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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Going with the Flow – The Clean Water Act & Hydropower
Relicensing (Politico, Morning Edition)
FERC Terminates Operating License for Okanogan PUD’s 9-MW
Enloe Hydroelectric Project (Hydro Review)
Gaps in Broadband Internet Service Frustrate Many Valley
Residents (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
Both Orca Babies Alive, All Three Southern Resident Pods
Seen in Canadian Waters (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
July Was the “Hottest Month” Ever Recorded (Mashable)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Going with the Flow – The Clean Water Act &
Hydropower Relicensing
2.
See Jefferson PUD Vs. Wash. Dept. of Ecology –
EPA’s Latest Power Grab Is Aimed at States’ Rights
3.
FERC Terminates Operating License for Okanogan
PUD’s 9-MW Enloe Hydroelectric Project
4.
Wheat Farmers Fear Extinction If Snake River
Dams Are Removed to Help Orcas
5.
The Rebirth of Nuclear Power Could Come from
Bellevue, If Congress Approves
6.
Clallam County EDC Requests Funds, Partnership
with Public Utility District
7.
Federal Monitor Finds Serious Flaws in Pacific
Gas & Electric’s Wildfire Prevention Work
8.
On the Brink of Blackouts, Texas Makes Case for
New Plants
9.
Investor-Owned Utilities Served 72% of U.S.
Electricity Customers in 2017
10.
Infographic: Lighting the Navajo Nation
11.
Both Orca Babies Alive, All Three Southern
Resident Pods Seen in Canadian Waters
12.
A Million Salmon Could Be Restored by Removing
Snake River Dams
13.
‘Humpback Comeback’ Delights Whale Watchers as
Researchers Study Surge & Warn of Risks
14.
Op/Ed: Alaska’s Nonprofit Hatcheries Give Us Hope
for Washington State’s Salmon Runs
15.
Federal Officials Reject Petition to List Joshua
Tree as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
16.
Two-Year Study of Water levels at Lake Mead,
Lake Powell to be Released
17.
Montana Supreme Court to Decide Renewable Power
Lawsuits Filed against PSC
18.
Wyoming Wind Farm Making Same Power with 80%
Fewer Turbines
19.
U.S. Wind Additions Surged in First Half of 2019
20.
U.S. Solar Module Imports Partially Recover
after Tariffs Were Imposed in Early 2018
21.
Op/Ed: Solar in Forest Grove May Start with You
22.
Congressman Kilmer Celebrates Nation’s “Coolest”
Cold Storage Facility in Tacoma with Local & Federal Officials
23.
Gaps in Broadband Internet Service Frustrate
Many Valley Residents
24.
Op/Ed: Our State Needs to Solve Rural Idaho’s
Broadband Problem Now
25.
Broadband Is Too Important for This Many in the
U.S. to Be Disconnected
26.
Records of 85,000 Involved in Grays Harbor
Community Hospital Hack
27.
Feds: Seattle-Based Capital One Suspect May Have
Hacked Over 30 Companies
28.
Simultaneous Hack of Electric Vehicle Chargers
Could Cause Manhattan Blackout, NYU Researchers Find
29.
July Was the “Hottest Month” Ever Recorded
30.
Global Warming an ‘Existential Threat?’
‘Probably Not’ Says Cliff Mass
31.
California’s Largest Legal Weed Farms Face
Conflict in Wine Country
32.
Turning Rotten Food & Poop into Energy:
Investors Smell an Opportunity
33.
How Flat Earthers Nearly Derailed a Space Photo
Book
34.
Deegan Road West Closure Begins Monday
35.
Farmers Harvesting Washington State Wheat at a
Loss
WORD OF THE DAY
Garniture /GARR-nuh-churr/ Noun – 1: embellishment, trimming
2: a set of decorative objects (such as vases, urns, or clocks).
Slimming down the bling
Goodbye golden garniture
No disco chains, dude
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Going with the Flow – The Clean Water Act &
Hydropower Relicensing (Politico, Morning Edition)
2.
See Jefferson PUD Vs. Wash. Dept. of Ecology – EPA’s
Latest Power Grab Is Aimed at States’ Rights (The Hill, Washington, DC)
3.
FERC Terminates Operating License for Okanogan
PUD’s 9-MW Enloe Hydroelectric Project (Hydro Review)
4.
Wheat Farmers Fear Extinction If Snake River Dams
Are Removed to Help Orcas (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
5.
The Rebirth of Nuclear Power Could Come from Bellevue,
If Congress Approves (Crosscut Seattle)
6.
Clallam County EDC Requests Funds, Partnership with
Public Utility District (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/edc-requests-funds-partnership-with-public-utility-district/
7.
Federal Monitor Finds Serious Flaws in Pacific
Gas & Electric’s Wildfire Prevention Work (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-monitor-finds-serious-flaws-in-pges-wildfire-prevention-work/
8.
On the Brink of Blackouts, Texas Makes Case for
New Plants (Bloomberg News)
9.
Investor-Owned Utilities Served 72% of U.S.
Electricity Customers in 2017 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
10. Infographic:
Lighting the Navajo Nation (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Both
Orca Babies Alive, All Three Southern Resident Pods Seen in Canadian Waters (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
12. A
Million Salmon Could Be Restored by Removing Snake River Dams (KOMO TV, Seattle,
WA)
13. ‘Humpback
Comeback’ Delights Whale Watchers as Researchers Study Surge & Warn of Risks
(Northwest Public Radio)
14. Op/Ed:
Alaska’s Nonprofit Hatcheries Give Us Hope for Washington State’s Salmon Runs (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
15. Federal
Officials Reject Petition to List Joshua Tree as Threatened Under Endangered
Species Act (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)
16. Two-Year
Study of Water levels at Lake Mead, Lake Powell to be Released (Politico,
Morning Energy)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Montana
Supreme Court to Decide Renewable Power Lawsuits Filed against PSC (Missoula
Current, MT)
18. Wyoming
Wind Farm Making Same Power with 80% Fewer Turbines (Associated Press)
19. U.S.
Wind Additions Surged in First Half of 2019 (American Public Power Association)
20. U.S.
Solar Module Imports Partially Recover after Tariffs Were Imposed in Early 2018
(U.S. Energy Information Administration)
21. Op/Ed:
Solar in Forest Grove May Start with You (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
22. Congressman
Kilmer Celebrates Nation’s “Coolest” Cold Storage Facility in Tacoma with Local
& Federal Officials (The Suburban Times, Lakewood, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23. Gaps
in Broadband Internet Service Frustrate Many Valley Residents (Methow Valley
News, Twisp, WA)
24. Op/Ed:
Our State Needs to Solve Rural Idaho’s Broadband Problem Now (Idaho County Free
Press, Grangeville, ID)
25. Broadband
Is Too Important for This Many in the U.S. to Be Disconnected (Brookings
Institute)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
26. Records
of 85,000 Involved in Grays Harbor Community Hospital Hack (Aberdeen Daily
World, WA)
27. Feds:
Seattle-Based Capital One Suspect May Have Hacked Over 30 Companies (Associated
Press)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28. Simultaneous
Hack of Electric Vehicle Chargers Could Cause Manhattan Blackout, NYU Researchers
Find (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29. July
Was the “Hottest Month” Ever Recorded (Mashable)
30. Global
Warming an ‘Existential Threat?’ ‘Probably Not’ Says Cliff Mass (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
31. California’s
Largest Legal Weed Farms Face Conflict in Wine Country (National Public Radio)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
32. Turning
Rotten Food & Poop into Energy: Investors Smell an Opportunity (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
33. How
Flat Earthers Nearly Derailed a Space Photo Book (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Deegan
Road West Closure Begins Monday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
35. Farmers
Harvesting Washington State Wheat at a Loss (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
One for the Rodent: Rats a Cheap Street Snack in Cambodia
Scientists Produce Radioactivity-Free Chernobyl Vodka
60 Old TVs Dumped Outside Homes... By Man Dressed as an Old TV
Man Dies After Competing in Taco-Eating Contest at Fresno
Grizzlies Game
SONG OF THE DAY
Jefferson Starship – Miracles
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