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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Gov. Jay Inslee Schedules 11 A.M. Tuesday Briefing on
Reopening More Counties Faster (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Bankruptcy Plan Wins Support
from Wildfire Victims (Associated Press)
Study: World Carbon Pollution Falls 17% During Pandemic Peak
(Associated Press)
Unemployment Fraud Adds Steps to Employment Security
Processes (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Ten Underappreciated Things in the Pacific Northwest That
Could Kill You (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Bankruptcy Plan
Wins Support from Wildfire Victims
2.
Judge Advances States’ Fight Against Rule Changes
to Weaken Endangered Species Act
3.
This Is What 1,000 Dolphins Swimming in Pod Off
California Coast Looks Like
4.
Op/Ed: Bristol Bay Headwaters – The Last Place
We Should Mine
5.
Smart Energy Stimulus Means Thinking Small
6.
Louisiana: Bill to Push High Speed Internet
Faces Problems
7.
With an Internet Continuity Plan, Your Business
Won’t Ever Be Closed
8.
White House Panel: Build New Tech Infrastructure
for Future Jobs
9.
Study: World Carbon Pollution Falls 17% During
Pandemic Peak
10.
Ten Underappreciated Things in the Pacific
Northwest That Could Kill You
11.
Gov. Jay Inslee Schedules 11 A.M. Tuesday
Briefing on Reopening More Counties Faster
12.
Inslee Announces Restart of All Medical Services
in Washington
13.
Oregon Stay-Home Order Still in Place After
Supreme Court Puts Judge’s Ruling on Hold
14.
Jefferson County Preparing Waiver for Phase 2
Reopening
15.
Canada, U.S. Extend Border Closure to
Non-Essential Travel
16.
Washington Corrections Officer Dies from
COVID-19
17.
‘Way Too Late’: Inside Amazon’s Biggest
Coronavirus Outbreak
18.
The Pandemic Politics of Washington’s
Stay-at-Home Protesters
19.
As Some States Reopen, Studying Sewage Could
Help Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic
20.
Unemployment Fraud Adds Steps to Washington
State Employment Security Processes
21.
Mason, Thurston Tribal Casinos Reopen Doors
& Welcome Throngs of Eager Patrons
22.
Ilani Casino Slated to Reopen; Coronavirus
Safety Measures Include Plexiglass at Game Tables
23.
What Were the Local Weather Impacts of the
Eruption of Mount St. Helens?
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Apocryphal • \uh-POCK-ruff-full\ • Adjective – Of doubtful
authenticity: spurious
The end of the world
Hear my apocryphal tale
Oops, got the wrong date
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Bankruptcy Plan
Wins Support from Wildfire Victims (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
2.
Judge Advances States’ Fight Against Rule
Changes to Weaken Endangered Species Act (Courthouse News Service)
3.
This Is What 1,000 Dolphins Swimming in Pod Off California
Coast Looks Like (Sacramento Bee, CA)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
4.
Op/Ed: Bristol Bay Headwaters – The Last Place
We Should Mine (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
5.
Smart Energy Stimulus Means Thinking Small (Bloomberg
News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
6.
Louisiana: Bill to Push High Speed Internet
Faces Problems (The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
7.
With an Internet Continuity Plan, Your Business
Won’t Ever Be Closed (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
8.
White House Panel: Build New Tech Infrastructure
for Future Jobs (Reuters)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
9.
Study: World Carbon Pollution Falls 17% During
Pandemic Peak (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
10.
Ten Underappreciated Things in the Pacific Northwest
That Could Kill You (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
12.
Inslee Announces Restart of All Medical Services
in Washington (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)
13.
Oregon Stay-Home Order Still in Place After Supreme
Court Puts Judge’s Ruling on Hold (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
14.
Jefferson County Preparing Waiver for Phase 2
Reopening (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
15.
Canada, U.S. Extend Border Closure to
Non-Essential Travel (Associated Press)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
16.
Washington Corrections Officer Dies from COVID-19
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
17.
‘Way Too Late’: Inside Amazon’s Biggest
Coronavirus Outbreak (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18.
The Pandemic Politics of Washington’s Stay-at-Home
Protesters (Crosscut Seattle)
19.
As Some States Reopen, Studying Sewage Could
Help Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
20.
Unemployment Fraud Adds Steps to Washington
State Employment Security Processes (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
21.
Mason, Thurston Tribal Casinos Reopen Doors &
Welcome Throngs of Eager Patrons (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
22.
Ilani Casino Slated to Reopen; Coronavirus
Safety Measures Include Plexiglass at Game Tables (Oregonian, Portland)
23.
What Were the Local Weather Impacts of the Eruption
of Mount St. Helens? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Priest Draws Squirt Gun, Holy Water in Fight Against
Coronavirus
Dining with Dummies? Renowned Restaurant Adds Mannequins
Area Man Pursues Driver of His Car Before Realizing It’s
Just His Wife
Bouncing Back: Restaurant Debuts ‘Bumper Tables’ Amid Virus
SONG OF THE DAY
Everything But the Girl – Driving
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