
Aren’t Ready
2.
What’s Creating 1,200 Temp Jobs in the
Tri-Cities? Nuclear Power Plant Refueling
3.
Data Centers: A Flood of Tax Revenue, But
Constrained by Electricity
4.
Newhouse Opposes Bonneville Power Administration
Transmission System Sale – “Plan Would Increase Electricity Bills”
5.
Man Barred from Six Utah Counties for Shooting
Energy Substation, Causing Power Outages
6.
Senators Urge FERC to Let State, Local
Authorities Maintain Control of Electricity Markets
7.
‘For the Children’: Aide to Pope Francis Went
Down Manhole to Turn Power Back on for Homeless
8.
Canada’s New Protections for Orcas Go a Little
Further Than New Legislation in Washington State
9.
British Columbia: Ships Must Keep 400 Metres
Away as Part of New Rules to Protect Killer Whales
10.
Move a Town, Save the Whales? Floods Have
Ravaged Hamilton for Over a Century. Can Outsiders Persuade the Town to Move?
11.
Op/Ed: Tribes & First Nations Say No to Gold
Mining in Skagit River Headwaters
12.
Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Wins Key
Massachusetts Permit
13.
Drop in Hydropower Weighs on French Renewables
Output in First Quarter
14.
Could Beer Brewed with Wind Power Help Save the
Planet?
15.
States Fight Trump Rollback of Obama Lightbulb
Rules
16.
Your 5G Phone Won’t Hurt You. But Russia Wants
You to Think Otherwise.
17.
Access to Low-Price Broadband
18.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Consumers Can Sue
Apple for App Store Practices
19.
Bill Authorizing PUDs Statewide to Adopt
Electrification of Transportation Plan Signed into Law
20.
May Heat Shrinks Washington Snowpack, Raising
Risk for Tight Water Flows for Fish & Farmers
21.
Bureau of Reclamation Approves Further Study of
Lake Kachess Floating Pumping Plant
22.
After a Soaking Winter, Spring Is Bringing
California an Amazing Amount of Snowmelt & Rain
23.
There Is More Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
Today Than Any Point Since the Evolution of Humans
24.
Boeing Sends 737 Max to Brand Rehab to Avoid
Fate of Ford Pinto
25.
Deepest Ever Manned Dive Finds Plastic Bag
26.
Washington State to Offer First ‘Public Option’
Insurance in U.S.
27.
Mason Sheriff’s Team Rescues Two at Steel Bridge
Above Skokomish River
28.
State of Emergency Declared, Evacuations Ordered
Amid Central B.C. Wildfire
29.
A Wet Period Ahead for the U.S. West Coast
30.
8th Grade Girls in Wenatchee School District Get
Hands On with Traditionally-Male Job Skills
WORD OF THE DAY
Diphthong • \DIFF-thong\ • noun – A sound in a word that is
made by two vowel sounds in one syllable (boil: boy-ul – smile: smie-ul – etc…)
Diana was flummoxed. Her first outing in a new bathing suit
in Rio de Janeiro was fraught with language and cultural barriers. For example,
a friendly woman on a nearby beach towel offered in a heavy accent “did you
know that the word ‘Rio’ is a diphthong?” Diana spent the rest of the sunny
afternoon constantly checking her skimpy swimsuit for a “wardrobe malfunction.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most
Aren’t Ready (Bloomberg News)
2.
What’s Creating 1,200 Temp Jobs in the Tri-Cities?
Nuclear Power Plant Refueling (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
3.
Data Centers: A Flood of Tax Revenue, But
Constrained by Electricity (Everett Herald, WA)
4.
Newhouse Opposes Bonneville Power Administration
Transmission System Sale – “Plan Would Increase Electricity Bills” (Associated
Press)
5.
Man Barred from Six Utah Counties for Shooting
Energy Substation, Causing Power Outages (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
6.
Senators Urge FERC to Let State, Local
Authorities Maintain Control of Electricity Markets (Daily Energy Insider)
7.
‘For the Children’: Aide to Pope Francis Went
Down Manhole to Turn Power Back on for Homeless (USA Today)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Canada’s New Protections for Orcas Go a Little
Further Than New Legislation in Washington State (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
9.
British Columbia: Ships Must Keep 400 Metres
Away as Part of New Rules to Protect Killer Whales (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
10. Move
a Town, Save the Whales? Floods Have Ravaged Hamilton for Over a Century. Can Outsiders
Persuade the Town to Move? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
11. Op/Ed:
Tribes & First Nations Say No to Gold Mining in Skagit River Headwaters (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
12. Proposed
Offshore Wind Farm Wins Key Massachusetts Permit (Associated Press)
13. Drop
in Hydropower Weighs on French Renewables Output in First Quarter (Reuters)
14. Could
Beer Brewed with Wind Power Help Save the Planet? (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
15. States
Fight Trump Rollback of Obama Lightbulb Rules (The Hill, Washington, DC)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16. Your
5G Phone Won’t Hurt You. But Russia Wants You to Think Otherwise. (NY Times)
17. Access
to Low-Price Broadband (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
18. U.S.
Supreme Court Rules That Consumers Can Sue Apple for App Store Practices (Mashable)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
19. Bill
Authorizing PUDs Statewide to Adopt Electrification of Transportation Plan
Signed into Law (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
20. May
Heat Shrinks Washington Snowpack, Raising Risk for Tight Water Flows for Fish &
Farmers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
21. Bureau
of Reclamation Approves Further Study of Lake Kachess Floating Pumping Plant (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
22. After
a Soaking Winter, Spring Is Bringing California an Amazing Amount of Snowmelt &
Rain (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23. There
Is More Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Today Than Any Point Since the Evolution
of Humans (CNN)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24. Boeing
Sends 737 Max to Brand Rehab to Avoid Fate of Ford Pinto (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
25. Deepest
Ever Manned Dive Finds Plastic Bag (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26. Washington
State to Offer First ‘Public Option’ Insurance in U.S. (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
GENERAL NEWS
27. Mason
Sheriff’s Team Rescues Two at Steel Bridge Above Skokomish River (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
28. State
of Emergency Declared, Evacuations Ordered Amid Central B.C. Wildfire (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
29. A
Wet Period Ahead for the U.S. West Coast (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
30. 8th
Grade Girls in Wenatchee School District Get Hands On with Traditionally-Male
Job Skills (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Legendary Actress & Singer Doris Day Dies at 97
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/legendary-actress-and-singer-doris-day-dies-at-97-140101907.html
His Lawn Overgrew While He Was Tending to His Mom’s Estate. Now,
He Faces Foreclosure & a $30,000 Fine.
1,000 Butterfly Figures Placed at Infant Graves for Mother’s
Day
World’s Most Expensive Cup of Coffee Available in U.S. in Limited
Quantity
SONG OF THE DAY
Doris Day - Dream A Little Dream of Me
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