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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Columbia River Salmon, Dams Study Comment Period Nears End
(Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Bonneville Power Administration Seeks to Clear
Misconceptions (LaGrande Observer, OR)
Colstrip Coal Plant Sale Details: Shuttering Unit 3 Gets
Easier Under Unit 4 Sales Agreement (Billings Gazette, MT)
Another Mason County COVID-19 Positive Case Reported (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Schools Chief Says Coronavirus Might Keep
Students Out of Classrooms Through End of School Year (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Columbia River Salmon, Dams Study Comment Period
Nears End
2.
Bonneville Power Administration Seeks to Clear
Misconceptions
3.
Colstrip Coal Plant Sale Details: Shuttering
Unit 3 Gets Easier Under Unit 4 Sales Agreement
4.
Mason PUD 3 Phone Interview – COVID-19
5.
Chelan PUD Rerouting Transmission Lines around
Peshastin Pinnacles State Park
6.
California Uses Climate Cash to Cut Power Bills
During Pandemic
7.
No Running Water. No Electricity. On Navajo
Nation, Coronavirus Creates Worry & Confusion as Cases Surge
8.
California: Man Dies after Being Electrocuted
During Apparent Copper Theft Attempt in Duarte
9.
S&P: Some Utilities Have Less 'Financial
Cushion' to Maintain Credit Quality in Recession
10.
Op/Ed: How an Energy Jobs Coalition Can Help the
U.S. Economy Bounce Back
11.
Ninth Circuit Halts Feds’ Oregon Tree-Thinning
Project Over Its ‘Vague’ Science
12.
Advocates Raise Questions About Proposal to
Allow Some Nuclear Waste to Be Disposed in Landfills
13.
California Renewables Curtailments Surge as
Coronavirus Cuts Energy Demand
14.
Energy Supervisor at Clark Public Utilities
Offers Tips for Saving Money on Electric Bills
15.
Energy Efficiency Efforts Are Shutting Down Due
to COVID-19, Threatening Jobs & Savings
16.
Your Internet Is Working. Thank These Cold
War-Era Pioneers Who Designed It to Handle Almost Anything
17.
As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay
Logged Out
18.
5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Drives Phone Mast
Attacks in U.K.
19.
Top of the List: Why Santa Clara Is Data Center
Central for Silicon Valley
20.
Pioneer Utility Resources Acquires ARC Media
21.
Washington State Schools Chief Says Coronavirus
Might Keep Students Out of Classrooms Through End of School Year
22.
Washington State Gov. Inslee Vetoes $235 Million
in New Spending as COVID-19 Fiscal Cliff Looms
23.
Washington State Returns Ventilators for Use in
New York
24.
In Age of Coronavirus & Social Distancing,
States Looking to Washington’s Vote-By-Mail System
25.
Court Denies Seattle’s Bid for Wealthy Household
Income Tax
26.
Another Mason County COVID-19 Positive Case
Reported
27.
Inmate at Washington State Correctional Facility
in Monroe Tests Positive For COVID-19
28.
Is Wearing a Mask in Public the New Normal?
Health Officials Say, It Should Be
29.
‘We Could Get Wiped Out’: American Indians Have
the Highest Rates of Diseases That Make Covid-19 More Lethal
30.
Rent, Mortgage, Car Loans, Utilities & Child
Support. The Other Bills Can Wait.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Columbia River Salmon, Dams Study Comment Period
Nears End (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
2.
Bonneville Power Administration Seeks to Clear
Misconceptions (LaGrande Observer, OR)
Colstrip Coal Plant Sale Details: Shuttering Unit 3 Gets
Easier Under Unit 4 Sales Agreement (Billings Gazette, MT)
4.
Mason PUD 3 Phone Interview – COVID-19 (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
5.
Chelan PUD Rerouting Transmission Lines around Peshastin
Pinnacles State Park (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
6.
California Uses Climate Cash to Cut Power Bills
During Pandemic (Bloomberg News)
7.
No Running Water. No Electricity. On Navajo
Nation, Coronavirus Creates Worry & Confusion as Cases Surge (Herald-Mail
Media)
8.
California: Man Dies after Being Electrocuted
During Apparent Copper Theft Attempt in Duarte (KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA)
9.
S&P: Some Utilities Have Less 'Financial
Cushion' to Maintain Credit Quality in Recession (Utility Dive)
10.
Op/Ed: How an Energy Jobs Coalition Can Help the
U.S. Economy Bounce Back (The Hill, Washington, DC
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
11.
Ninth Circuit Halts Feds’ Oregon Tree-Thinning
Project Over Its ‘Vague’ Science (Courthouse News Service)
12.
Advocates Raise Questions About Proposal to
Allow Some Nuclear Waste to Be Disposed in Landfills (The Hill, Washington, DC)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13.
California Renewables Curtailments Surge as
Coronavirus Cuts Energy Demand (GreenTech Media)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14.
Energy Supervisor at Clark Public Utilities
Offers Tips for Saving Money on Electric Bills (The Battle Ground Reflector,
WA)
15.
Energy Efficiency Efforts Are Shutting Down Due to
COVID-19, Threatening Jobs & Savings (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16.
Your Internet Is Working. Thank These Cold War-Era
Pioneers Who Designed It to Handle Almost Anything (Washington Post)
17.
As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay
Logged Out (NY Times)
18.
5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Drives Phone Mast
Attacks in U.K. (Bloomberg News)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20.
Pioneer Utility Resources Acquires ARC Media
(Pioneer Utility Resources)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
21.
Washington State Schools Chief Says Coronavirus
Might Keep Students Out of Classrooms Through End of School Year (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
22.
Washington State Gov. Inslee Vetoes $235 Million
in New Spending as COVID-19 Fiscal Cliff Looms (Northwest News Network)
23.
Washington State Returns Ventilators for Use in
New York (Associated Press)
24.
In Age of Coronavirus & Social Distancing,
States Looking to Washington’s Vote-By-Mail System (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
25.
Court Denies Seattle’s Bid for Wealthy Household
Income Tax (Associated Press)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
26.
Another Mason County COVID-19 Positive Case
Reported (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
27.
Inmate at Washington State Correctional Facility
in Monroe Tests Positive For COVID-19 (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
28.
Is Wearing a Mask in Public the New Normal?
Health Officials Say, It Should Be (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
29.
‘We Could Get Wiped Out’: American Indians Have
the Highest Rates of Diseases That Make Covid-19 More Lethal (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
30.
Rent, Mortgage, Car Loans, Utilities & Child
Support. The Other Bills Can Wait. (Washington Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Dr. Fauci’s Face Will Soon Be on a Bobblehead
Local News Station Has a Helpful New Segment: ‘What Day Is
It?’ (Mashable)
Daily Fantasy Players Strike Out in Suit Over Baseball
Cheating Scandal
Former NFL Kicker Tom Dempsey Dies from COVID-19
SONG OF THE DAY
Joe Harnell – The Lonely Man Theme (TV Soundtrack - The
Incredible Hulk)
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