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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Silver Rush: Ocean Salmon Fishing Season Opens with Mother
Lode of Coho “…905,800 coho are projected to return…an increase of 619,600 fish
from the 2018 forecast…” (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
High Winds, Rain Hammer Moses Lake, Ephrata Areas – Power
Restored after Outages (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Washington State Official Recommends Long-Term Drought Plans
(Associated Press)
H5 Data Centers Sues Grant County over 2018 Tax Assessment
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Local Beer, Coffee Companies Pull Any Support from Oregon’s
Controversial Climate Bill (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
High Winds, Rain Hammer Moses Lake, Ephrata
Areas – Power Restored after Outages
2.
Seattle: Power Restored After Crow Knocks Out
Electricity to Thousands near Green Lake Friday Morning
3.
Pacific Power Launches Wildfire Safety,
Preparedness Education Effort
4.
Washington State Clean Energy Transformation Act
Establishes Aggressive Mandates for Grid Decarbonization & Renewable Energy
Production
5.
Nuclear Power Industry Heading Toward Smaller,
Cheaper, Faster Build Designs
6.
U.S. Senate Panel Takes Up What to Do with
Nuclear Waste
7.
Venezuelans Charged in U.S. over Florida Energy
Contract Bribes
8.
Op/Ed: Ontario’s Electricity Is Reliable &
Clean, But It’s Way Too Expensive
9.
Silver Rush: Ocean Salmon Fishing Season Opens
with Mother Lode of Coho
10.
Too Many Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Is a Win for
Fish, Anglers & Bonneville Power Administration
11.
Idaho Workgroup Starts Efforts on Salmon,
Steelhead Recovery
12.
North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in
Horrific Ways
13.
Op/Ed: Oregon’s Beaver Conundrum
14.
Washington State Official Recommends Long-Term
Drought Plans
15.
State Courts Side with Spokane River Advocates
on Summer Minimum Flow Levels, Protecting Recreational Use
16.
Would You Drink Water Out of a Can? Pepsi Wants
to Find Out
17.
Pipeline Spill Spoils Geothermal Project
Announcement for Oil Company
18.
Air Conditioning Is the World’s Next Big Threat
19.
U.S. House Votes to Block FCC Plan to Kill San
Francisco Broadband Law
20.
H5 Data Centers Sues Grant County over 2018 Tax
Assessment
21.
Another Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This
Time for $460,000
22.
Bitcoin Mining Energy Costs Raise Concern,
Prompt Little Action
23.
Local Beer, Coffee Companies Pull Any Support
from Oregon’s Controversial Climate Bill
24.
British Columbians Would Fly Less to Reduce
Carbon Emissions, BC Hydro Says
25.
Could Saturn’s Moon Sustain Life? A NASA Mission
Powered by Idaho Nuclear Energy Will Find Out.
26.
Historic Mission Control Opens to Public 50
Years after Moon Landing
27.
Truckers, Loggers Circle Oregon Capitol amid
Climate Fight
28.
Oregon Legislative Standoff: Eight Days Have
Passed without a Senate Republican in Sight
29.
Washington State Senate to Conduct Review after
Lawmaker Says She Experienced Sexism & Racism in Olympia
30.
Secretary in Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office
Resigns amid Accusations That She Illegally Recorded Co-Workers
31.
Update: Wildfire in North Mason County Forest
Nearly Contained
32.
Shelton Man Arrested after Allegedly Posing as a
Cop
33.
Mason County Authorities Recover Body of Soldier
Who Fell Off Cliff in April
34.
Man Accused of Running Over Two People at Washougal
Park Says He Had Been Drinking
35.
Grays Harbor County Inmate Escapes After Hiding
in Garbage Can
WORD OF THE DAY
Eructation • \ir-uck-TAY-shun\ •
noun - An act or instance of belching
“Most impressive,” noted the
Episcopalian priest after dainty, elderly, white-haired maiden emitted an
unexpected and echoing eructation of the first order in the middle of his
sermon. The performance did not go without note. The congregation was kept on
edge for the remainder of the half-hour homily…expecting an encore.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
High Winds, Rain Hammer Moses Lake, Ephrata
Areas – Power Restored after Outages (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
2.
Seattle: Power Restored After Crow Knocks Out
Electricity to Thousands near Green Lake Friday Morning (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
3.
Pacific Power Launches Wildfire Safety,
Preparedness Education Effort (Daily Energy Insider)
4.
Washington State Clean Energy Transformation Act
Establishes Aggressive Mandates for Grid Decarbonization & Renewable Energy
Production (National Law Review)
5.
Nuclear Power Industry Heading Toward Smaller,
Cheaper, Faster Build Designs (Utility Dive)
6.
U.S. Senate Panel Takes Up What to Do with
Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)
7.
Venezuelans Charged in U.S. over Florida Energy
Contract Bribes (Bloomberg News)
8.
Op/Ed: Ontario’s Electricity Is Reliable &
Clean, But It’s Way Too Expensive (Financial Post, Canada)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Silver Rush: Ocean Salmon Fishing Season Opens
with Mother Lode of Coho “…905,800 coho are projected to return…an increase of
619,600 fish from the 2018 forecast…” (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
10. Too
Many Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Is a Win for Fish, Anglers & Bonneville Power
Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)
11. Idaho
Workgroup Starts Efforts on Salmon, Steelhead Recovery (Associated Press)
12. North
Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in Horrific Ways (Atlantic Magazine)
13. Op/Ed:
Oregon’s Beaver Conundrum (Oregonian, Portland)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
14. Washington
State Official Recommends Long-Term Drought Plans (Associated Press)
15. State
Courts Side with Spokane River Advocates on Summer Minimum Flow Levels,
Protecting Recreational Use (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
16. Would
You Drink Water Out of a Can? Pepsi Wants to Find Out (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Pipeline
Spill Spoils Geothermal Project Announcement for Oil Company (Victoria Times
Colonist, BC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
18. Air
Conditioning Is the World’s Next Big Threat (Atlantic Magazine)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19. U.S.
House Votes to Block FCC Plan to Kill San Francisco Broadband Law (Ars
Technica)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
20. H5
Data Centers Sues Grant County over 2018 Tax Assessment (Columbia Basin Herald,
Moses Lake, WA)
21. Another
Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This Time for $460,000 (NY Times)
22. Bitcoin
Mining Energy Costs Raise Concern, Prompt Little Action (Roll Call, Washington,
DC)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23. Local
Beer, Coffee Companies Pull Any Support from Oregon’s Controversial Climate
Bill (Oregonian, Portland)
24. British
Columbians Would Fly Less to Reduce Carbon Emissions, BC Hydro Says (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
25. Could
Saturn’s Moon Sustain Life? A NASA Mission Powered by Idaho Nuclear Energy Will
Find Out. (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26. Historic
Mission Control Opens to Public 50 Years after Moon Landing (Christian Science
Monitor)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
27. Truckers,
Loggers Circle Oregon Capitol amid Climate Fight (Associated Press)
28. Oregon
Legislative Standoff: Eight Days Have Passed without a Senate Republican in
Sight (Oregonian, Portland)
29. Washington
State Senate to Conduct Review after Lawmaker Says She Experienced Sexism &
Racism in Olympia (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30. Secretary
in Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office Resigns amid Accusations That She
Illegally Recorded Co-Workers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
31. Update:
Wildfire in North Mason County Forest Nearly Contained (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
32. Shelton
Man Arrested after Allegedly Posing as a Cop (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
33. Mason
County Authorities Recover Body of Soldier Who Fell Off Cliff in April
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
34. Man
Accused of Running Over Two People at Washougal Park Says He Had Been Drinking
(KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
35. Grays
Harbor County Inmate Escapes After Hiding in Garbage Can (Aberdeen Daily World,
WA)
DOGS AGAINST DIABETES – DIVERSIONS
Stranger writes $5,000 check for Post Falls boy selling
lemonade to buy diabetes alert dog
People Are Buying Fillers Online & Injecting Them into
Their Own Faces
It’s So Hot in Spain That Manure Self-Ignited, Sparking a
10,000-Acre Wildfire
Man Breaks into King County Sheriff’s Office, Smokes a
Cigar, Offers Deputies Doughnuts & Asks to Go to Jail
SONG OF THE DAY
Ohio Players – Fire
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