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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Creates Website to Report Businesses
Violating Coronavirus Mandates (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Klamath River: Largest U.S. Dam Removal Stirs Debate over
Coveted West Water (Associated Press)
Environmental Groups Complain about Snake River Dam Hearings
Teleconference Format (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Puget Sound Energy, Major Colstrip Owner to Buy Hydropower
from Western Montana Tribes (Helena Independent Republic, MT)
Whales Are Dying, But Numbers Are Unknown. Coronavirus Has
Stalled Scientific Fieldwork (Los Angeles Times, CA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Klamath River: Largest U.S. Dam Removal Stirs
Debate over Coveted West Water
2.
Environmental Groups Complain about Snake River
Dam Hearings Teleconference Format
3.
Puget Sound Energy, Major Colstrip Owner to Buy
Hydropower from Western Montana Tribes
4.
Will Your Electricity Bill Go Up If You’re
Working from Home?
5.
Grant PUD Closes All Its Recreation Sites,
Including Boat Launches & Parks
6.
Snohomish PUD Stops Reading Meters – Will
Estimate Bills
7.
Tennessee Valley Authority Extends $1 Billion Of
Credit to Local Power Companies to Aid in Paying Bills During COVID-19 Crisis
8.
Whales Are Dying, But Numbers Are Unknown.
Coronavirus Has Stalled Scientific Fieldwork
9.
Op/Ed: We Need a Long-Term Solution to Dwindling
Salmon Populations
10.
Canada: Pod of Killer Whales Spotted in Indian
Arm Near Metro Vancouver’s North Shore
11.
Whales Face More Fatal Ship Collisions as Waters
Warm
12.
Comment Period Extended for Environmental Review
of Chehalis Basin Flood Reduction Project
13.
Dry Winter Plunges Much of California Into
Drought
14.
How a Florida Shopping Center Saved Money &
Energy by Upgrading to LED Lighting
15.
FCC Grants Permission to Yakima’s Washington
Broadband to Use Higher Frequency During Pandemic
16.
Congress Ignores Rural Broadband
17.
Marijuana Deemed ‘Essential’ In Washington
State, Gets Looser Rules Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak
18.
Facebook, Google & Twitter Struggle to
Handle November’s Election
19.
Coronavirus Has Opened Corporate Email
Floodgates
20.
Columnist: Local Journalism Needs a Coronavirus
Stimulus Plan, Too
21.
Netflix Watches as Instagram Unites a
Quarantined World
22.
Washington State Creates Website to Report
Businesses Violating Coronavirus Mandates
23.
Governor Inslee Eases Restrictions on How
Washington State Realtors Can Interact with Clients
24.
Trump Extends Virus Guidelines, Braces U.S. for
Big Death Toll
25.
Inside Washington State’s Emergency Operations
Center, Where the Fight Against Coronavirus Is Constantly Being Waged
26.
The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Rescue Package:
What’s in It for Washington State?
27.
Hard-Hit Cruise Lines Don’t Get U.S. Coronavirus
Stimulus Money
28.
University of Washington Model Suggests
Mid-April Peak for Coronavirus in Washington State with Scores More Deaths
29.
Mt Vernon: A Choir Decided to Go Ahead with
Rehearsal. Now Dozens of Members Have COVID-19, Two Are Dead
30.
Stranded Snowbirds: Spread of the Coronavirus
Has Left Full-Time RVers & Van Dwellers on the Run
31.
Rich Europeans Flee Virus for Second Homes,
Spreading Fear & Fury
32.
Do I Have to Pay Rent in Washington State During
the Coronavirus Crisis?
33.
Traffic Alert: Heavy Snow Hits PNW Passes;
Vehicle Spinouts Force Temporary Snoqualmie Pass Closure
34.
Construction Community Concerned about Unmanned
Job Sites
35.
Aggravated Murder Charges Filed in Trooper’s
Death on I-5 Near Chehalis
36.
Oregon State Fire Marshal Says Oregonians Can
Now Pump Their Own Gas
37.
Costco to Temporarily Change Store Hours
WORD OF THE DAY
Tautology \tot-TALL-uh-jee\ Noun - 1: Needless repetition of
the same sense in different words; redundancy 2: An empty or vacuous statement
composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true
whether the simpler statements are factually true or false; for example, the
statement Either it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow.
“My building is a work of art, and it represents the art of
building” drawled the street corner architect in his daily tautological
missive…between frequent drags on his “Camel” unfiltered cigarette.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Klamath River: Largest U.S. Dam Removal Stirs
Debate over Coveted West Water (Associated Press)
2.
Environmental Groups Complain about Snake River
Dam Hearings Teleconference Format (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
3.
Puget Sound Energy, Major Colstrip Owner to Buy
Hydropower from Western Montana Tribes (Helena Independent Republic, MT)
4.
Will Your Electricity Bill Go Up If You’re
Working from Home? (Quartz)
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – THE CORONAVIRUS CONUNDRUM
5.
Grant PUD Closes All Its Recreation Sites,
Including Boat Launches & Parks (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
https://www.ncwlife.com/grant-pud-closes-all-its-recreation-sites-including-boat-launches-and-parks/
6.
Snohomish PUD Stops Reading Meters – Will
Estimate Bills (My Everett News, WA)
7.
Tennessee Valley Authority Extends $1 Billion Of
Credit to Local Power Companies to Aid in Paying Bills During COVID-19 Crisis (Chattanooga
Times-Free Press, TN)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Op/Ed: We Need a Long-Term Solution to Dwindling
Salmon Populations (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
10.
Canada: Pod of Killer Whales Spotted in Indian
Arm Near Metro Vancouver’s North Shore (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
11.
Whales Face More Fatal Ship Collisions as Waters
Warm (Associated Press)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
12.
Comment Period Extended for Environmental Review
of Chehalis Basin Flood Reduction Project (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
13.
Dry Winter Plunges Much of California Into
Drought (Courthouse News Service)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14.
How a Florida Shopping Center Saved Money &
Energy by Upgrading to LED Lighting (South Florida Business Journal)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
FCC Grants Permission to Yakima’s Washington
Broadband to Use Higher Frequency During Pandemic (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
16.
Congress Ignores Rural Broadband (Pots &
Pans)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
17.
Marijuana Deemed ‘Essential’ In Washington
State, Gets Looser Rules Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
18.
Facebook, Google & Twitter Struggle to
Handle November’s Election (NY Times)
19.
Coronavirus Has Opened Corporate Email
Floodgates (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
20.
Columnist: Local Journalism Needs a Coronavirus
Stimulus Plan, Too (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
21.
Netflix Watches as Instagram Unites a
Quarantined World (Bloomberg News)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
22.
Washington State Creates Website to Report
Businesses Violating Coronavirus Mandates (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
23.
Governor Inslee Eases Restrictions on How Washington
State Realtors Can Interact with Clients (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
24.
Trump Extends Virus Guidelines, Braces U.S. for Big
Death Toll (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25.
Inside Washington State’s Emergency Operations
Center, Where the Fight Against Coronavirus Is Constantly Being Waged (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26.
The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Rescue Package: What’s
in It for Washington State? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
27.
Hard-Hit Cruise Lines Don’t Get U.S. Coronavirus
Stimulus Money (Los Angeles Times, CA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
28.
University of Washington Model Suggests Mid-April
Peak for Coronavirus in Washington State with Scores More Deaths (News Tribune,
Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
Mt Vernon: A Choir Decided to Go Ahead with Rehearsal.
Now Dozens of Members Have COVID-19, Two Are Dead (Los Angeles Times, CA)
30.
Stranded Snowbirds: Spread of the Coronavirus
Has Left Full-Time RVers & Van Dwellers on the Run (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
32.
Do I Have to Pay Rent in Washington State During
the Coronavirus Crisis? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
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GENERAL NEWS
33.
Traffic Alert: Heavy Snow Hits PNW Passes; Vehicle
Spinouts Force Temporary Snoqualmie Pass Closure (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
34.
Construction Community Concerned about Unmanned
Job Sites (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
35.
Aggravated Murder Charges Filed in Trooper’s
Death on I-5 Near Chehalis (Associated Press)
36.
Oregon State Fire Marshal Says Oregonians Can
Now Pump Their Own Gas (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
37.
Costco to Temporarily Change Store Hours (KIRO
News, Seattle, WA)
TROLLS IN THE GROCERY STORE – DIVERSIONS
Pennsylvania Coughing ‘Prank’ Suspect Arrested, Charged
after $35,000 in Groceries Tossed
Striking Photos Show Empty Landmarks Around the World
Armed Vigilantes Blocked a Neighbor’s Driveway with a Tree to
Force Him into Quarantine
Man Accused in 100 Mph Chase: He Was Teaching a Dog to Drive
SONG OF THE DAY
Neil Diamond – Solitary Man
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