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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Wyden, Merkley Call for
Utility-Customer Protections (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Staying at Home More Difficult for Pierce County Residents
with Substandard or No Internet (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Pacific Gas & Electric Can’t Be Sued for Fire-Prevention
Power Blackouts: Bankruptcy Judge (Courthouse News Service)
Proposed British Columbia Container Terminal Would Threaten
Endangered Killer Whales, Review Panel Finds (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
Inslee: Thousands Are Calling About Stay-at-Home Violators;
Online Complaint Forms to Fight Coronavirus (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Can’t Be Sued for
Fire-Prevention Power Blackouts: Bankruptcy Judge
2.
Coastal Gas Plant Will Shut Down by 2023 As
Fossil Fuels Dry Up in California
3.
Op/Ed: No One Wants to Be Labeled an Un-Woke
‘Salmon Racist’
4.
Op/Ed: NorthWestern Energy’s Plans Flawed,
Troubling
5.
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Wyden, Merkley Call for
Utility-Customer Protections
6.
Utilities Aim to Keep Specially Trained
Employees Healthy & Working
7.
Electricity Demand Decreases Due to Coronavirus
Lockdowns
8.
Proposed British Columbia Container Terminal
Would Threaten Endangered Killer Whales, Review Panel Finds
9.
Pacific Snake Eel, Rarely Seen in Oregon, Found
near Astoria
10.
Trump Administration Scraps Obama
Fuel-Efficiency Standard, Opts for Laxer Rule
11.
Will Data Flatten the Power Industry — Or Hand a
New Advantage to Its Incumbents?
12.
Staying at Home More Difficult for Pierce County
Residents with Substandard or No Internet
13.
School Shutdowns Raise Stakes of Digital Divide
for Students
14.
Broadband Is Now Our Lifeline, 20 Million Still
Lack Access
15.
Those Without Broadband Struggle in a
Stuck-At-Home Nation
16.
Governing by Webcam: Councils, Boards Move
Meetings Online
17.
Yes, Electric Cars Are Cleaner, Even When the
Power Comes from Coal
18.
The Other First Responders: Local Journalists
19.
Editorial: Don’t Let Local News Become a Victim
of Coronavirus
20.
Coronavirus: World Leaders’ Posts Deleted Over
Fake News
21.
Inslee: Thousands Are Calling About Stay-at-Home
Violators; Online Complaint Forms to Fight Coronavirus
22.
Coronavirus: Washington State’s Small Businesses
Could Get Federal Aid. What You Need to Know
23.
Washington State Dept. of Licensing Offices
Closing to Public
24.
Washington State Governor’s Office Says ‘Letter
of Transit’ Rumors Aren’t True
25.
President Trump Pushes $2 Trillion
Infrastructure Package in Next Coronavirus Bill, Saying It Must Be ‘VERY BIG
& BOLD’
26.
Mason County COVID-19 Cases Increase to Five
27.
Experts Try to Understand Rural Spike in
Positive COVID-19 Tests
28.
Coronavirus Updates: Scammers Targeting Stimulus
Payments
29.
No Money for Rent or Mortgage? Here’s What to
Do.
30.
Cold Air Blast & a Few Snowflakes in Western
Washington State
31.
Swarm of 650 Earthquakes Rattles Utah, Idaho
& California, Experts Say
32.
Washington State Launches Expedited Hiring
Process for Correctional Officers amid Coronavirus Outbreak
33.
Report: Mass Breakout in Yakima Started as Jail
Riot
34.
Marriott Says New Data Breach Affects 5.2
Million Guests
WORD OF
THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Adjective /PLEN-uh-ree/
Adjective – 1: complete in every respect: absolute, unqualified, 2: fully
attended or constituted by all entitled to be present.
Cold, empty spaces
No plenary session here
Cancelled by COVID
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Can’t Be Sued for
Fire-Prevention Power Blackouts: Bankruptcy Judge (Courthouse News Service)
2.
Coastal Gas Plant Will Shut Down by 2023 As Fossil
Fuels Dry Up in California (Los Angeles Times, CA)
3.
Op/Ed: No One Wants to Be Labeled an Un-Woke ‘Salmon
Racist’ (Idaho State Journal)
4.
Op/Ed: NorthWestern Energy’s Plans Flawed, Troubling
(Billings Gazette, MT)
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – COVID CONUNDRUM
5.
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Wyden, Merkley Call for
Utility-Customer Protections (Portland Business Journal, OR)
6.
Utilities Aim to Keep Specially Trained
Employees Healthy & Working (National Public Radio)
7.
Electricity Demand Decreases Due to Coronavirus
Lockdowns (Power Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Proposed British Columbia Container Terminal
Would Threaten Endangered Killer Whales, Review Panel Finds (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
9.
Pacific Snake Eel, Rarely Seen in Oregon, Found near
Astoria (Oregonian, Portland)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
10.
Trump Administration Scraps Obama Fuel-Efficiency
Standard, Opts for Laxer Rule (USA Today)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11.
Will Data Flatten the Power Industry — Or Hand a
New Advantage to Its Incumbents? (Forbes Magazine)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
12.
Staying at Home More Difficult for Pierce County
Residents with Substandard or No Internet (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
13.
School Shutdowns Raise Stakes of Digital Divide for
Students (Associated Press)
14.
Broadband Is Now Our Lifeline, 20 Million Still
Lack Access (The Hill, Washington, DC)
15.
Those Without Broadband Struggle in a Stuck-At-Home
Nation (Associated Press)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
16.
Governing by Webcam: Councils, Boards Move
Meetings Online (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
17.
Yes, Electric Cars Are Cleaner, Even When the
Power Comes from Coal (Forbes Magazine)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
18.
The Other First Responders: Local Journalists
(Christian Science Monitor)
19.
Editorial: Don’t Let Local News Become a Victim of
Coronavirus (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
20.
Coronavirus: World Leaders’ Posts Deleted Over Fake
News (British Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
21.
Inslee: Thousands Are Calling About Stay-at-Home
Violators; Online Complaint Forms to Fight Coronavirus (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
22.
Coronavirus: Washington State’s Small Businesses
Could Get Federal Aid. What You Need to Know (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
23.
Washington State Dept. of Licensing Offices
Closing to Public (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
24.
Washington State Governor’s Office Says ‘Letter of
Transit’ Rumors Aren’t True (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
25.
President Trump Pushes $2 Trillion
Infrastructure Package in Next Coronavirus Bill, Saying It Must Be ‘VERY BIG &
BOLD’ (Washington Post)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
26.
Mason County COVID-19 Cases Increase to Five (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
27.
Experts Try to Understand Rural Spike in Positive
COVID-19 Tests (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
28.
Coronavirus Updates: Scammers Targeting Stimulus
Payments (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
No Money for Rent or Mortgage? Here’s What to
Do. (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
30.
Cold Air Blast & a Few Snowflakes in Western
Washington State (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
31.
Swarm of 650 Earthquakes Rattles Utah, Idaho &
California, Experts Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)
32.
Washington State Launches Expedited Hiring
Process for Correctional Officers amid Coronavirus Outbreak (Associated Press)
33.
Report: Mass Breakout in Yakima Started as Jail
Riot (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
34.
Marriott Says New Data Breach Affects 5.2
Million Guests (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/mar/31/marriott-says-new-data-breach-affects-5-2-million-guests/
GOATS & VAN GOUGH – DIVERSIONS
Dutch Museum Closed by Virus Has Van Gogh Painting Stolen
Fauci Socks, Fauci Doughnuts, Fauci Fan Art: The Coronavirus
Expert Attracts a Cult Following
Wild Goats Roam Through an Empty Welsh Town
Town Creates Neighborhood ‘Safari’ for Kids During Pandemic
SONG OF THE DAY
The Carpenters – Solitaire
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