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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
The Long-Awaited Upgrade to the U.S. Weather Forecast Model
Is Here (Ars Technica)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Colstrip Coal Units to Close Early as Operator Blames Fuel
Supplier (Utility Dive)
Unusual Number of Dead Ice Seals Wash Up on Alaska Shores
(Courthouse News Service)
Oregon Cap & Trade Bill Advances to a House Vote
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
$140 Million Estimated Cost of New Grant PUD Quincy
Electrical Transmission Line (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
New Network for First Responders Raises Concern Among Media
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Colstrip Coal Units to Close Early as Operator
Blames Fuel Supplier
2.
A Big Coal Shutdown -- Plants Part-Owned by
Puget Sound Energy
3.
$140 Million Estimated Cost of New Grant PUD
Quincy Electrical Transmission Line
4.
Editorial: Columbia Basin Treaty Must Be
Negotiated Ethically, Responsibly
5.
Port Orchard Puts a Hold on Water Hook-Ups for
New Development
6.
Mason PUD 1 Implements Voluntary Water
Conservation
7.
Energy Adviser: Going Extra Mile for Large
Customers
8.
Utilities Ask Congress to ‘Come to Grips’ with
Clean Energy Requirements by Setting Nationwide Rules
9.
Unusual Number of Dead Ice Seals Wash Up on
Alaska Shores
10.
Conservationists Raise Alarm Over Wild Fish
Found on British Columbia Salmon Farms
11.
Streamside Buffers Could Help Efforts to Save
Washington Orcas
12.
Oregon Tribe Aims to Buy Willamette Falls Site
13.
Suquamish Tribe Threatens to Sue the U.S. Navy
Over Sewage Spills
14.
Water Could Be Shut Off to Some Eastern Idaho
Irrigators
15.
Whatcom County Dairy Looks to Wring Clean Water
from Manure
16.
Lower Columbia River Critical Front on the Thin
Green Line
17.
Welcome to the ‘Wild West’ of Wind Law
18.
New Network for First Responders Raises Concern
Among Media
19.
McMorris Rodgers Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to
Revamp Broadband Mapping Process
20.
FCC Wants to Fix Maps That Now Overstate
Broadband Coverage
21.
FCC Authorizes $166.8 Million for Rural
Broadband
22.
Three Million U.S. Students Don’t Have Home
Internet
23.
Suits Allege Amazon’s Alexa Violates Laws by
Recording Children’s Voices without Consent
24.
The Rise of Electric Vehicles Could Overwhelm
the Grid - Pacific Gas & Electric Has a Better Plan
25.
Oregon Cap & Trade Bill Advances to a House
Vote
26.
Oregon Preparing for Possible Interstate Pot
Commerce
27.
Store’s Bid to Shame Customers Over Plastic Bags
Backfires
28.
Twitter Deletes Accounts Linked to Foreign
Governments
29.
I’ve Been Studying Logos for Decades. Here’s
What Changed This Year
30.
High Court to Decide If Secret Washington State
Legislative Records Are a ‘Black Hole’ or a Needed Balance
31.
The 2020 Census Is Coming – Will Native Americans
Be Counted?
32.
Idaho’s Republican Senators Have Bill to Split
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
33.
President Trump May Veto House Budget Bill Over
Hanford Cleanup Spending
34.
Cooler Temps & Abundant Sunshine After
Record-Breaking Heat
35.
Heat Wave Causes Road to Buckle in South Seattle
36.
FedEx Trailer Rolls, Dumps Load on I-5 North,
Slowing Traffic
37.
Washington State Could Soon See 40-Cent Dip in
Gas Prices
38.
Opportunity Zones Knocking for Projects Around
Washington
39.
El Niño Forecast to Continue Through the Summer,
Could Knock Down Hurricanes
WORD OF THE DAY
Vexillology • \vek-suh-LAH-luh-jee\ • noun - The study of
flags
Alfred was flummoxed. He was the foremost authority on
vexillology in the village. However, when people used flag patterns for
clothing he couldn’t help trying to determine the country and vintage of the
flags so used. This led to a short jail stint after an unfortunate visit to the
beach on an extremely hot day. The mayor’s wife was not amused by his attention
to her stars and stripes swimsuit.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Colstrip Coal Units to Close Early as Operator
Blames Fuel Supplier (Utility Dive)
2.
A Big Coal Shutdown -- Plants Part-Owned by
Puget Sound Energy (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
3.
$140 Million Estimated Cost of New Grant PUD Quincy
Electrical Transmission Line (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
4.
Editorial: Columbia Basin Treaty Must Be
Negotiated Ethically, Responsibly (Nelson Star, BC)
5.
Port Orchard Puts a Hold on Water Hook-Ups for
New Development (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
6.
Mason PUD 1 Implements Voluntary Water
Conservation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
7.
Energy Adviser: Going Extra Mile for Large
Customers (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
8.
Utilities Ask Congress to ‘Come to Grips’ with
Clean Energy Requirements by Setting Nationwide Rules (Washington Examiner)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Unusual Number of Dead Ice Seals Wash Up on
Alaska Shores (Courthouse News Service)
10. Conservationists
Raise Alarm Over Wild Fish Found on British Columbia Salmon Farms (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
11. Streamside
Buffers Could Help Efforts to Save Washington Orcas (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
12. Oregon
Tribe Aims to Buy Willamette Falls Site (Portland Business Journal, OR)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
13. Suquamish
Tribe Threatens to Sue the U.S. Navy Over Sewage Spills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
14. Water
Could Be Shut Off to Some Eastern Idaho Irrigators (Associated Press)
15. Whatcom
County Dairy Looks to Wring Clean Water from Manure (Capital Press)
16. Lower
Columbia River Critical Front on the Thin Green Line (Sightline Institute)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Welcome
to the ‘Wild West’ of Wind Law (E&E News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18. New
Network for First Responders Raises Concern Among Media (Associated Press)
19. McMorris
Rodgers Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Revamp Broadband Mapping Process (Ripon
Advance, Washington, DC)
20. FCC
Wants to Fix Maps That Now Overstate Broadband Coverage (Associated Press)
21. FCC
Authorizes $166.8 Million for Rural Broadband (State Scoop)
22. Three
Million U.S. Students Don’t Have Home Internet (Associated Press)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23. Suits
Allege Amazon’s Alexa Violates Laws by Recording Children’s Voices without
Consent (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24. The
Rise of Electric Vehicles Could Overwhelm the Grid - Pacific Gas & Electric
Has a Better Plan (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. Oregon
Cap & Trade Bill Advances to a House Vote (Portland Business Journal, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
26. Oregon
Preparing for Possible Interstate Pot Commerce (Everett Herald, WA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
27. Store’s
Bid to Shame Customers Over Plastic Bags Backfires (NY Times)
28. Twitter
Deletes Accounts Linked to Foreign Governments (Associated Press)
29. I’ve
Been Studying Logos for Decades. Here’s What Changed This Year (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
30. High
Court to Decide If Secret Washington State Legislative Records Are a ‘Black
Hole’ or a Needed Balance (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
31. The
2020 Census Is Coming – Will Native Americans Be Counted? (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
32. Idaho’s
Republican Senators Have Bill to Split 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (Olympian,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
33. President
Trump May Veto House Budget Bill Over Hanford Cleanup Spending (Aberdeen Daily
World, WA)
34. Cooler
Temps & Abundant Sunshine After Record-Breaking Heat (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
35. Heat
Wave Causes Road to Buckle in South Seattle (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
36. FedEx
Trailer Rolls, Dumps Load on I-5 North, Slowing Traffic (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
37. Washington
State Could Soon See 40-Cent Dip in Gas Prices (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
38. Opportunity
Zones Knocking for Projects Around Washington (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
39. El
Niño Forecast to Continue Through the Summer, Could Knock Down Hurricanes (USA
Today)
SEAGULLS ON RADAR – DIVERSIONS
Flock of Seagulls Appear on Minnesota Radar
Poorly-Made Fake License Plate Leads to Arrest in California
New City of Roswell Logo Receives Trademark Protection
Report: Universal Music Group Covered Up Destruction of
Irreplaceable Master Tapes In 2008 Fire
SONG OF THE DAY
A Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song
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