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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
River Health in Hot Water: Washington State Takes Steps to
Save Salmon, Steelhead (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Grant PUD Files Reply to Cryptocurrency Lawsuit (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Hearing Opens as Fire
Victims Call for Action (Courthouse News Service)
High-Speed Broadband to Increase in Parts of Spokane &
Stevens Counties (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
$11 Million Sought to Extend Sewer Line from Belfair Plant
to Bremerton Industrial Park (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Grant PUD Files Reply to Cryptocurrency Lawsuit
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Hearing
Opens as Fire Victims Call for Action
3.
Judge Says Pacific Gas & Electric Violated
Probation, Citing ‘Clear Pattern’ of Fire Ignitions
4.
Colstrip Power Plant Threatened by Westmoreland
Bankruptcy
5.
Opposition to Smart Meters Voiced at Clallam PUD
Meeting
6.
Pacific Power Oregon Customers to See Decrease
on February Bills Due to Federal Tax Savings
7.
Editorial: Snake River Dams Fill a Power Gap.
Lawmakers Need to Know That
8.
One Year Later, See Bonneville Power
Administration’s Strategy in Motion
9.
Natural Gas Prices Slump Despite U-S Winter
Weather Blast
10.
LaFleur Will Not Seek Third Term as a FERC
Commissioner
11.
FERC Proposes Expedited Hydro Licensing Process
12.
City in Iowa Loses Appeal of Electrical Damage
Caused by Squirrel
13.
River Health in Hot Water: Washington State
Takes Steps to Save Salmon, Steelhead
14.
Salmon & Orcas Linked, Legislature Told
15.
Fish & Wildlife Could See Expanded Powers
Under One Proposal to Help Save Orcas
16.
Canadian Indigenous Groups Want Sea Health
Study, Marine Traffic Halt
17.
ESA Winter Steelhead Impacted by Prolonged
Steller Sea Lion Presence at Bonneville Dam
18.
West Coast’s Biggest Starfish Vanishing amid
Disease, Warming Oceans, Study Finds
19.
Hawkins Proposes Bill to Allow Washington State
PUDs to Make Hydrogen Fuel
20.
California’s Big Climate Plans Could Be in Hands
of PG&E Bankruptcy Judge
21.
Energy Adviser: Follow Easy Steps to Prevent
Electrical Fires
22.
High-Speed Broadband to Increase in Parts of
Spokane & Stevens Counties
23.
Net Neutrality Repeal at Stake as Key Court Case
Starts
24.
The Doorbells Have Eyes: The Privacy Battle
Brewing over Home Security Cameras
25.
$11 Million Sought to Extend Sewer Line from
Belfair Plant to Bremerton Industrial Park
26.
Bureau of Reclamation – Dusty Agency Gets Sharp
Elbows Under Trump
27.
Draft of Oregon Carbon Emissions Bill Emerges
28.
More U-S Companies Discussing Climate Change in
Wake of Hurricanes, Wildfires
29.
Facebook Posts Record $6.9 Billion Profit
Despite Privacy Scandals
30.
Google+ Pages Will Shut Down April 2
31.
Meet the Guardian of Grammar Who Wants to Help
You Be a Better Writer
32.
These Seven Unusual Tips Will Explode Your
Writing Skills
33.
Oregon Is Producing Twice as Much Cannabis as
People Are Using
34.
Yay or Nay on Permanent Daylight-Saving Time?
You May Get to Vote on It
35.
Washington State U-S Rep. Jayapal Featured on
the Cover of the Nation
36.
America’s Renegade Retirees – South of the Border,
It’s Relatively Easy for U.S. Citizens to Live without Legal Documentation
37.
Kamilche Man Charged with Felony Hit-And-Run in
Thurston Court
38.
Cold Wave to Hit the Pacific Northwest – Some
Lowland Snow Possible
39.
New Ramps, Enhanced Fish Passage Proposed for
U-S 101 Shelton-Matlock Interchange
40.
One Month In, Vancouver-Area Measles Outbreak
Reaches 41 People
41.
Shelton Man Arrested after Stealing & Using
Front End Loader in Hoquiam
42.
Shelton Students Take Second Place in State
Cybersecurity Competition, Qualify for National Semifinals
WORD OF THE DAY
Exigent • \EX-uh-junt\ • Adjective - 1: requiring immediate
aid or action 2: requiring or calling for much: demanding
The annual company jalapeño pepper eating contest was
heating up. Barty piled up ten peppers in 20 seconds, beads of sweat bursting
from the top of his bald pate. Only the application of cold milk in an exigent
fashion would provide his rescue. Unfortunately, there was no milkfat on the
frosted glass of “skim milk” in front of his heaping plate of green gut bombs.
It was not a pretty end to an exciting competition.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Grant PUD Files Reply to Cryptocurrency Lawsuit
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Hearing
Opens as Fire Victims Call for Action (Courthouse News Service)
3.
Judge Says Pacific Gas & Electric Violated
Probation, Citing ‘Clear Pattern’ of Fire Ignitions (Utility Dive)
4.
Colstrip Power Plant Threatened by Westmoreland
Bankruptcy (Power Magazine)
5.
Opposition to Smart Meters Voiced at Clallam PUD
Meeting (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
6.
Pacific Power Oregon Customers to See Decrease on
February Bills Due to Federal Tax Savings (Daily Energy Insider)
7.
Editorial: Snake River Dams Fill a Power Gap. Lawmakers
Need to Know That (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
8.
One Year Later, See Bonneville Power Administration’s
Strategy in Motion (Bonneville Power Administration)
9.
Natural Gas Prices Slump Despite U-S Winter
Weather Blast (Associated Press)
10. LaFleur
Will Not Seek Third Term as a FERC Commissioner (American Public Power
Association)
11. FERC
Proposes Expedited Hydro Licensing Process (Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission)
12. City
in Iowa Loses Appeal of Electrical Damage Caused by Squirrel (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13. River
Health in Hot Water: Washington State Takes Steps to Save Salmon, Steelhead
(Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
14. Salmon
& Orcas Linked, Legislature Told (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
15. Fish
& Wildlife Could See Expanded Powers Under One Proposal to Help Save Orcas
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
16. Canadian
Indigenous Groups Want Sea Health Study, Marine Traffic Halt (Columbia Valley
Pioneer, BC)
17. ESA
Winter Steelhead Impacted by Prolonged Steller Sea Lion Presence at Bonneville
Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
18. West
Coast’s Biggest Starfish Vanishing amid Disease, Warming Oceans, Study Finds (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
19. Hawkins
Proposes Bill to Allow Washington State PUDs to Make Hydrogen Fuel (KPQ Radio,
Wenatchee, WA)
20. California’s
Big Climate Plans Could Be in Hands of PG&E Bankruptcy Judge (KQED
Broadcasting, San Francisco, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21. Energy
Adviser: Follow Easy Steps to Prevent Electrical Fires (Vancouver Columbian,
WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. High-Speed
Broadband to Increase in Parts of Spokane & Stevens Counties (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
23. Net
Neutrality Repeal at Stake as Key Court Case Starts (NY Times)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
24. The
Doorbells Have Eyes: The Privacy Battle Brewing over Home Security Cameras
(Washington Post)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
25. $11
Million Sought to Extend Sewer Line from Belfair Plant to Bremerton Industrial
Park (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26. Bureau
of Reclamation – Dusty Agency Gets Sharp Elbows Under Trump (E&E News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. Draft
of Oregon Carbon Emissions Bill Emerges (Associated Press)
28. More
U-S Companies Discussing Climate Change in Wake of Hurricanes, Wildfires
(Reuters)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
29. Facebook
Posts Record $6.9 Billion Profit Despite Privacy Scandals (CNN)
30. Google+
Pages Will Shut Down April 2 (C/NET News)
31. Meet
the Guardian of Grammar Who Wants to Help You Be a Better Writer (NY Times)
32. These
Seven Unusual Tips Will Explode Your Writing Skills (If You’re Willing to Try
Them) (Medium)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
33. Oregon
Is Producing Twice as Much Cannabis as People Are Using (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
34. Yay
or Nay on Permanent Daylight-Saving Time? You May Get to Vote on It (Northwest
Public Broadcasting)
35. Washington
State U-S Rep. Jayapal Featured on the Cover of the Nation (Washington State
Wire, Olympia, WA)
36. America’s
Renegade Retirees – South of the Border, It’s Relatively Easy for U.S. Citizens
to Live without Legal Documentation (US News & World Report)
GENERAL NEWS
37. Kamilche
Man Charged with Felony Hit-And-Run in Thurston Court (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
38. Cold
Wave to Hit the Pacific Northwest – Some Lowland Snow Possible (Cliff Mass
Weather Blog)
39. New
Ramps, Enhanced Fish Passage Proposed for U-S 101 Shelton-Matlock Interchange (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
40. One
Month In, Vancouver-Area Measles Outbreak Reaches 41 People (Oregonian,
Portland)
41. Shelton
Man Arrested after Stealing & Using Front End Loader in Hoquiam (KXRO
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
42. Shelton
Students Take Second Place in State Cybersecurity Competition, Qualify for
National Semifinals (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Minnesota Neighborhood Pranked by Frozen Pants
Act by Vegetable Oil Vandals Delays Classes at New Mexico
School
These Seals Took Over a California Beach during the
Government Shutdown — And Won’t Give It Back
Pungent ‘J-Queen’ Durians Sell for $1,000 In Indonesia
SONG OF THE DAY
The American Epic Sessions – Stars Record Music with 1920s
Technology
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