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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
COVID-19 – Mason County Approved to Move to Phase 2 of Safe
Start Plan (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Aims to Regulate Water Temperature at
Federal Dams, Wading into Controversy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
British Columbia: Salmon Expected to Begin Arriving Soon at
Fraser River Landslide (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
After Coronavirus Shutdowns, Consumers’ Unpaid Utility Bills
Loom as Costly Problem (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Weather Could Hit 80 Degrees in Some Parts of Western
Washington State This Week (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Washington State Aims to Regulate Water
Temperature at Federal Dams, Wading into Controversy
2.
Op/Ed: Do Dams Really Impact River Temps in the
Columbia/Snake Rivers? Here’s the Science.
3.
After Coronavirus Shutdowns, Consumers’ Unpaid
Utility Bills Loom as Costly Problem
4.
Proposed Oregon Pipeline Gains Momentum Despite
State Opposition
5.
Emerald PUD Uses DEED Grant for Data Analytics
Project with The Energy Authority
6.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Long-Running
Bankruptcy Saga Enters Pivotal Stage
7.
Brace for Blackouts in the Summer of COVID-19
8.
Energy Won’t Be the Same When This Is Over
9.
Four Colorado Utilities to Join the West’s
Real-Time Energy Market
10.
S&P, Fitch Weigh in on Impact of Recession,
Pandemic on Public Power
11.
British Columbia: Salmon Expected to Begin
Arriving Soon at Fraser River Landslide
12.
Judge Refuses to Divert Water for Endangered
Salmon on Klamath River
13.
Decision on Sea Lion Removal Application Likely
by Fall
14.
Outdoors: Spot Shrimp Fishery Opening Later This
Week
15.
Millions of Noisy Cicadas to Emerge This Year
After 17 Years Underground
16.
Pebble Mine Alters Alaska Road Plan, Riling
Environmentalists
17.
Friday Harbor’s Solar Panel Project to Be
Activated This Week
18.
You Can Help Buy a Solar Array for Olympia’s
Hands On Children’s Museum
19.
Clean Energy Has Taken a Hit. Will It Rebound?
20.
U.S. Senators Murkowski, Collins, Tillis Urge
Treasury to Extend Aid to Solar Industry
21.
Okanogan County: First Phase of Broadband Access
Study Completed; Provides ‘Map’ of Local Infrastructure
22.
Crowdsourcing Our Broadband Access
23.
Home Broadband Usage Explodes
24.
Without Internet Access, Students & Teachers
in Rural Areas Struggle to Keep Up
25.
Climate Change Is Turning the Snow in Antarctica
Bright Green. Scientists Can See It from Space.
26.
More Harm Than Good? Twitter Struggles to Label Misleading
COVID-19 Tweets
27.
The Next Americans in Space
28.
COVID-19 – Mason County Approved to Move to
Phase 2 of Safe Start Plan
29.
Public Health Workers Threatened, Harassed While
Fighting COVID-19
30.
‘No Mask, No Service’ Signs Pop Up as Businesses
Begin to Slowly Reopen
31.
Weather Could Hit 80 Degrees in Some Parts of
Western Washington State This Week
32.
Second Explosive Device Detonates at Gig Harbor
House within One Week
33.
Pastor Sentenced for Stealing Oso Slide
Donations
34.
Olympic College to Offer Predominantly Online
Instruction for Summer & Fall Quarters
35.
Pacific Northwest Cherry Crops Facing Disease
& Decreased Harvest
WORD OF THE DAY
Enfant Terrible • \on-fahnt tuh-REEB-luh\ • Noun - 1a: a
child whose inopportune remarks cause embarrassment b: a person known for
shocking remarks or outrageous behavior 2: a usually young & successful
person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde.
At 88, Barney was the youngest resident at “Shady Lanes
Retirement Home.” Even at the time of life when it becomes OK to blithely blurt
out what you really feel about something, He was considered the facility’s “Enfant
Terrible” for his truly outrageous, yet painfully accurate, observations of
life in the elder care wing.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Washington State Aims to Regulate Water
Temperature at Federal Dams, Wading into Controversy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
2.
Op/Ed: Do Dams Really Impact River Temps in the Columbia/Snake
Rivers? Here’s the Science. (Longview Daily News, WA)
3.
After Coronavirus Shutdowns, Consumers’ Unpaid
Utility Bills Loom as Costly Problem (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
4.
Proposed Oregon Pipeline Gains Momentum Despite
State Opposition (Courthouse News Service)
5.
Emerald PUD Uses DEED Grant for Data Analytics
Project with The Energy Authority (American Public Power Association)
6.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Long-Running
Bankruptcy Saga Enters Pivotal Stage (ABC News)
7.
Brace for Blackouts in the Summer of COVID-19
(The Daily Beast)
8.
Energy Won’t Be the Same When This Is Over
(Washington Post)
9.
Four Colorado Utilities to Join the West’s
Real-Time Energy Market (Orange County Breeze, Los Alamitos, CA)
10.
S&P, Fitch Weigh in on Impact of Recession,
Pandemic on Public Power (American Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/sp-fitch-weigh-impact-recession-pandemic-public-power
FISH & WILDLIFE
11.
British Columbia: Salmon Expected to Begin
Arriving Soon at Fraser River Landslide (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
12.
Judge Refuses to Divert Water for Endangered
Salmon on Klamath River (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-refuses-to-divert-water-for-endangered-salmon-on-klamath-river/
13.
Decision on Sea Lion Removal Application Likely
by Fall (Battleground Reflector, WA)
14.
Outdoors: Spot Shrimp Fishery Opening Later This
Week (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
15.
Millions of Noisy Cicadas to Emerge This Year
After 17 Years Underground (Gizmodo)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
16.
Pebble Mine Alters Alaska Road Plan, Riling
Environmentalists (Bloomberg News)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17.
Friday Harbor’s Solar Panel Project to Be
Activated This Week (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)
18.
You Can Help Buy a Solar Array for Olympia’s Hands
On Children’s Museum (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Clean Energy Has Taken a Hit. Will It Rebound?
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
20.
U.S. Senators Murkowski, Collins, Tillis Urge Treasury
to Extend Aid to Solar Industry (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21.
Okanogan County: First Phase of Broadband Access
Study Completed; Provides ‘Map’ of Local Infrastructure (Methow Valley News,
Twisp, WA)
22.
Crowdsourcing Our Broadband Access (Deer Park
Gazette, WA)
23.
Home Broadband Usage Explodes (Pots & Pans)
24.
Without Internet Access, Students & Teachers
in Rural Areas Struggle to Keep Up (National Public Radio)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25.
Climate Change Is Turning the Snow in Antarctica
Bright Green. Scientists Can See It from Space. (USA Today)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
26.
More Harm Than Good? Twitter Struggles to Label
Misleading COVID-19 Tweets (C|Net News)
https://www.cnet.com/news/more-harm-than-good-twitter-struggles-to-label-misleading-covid-19-tweets/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
27.
The Next Americans in Space – They’ve lived
parallel lives & married astronauts. Now they’re about to fly SpaceX’s
Dragon capsule. (Washington Post)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
28.
COVID-19 – Mason County Approved to Move to
Phase 2 of Safe Start Plan (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
29.
Public Health Workers Threatened, Harassed While
Fighting COVID-19 (Crosscut Seattle)
30.
‘No Mask, No Service’ Signs Pop Up as Businesses
Begin to Slowly Reopen (CBS News)
GENERAL NEWS
31.
Weather Could Hit 80 Degrees in Some Parts of Western
Washington State This Week (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
32.
Second Explosive Device Detonates at Gig Harbor House
within One Week (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
33.
Pastor Sentenced for Stealing Oso Slide
Donations (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
34.
Olympic College to Offer Predominantly Online
Instruction for Summer & Fall Quarters (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
35.
Pacific Northwest Cherry Crops Facing Disease &
Decreased Harvest (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Chicago Artist Fills Pesky Potholes with Pandemic Art
Real or “Flavored” Wood? Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against
Pellet Grill Company
Methow Valley Family Farm Supplies Flour to Stay-at-Home
Bakers
Alligator Rumored to Have Been Hitler’s Dies in Moscow
SONG OF THE DAY
Waylon Jennings - Where Corn Don't Grow
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