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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
U.S. Government Weakens Application of Endangered Species
Act (Associated Press)
Agriculture Community Dismisses ‘Flawed’ Study of Breaching
Snake River Dams (Capital Press)
Pink Salmon Numbers Might Threaten Other North Pacific
Species (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Puget Sound Energy, Avista on Track to Meet Renewable Energy
Targets (Daily Energy Insider)
Microsoft Brands Rural Digital Divide ‘National Crisis’
(Multichannel News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Agriculture Community Dismisses ‘Flawed’ Study
of Breaching Snake River Dams
2.
Op/Ed: Columbia River Talk – No One Excluded, No
One Was Ignored
3.
Will Washington State’s New Clean Energy Policy
Work?
4.
Franklin PUD’s Senior Public Affairs Manager
Announces Retirement
5.
Idaho: 12,000 Left without Power in Coeur
d’Alene
6.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Fund for People in
Financial Crisis Pays Out Much Less Than Expected
7.
To Sell or Not to Sell? Managing Public Power
Takeover Attempts
8.
History: It Happened Here – Power Plant Opens at
Snoqualmie Falls
9.
U.S. Government Weakens Application of
Endangered Species Act
10.
Pink Salmon Numbers Might Threaten Other North
Pacific Species
11.
Why Are Salmon Being Found Dead in Rivers across
Western Alaska?
12.
Tribes Release First Salmon into Upper Columbia
Since Dam Construction
13.
Blue Whales Make Surprise Appearance Off
Washington Coast
14.
Sage Grouse Numbers Continue to Drop in Idaho
15.
A Dangerous Algae Is Killing Our Dogs – Climate
Change Is Going to Make It Worse
16.
Commercial Fishermen, Indigenous People Unite to
Fight Mine in Alaska
17.
Puget Sound Energy, Avista on Track to Meet
Renewable Energy Targets
18.
Some Tesla Customers Who Ordered the Solar Roof
Have No Idea When They’ll Get It
19.
Vineyard Wind Shareholders Commit to
Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Despite Federal Delays
20.
Minnesota: Demolition to Begin for Defunct Power
Plant Fueled by Turkey Manure
21.
Microsoft Brands Rural Digital Divide ‘National
Crisis’
22.
Frontier Network Outages Get Worse in New York,
Triggering State Investigation
23.
Presidential Politics: Democrat Buttigieg
Unveils $80 Billion Plan to Bring Internet to All Rural Americans
24.
Wireless Revolution: What 5G Is, &How It
Will Affect You
25.
Op/Ed: State-Led Climate Goals — Like Washington
State’s — Will Lead the Way
26.
Is Line Editing a Lost Art?
27.
Portland, Oregon, Braces for Far-Right Rally, Counter
Protest
28.
Escaped Olympic Corrections Center Inmate
Captured
29.
Scientists Get Up-Close Look at Washington
Wildfire Triggered by Storm
30.
U.S. Storms, Floods Cause $1.2 Billion Damage to
Public Infrastructure
31.
When Will Boeing 737 Max Fly Again & More
Questions
WORD OF THE DAY
Byzantine • \BIH-zun-teen\ • adjective - 1: of, relating to,
or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2: of, relating to, or
having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the
Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth & sixth centuries featuring the
dome carried on pendentives over a square & incrustation with marble
veneering & with colored mosaics on grounds of gold 3: of or relating to
the churches using a traditional Greek rite & subject to Eastern canon law
4: often not capitalized a: of, relating to, or characterized by a devious &
usually surreptitious manner of operation b : intricately involved:
labyrinthine
“Welcome to the PUD’s engineering building,” smirked the
public information officer to the fresh-faced new hire. “Now that I’ve escorted
you to the drafting offices, it’s up to you to find your way through this
byzantine warren of offices back to the main entrance. Just so you know, we’re
still looking for two new meter readers that went missing last fall.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Agriculture Community Dismisses ‘Flawed’ Study of
Breaching Snake River Dams (Capital Press)
2.
Op/Ed: Columbia River Talk – No One Excluded, No
One Was Ignored (The Nelson Daily, BC)
3.
Will Washington State’s New Clean Energy Policy
Work? (The Lens)
4.
Franklin PUD’s Senior Public Affairs Manager
Announces Retirement (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)
5.
Idaho: 12,000 Left without Power in Coeur d’Alene
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
6.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Fund for People in Financial
Crisis Pays Out Much Less Than Expected (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
7.
To Sell or Not to Sell? Managing Public Power
Takeover Attempts (American Public Power Association)
8.
History: It Happened Here – Power Plant Opens at
Snoqualmie Falls (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
U.S. Government Weakens Application of Endangered
Species Act (Associated Press)
10. Pink
Salmon Numbers Might Threaten Other North Pacific Species (Peninsula Daily News,
Port Angeles, WA)
11. Why
Are Salmon Being Found Dead in Rivers across Western Alaska? (National Public Radio)
12. Tribes
Release First Salmon into Upper Columbia Since Dam Construction (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
13. Blue
Whales Make Surprise Appearance Off Washington Coast (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
14. Sage
Grouse Numbers Continue to Drop in Idaho (Associated Press)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
15. A
Dangerous Algae Is Killing Our Dogs – Climate Change Is Going to Make It Worse (Gizmodo)
16. Commercial
Fishermen, Indigenous People Unite to Fight Mine in Alaska (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/commercial-fishermen-indigenous-people-unite-to-fight-mine-in-alaska/
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Puget
Sound Energy, Avista on Track to Meet Renewable Energy Targets (Daily Energy
Insider)
18. Some
Tesla Customers Who Ordered the Solar Roof Have No Idea When They’ll Get It (Business
Insider)
19. Vineyard
Wind Shareholders Commit to Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Despite Federal
Delays (Utility Dive)
20. Minnesota:
Demolition to Begin for Defunct Power Plant Fueled by Turkey Manure (West Central
Tribune, Willmar, MN)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21. Microsoft
Brands Rural Digital Divide ‘National Crisis’ (Multichannel News)
22. Frontier
Network Outages Get Worse in New York, Triggering State Investigation (Ars
Technica)
23. Presidential
Politics: Democrat Buttigieg Unveils $80 Billion Plan to Bring Internet to All
Rural Americans (Reuters)
24. Wireless
Revolution: What 5G Is, &How It Will Affect You (Christian Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. Op/Ed:
State-Led Climate Goals — Like Washington State’s — Will Lead the Way (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
26. Is
Line Editing a Lost Art? (Literary Hub)
GENERAL NEWS
27. Portland,
Oregon, Braces for Far-Right Rally, Counter Protest (Associated Press)
28. Escaped
Olympic Corrections Center Inmate Captured (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
29. Scientists
Get Up-Close Look at Washington Wildfire Triggered by Storm (Associated Press)
30. U.S.
Storms, Floods Cause $1.2 Billion Damage to Public Infrastructure (Associated
Press)
31. When
Will Boeing 737 Max Fly Again & More Questions (Bloomberg News)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
End of Debate: A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich
Staring at Seagulls Can Stop Them Stealing Food, Research
Shows
Want to See the Mona Lisa? Get in Line
Sting Operation: Angry Wasps Help German Police Nab Fleeing
Fugitive
SONG OF THE DAY
Scott Joplin – The Entertainer (The Sting/Soundtrack
Version/Orchestra Version)
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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