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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Gas &
Electric Pleads Guilty to 84 Counts of Manslaughter in Camp Fire Case (NY
Times)
Featuring Ted Case:
Absent from Stimulus Packages: Overhauling Energy, Climate Programs (National
Public Radio)
T-Mobile, Which Said
Sprint Merger Would Create Jobs, Already Laying Off Sprint Employees (Gizmodo)
Washington Shellfish
Growers Reeling After Judge Throws Out General Permit (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
https://www.knkx.org/post/washington-shellfish-growers-reeling-after-judge-throws-out-general-permit
Gov. Inslee Cancels
Pay Raises for Government Employees, Announces Furloughs for Washington State
Workers (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Pleads Guilty to 84
Counts of Manslaughter in Camp Fire Case
2.
Featuring Ted Case: Absent from Stimulus
Packages: Overhauling Energy, Climate Programs
3.
U.S. Lawmakers Weigh How to Help Struggling
Energy Industry
4.
The American Public Power Association Urges Congress
to Provide Direct Aid to Public Power Utilities
5.
Kristin Masteller - Mason PUD 1 & COVID-19
6.
NV Energy Files Long-Promised $120 Million Rate
Reduction That Would Slash Monthly Power Bills
7.
Washington Shellfish Growers Reeling After Judge
Throws Out General Permit
8.
Westport Salmon Season Opens Saturday; Tentative
Halibut Dates Set to Begin in August
9.
Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission
Approve Collaborative Land Transaction for Fishery Conservation in Kittitas
& Yakima Counties
10. Washington
State Allows Bigger Shrimp Harvest
11. Pebble
Mine Developer Launches Plan to Share Profits with Local Residents
12. Senate
Passes Major Conservation Package
13. Amazon
Signs Big Allies in Pledge to Be Carbon Neutral
14. T-Mobile,
Which Said Sprint Merger Would Create Jobs, Already Laying Off Sprint Employees
15. Yakama
Nation Networks Strives for a Great Customer Experience
16. FCC
Has ‘Serious Doubts’ About SpaceX’s Broadband Service
17. Can
You Get Fired for Protesting? Or Commenting on Social Media?
18. After
130 Years, Aunt Jemima Will Vanish from Packaging
19. Gov.
Inslee Cancels Pay Raises for Government Employees, Announces Furloughs for
Washington State Workers
20. State
Revenue Projection for 2019–21 Lowered by Nearly $4.5 Billion
21. Another
Direct Contact COVID-19 Case in Mason County
22. Inslee:
Surge in Coronavirus Cases Is ‘Gonna Eat the Tri-Cities Alive’
23. ‘Things
Have Gotten Ugly.’ Health Officials Quit Over Threats in Coronavirus Pandemic
24. Poll:
Americans Are the Unhappiest They’ve Been in 50 Years
25. Man
Who Stole Dozens Of Beehives Across the West Arrested in Washington State
26.
Driver’s Licensing Offices to Reopen by
Appointment June 22
WORD OF THE DAY
Sic • \SICK\ •
Adverb - Intentionally so written; used after a printed word or passage to
indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly
reproduces an original
“Is this exactly how
you want your speech to read?” asked the copy editor to the perfumed and
perfectly coiffed newscaster. “Of course,” the talking head sniffed. “Okay,
just so you’re sure…”
“For all intensive
purposes (sic)” the speech began…
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Pleads Guilty to 84
Counts of Manslaughter in Camp Fire Case (NY Times)
2.
Featuring Ted Case: Absent from Stimulus
Packages: Overhauling Energy, Climate Programs (National Public Radio)
3.
U.S. Lawmakers Weigh How to Help Struggling
Energy Industry (The Hill, Washington, DC)
4.
The American Public Power Association Urges Congress
to Provide Direct Aid to Public Power Utilities (American Public Power
Association)
5.
Kristin Masteller - Mason PUD 1 & COVID-19 (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
6.
NV Energy Files Long-Promised $120 Million Rate
Reduction That Would Slash Monthly Power Bills (Nevada Independent)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Washington Shellfish Growers Reeling After Judge
Throws Out General Permit (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
https://www.knkx.org/post/washington-shellfish-growers-reeling-after-judge-throws-out-general-permit
8.
Westport Salmon Season Opens Saturday; Tentative
Halibut Dates Set to Begin in August (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
9.
Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission Approve
Collaborative Land Transaction for Fishery Conservation in Kittitas & Yakima
Counties (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA)
10.
Washington State Allows Bigger Shrimp Harvest (Port
Townsend Leader, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE
THREE
11.
Pebble Mine Developer Launches Plan to Share
Profits with Local Residents (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
12.
Senate Passes Major Conservation Package (Politico)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
13.
Amazon Signs Big Allies in Pledge to Be Carbon
Neutral (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14.
T-Mobile, Which Said Sprint Merger Would Create
Jobs, Already Laying Off Sprint Employees (Gizmodo)
15.
Yakama Nation Networks Strives for a Great
Customer Experience (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
16.
FCC Has ‘Serious Doubts’ About SpaceX’s
Broadband Service (C|Net News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
17.
Can You Get Fired for Protesting? Or Commenting on
Social Media? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18.
After 130 Years, Aunt Jemima Will Vanish from
Packaging (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
19.
Gov. Inslee Cancels Pay Raises for Government
Employees, Announces Furloughs for Washington State Workers (KIRO News, Seattle,
WA)
20.
State Revenue Projection for 2019–21 Lowered by Nearly
$4.5 Billion (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
21.
Another Direct Contact COVID-19 Case in Mason
County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
22.
Inslee: Surge in Coronavirus Cases Is ‘Gonna Eat
the Tri-Cities Alive’ (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
23.
‘Things Have Gotten Ugly.’ Health Officials Quit
Over Threats in Coronavirus Pandemic (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
24.
Poll: Americans Are the Unhappiest They’ve Been in
50 Years (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
25.
Man Who Stole Dozens Of Beehives Across the West
Arrested in Washington State (Associated Press)
26.
Driver’s Licensing Offices to Reopen by Appointment
June 22 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Dwayne Johnson
Responds to Student’s Graduation Request in Most Heartwarming Way
Bidding Skyrockets to
$50,000 for Keanu Reeves’ Zoom Call Auction Benefiting Idaho Non-Profit
7-Eleven Freezes
Annual Free Slurpee Day. It’s Suspended Because of Coronavirus
SONG OF THE DAY
The Hollies - Long
Cool Woman
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