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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Cause of Widespread Power Outage in Lewis County Was Snagged
Power Line (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Oregon Supreme Court Says the State Improperly Shut the
Public Out of Deciding Where to Place Energy Facilities (Willamette Week,
Portland, OR)
NOAA Adds to Overfished List (Associated Press)
Tribe, Fishing Groups Sue over Klamath River Water
Allocations (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Wind Farm ‘Repowering,’ Tax Credits Bring Big Blades Back to
Port of Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Cause of Widespread Power Outage in Lewis County
Was Snagged Power Line
2.
Oregon Supreme Court Says the State Improperly
Shut the Public Out of Deciding Where to Place Energy Facilities
3.
U.S. Energy Department Wants to Build Nuclear
Test Reactor
4.
‘Smart Meters’ Coming to Wasco County
5.
Editorial: Dubious ‘Study’ on Snake River Dam
Breaching Is Propaganda
6.
United States Sets New Daily Record High for
Natural Gas Use in the Power Sector
7.
Foreign Hackers Impersonated Professional
Licensing Board in Attack on Utilities
8.
Mississippi: Copper, Metal Thefts Threaten
Lives, Leave People in the Dark
9.
Oklahoma: One Dead, One in Critical Condition in
Suspected Copper Theft at Radio Station Transmitter Site
10.
Massachusetts: Time to Put an End to Whack-A-Mole
Electricity Sellers
11.
NOAA Adds to Overfished List
12.
Tribe, Fishing Groups Sue over Klamath River
Water Allocations
13.
Washington Salmon May Fare Better in a Warming
Climate than Others
14.
‘The Most Complex Natural Resource Issue in the
West’
15.
Salmon: Idaho Problems, Idaho Solutions?
16.
Still Recovering from Escaped Atlantic Salmon,
Cooke Aquaculture Now Wants to Farm Steelhead
17.
Port Angeles to Call for Voluntary Water Use Cut
18.
Bristol Bay: Alaska Mine Developer Northern
Dynasty Wins U.S. EPA Reprieve, Shares Soar
19.
Rocky Point Water District Not Communicating
with State Auditor, City
20.
Wind Farm ‘Repowering,’ Tax Credits Bring Big
Blades Back to Port of Longview
21.
A Deluge of Batteries Is About to Rewire the
Power Grid
22.
Major Broadcast Networks Sue to Stop Locast, a
Free Streaming Service
23.
Will 5G Satellite Deployment Undermine NOAA
Weather Forecasting? Federal Officials Fight It Out.
24.
Global Warming Brings Wildfire Risk to Rainy
Pacific Northwest
25.
Solar Advocates Launch ‘Hang Dry Your Clothes
for Climate Change’ Week
26.
McDonald’s New Paper Straws Aren’t Recyclable —
But Its Axed Plastic Ones Were
27.
North Thurston Worker Misspent Thousands in
Public Funds, Auditor Finds
28.
Wind & Steep Slopes Challenge Firefighters
at Colville Indian Reservation Wildfire
29.
Elderly Shelton Man, Who Was Airlifted to
Seattle after He Was Hit by a Car, Has Died
30.
Two Motorcyclists Killed in Head-On Crash near
Brinnon
31.
City of Shelton Celebrates Downtown Connector
32.
Mason County Primary Election Ballots Due
Tuesday
33.
No Air Conditioning? Here Are Some Ways to Beat the
Heat
34.
Aurora Borealis Makes Appearance in Seattle
Night Sky
WORD OF THE DAY
Foppery • \FAHP-uh-ree\ • noun - *1: foolish character or
action: folly 2: the behavior or dress of a fop
The pressure was mounting in the small utility’s outage
center. What started out as a trickle of calls from customers had quickly
become a torrent of whining and abuse for the harried phone operators. It was
at that critical moment that Belvedere set the stage for his eventual firing,
as he jumped on the table and started belting out “I Will Survive” in front of
the astonished dispatchers and engineers. Needless to say, his foppery was
about as welcome as a beer belch in church.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Cause of Widespread Power Outage in Lewis County
Was Snagged Power Line (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
2.
Oregon Supreme Court Says the State Improperly
Shut the Public Out of Deciding Where to Place Energy Facilities (Willamette Week,
Portland, OR)
3.
U.S. Energy Department Wants to Build Nuclear
Test Reactor (Associated Press)
4.
‘Smart Meters’ Coming to Wasco County (The
Dalles Daily Chronicle, OR)
5.
Editorial: Dubious ‘Study’ on Snake River Dam
Breaching Is Propaganda (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
6.
United States Sets New Daily Record High for
Natural Gas Use in the Power Sector (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
7.
Foreign Hackers Impersonated Professional
Licensing Board in Attack on Utilities (Utility Dive)
8.
Mississippi: Copper, Metal Thefts Threaten
Lives, Leave People in the Dark (Clarion Ledger, Jackson MS)
9.
Oklahoma: One Dead, One in Critical Condition in
Suspected Copper Theft at Radio Station Transmitter Site (KFOR TV, Oklahoma
City, OK)
10. Massachusetts:
Time to Put an End to Whack-A-Mole Electricity Sellers (CommonWealth, Boston,
MA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. NOAA
Adds to Overfished List (Associated Press)
12. Tribe,
Fishing Groups Sue over Klamath River Water Allocations (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
13. Washington
Salmon May Fare Better in a Warming Climate than Others (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)
14. ‘The
Most Complex Natural Resource Issue in the West’ (Boise Weekly, ID)
15. Salmon:
Idaho Problems, Idaho Solutions? (Boise Weekly, ID)
16. Still
Recovering from Escaped Atlantic Salmon, Cooke Aquaculture Now Wants to Farm
Steelhead (Crosscut Seattle)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
17. Port
Angeles to Call for Voluntary Water Use Cut (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles,
WA)
18. Bristol
Bay: Alaska Mine Developer Northern Dynasty Wins U.S. EPA Reprieve, Shares Soar
(Reuters)
19. Rocky
Point Water District Not Communicating with State Auditor, City (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton
– Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20. Wind
Farm ‘Repowering,’ Tax Credits Bring Big Blades Back to Port of Longview (Longview
Daily News, WA)
21. A
Deluge of Batteries Is About to Rewire the Power Grid (Bloomberg News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. Major
Broadcast Networks Sue to Stop Locast, a Free Streaming Service (SF Chronicle, CA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23. Will
5G Satellite Deployment Undermine NOAA Weather Forecasting? Federal Officials
Fight It Out. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24. Global
Warming Brings Wildfire Risk to Rainy Pacific Northwest (Associated Press)
25. Solar
Advocates Launch ‘Hang Dry Your Clothes for Climate Change’ Week (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26. McDonald’s
New Paper Straws Aren’t Recyclable — But Its Axed Plastic Ones Were (KCPQ-TV, Seattle,
WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
27. North
Thurston Worker Misspent Thousands in Public Funds, Auditor Finds (Olympian, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
28. Wind
& Steep Slopes Challenge Firefighters at Colville Indian Reservation Wildfire
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29. Elderly
Shelton Man, Who Was Airlifted to Seattle after He Was Hit by a Car, Has Died (Olympian,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
30. Two
Motorcyclists Killed in Head-On Crash near Brinnon (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
31. City
of Shelton Celebrates Downtown Connector (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
32. Mason
County Primary Election Ballots Due Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
33. No
Air Conditioning? Here Are Some Ways to Beat the Heat (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)
34. Aurora
Borealis Makes Appearance in Seattle Night Sky (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Brazil Gang Leader Puts on Silicon Mask & Wig in Attempt
to Flee Jail Disguised as His Daughter
Washington Farmers Harvest Crops for Neighbor with Stage 4
Cancer
Man Reunites With $23,000 Found in Recycling Sorting
Facility
Message in Bottle from Hawaii Found in California
SONG OF THE DAY
The Police - Message in a Bottle
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