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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Coronavirus: Statewide Mandatory Face Covering Order Now in
Effect (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric First Major Utility to Support
State Bans on Natural Gas (Bloomberg News)
Sockeye, Steelhead Fisheries in the Pacific Northwest See
Precautionary Closures (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse Looking to Rename Third Grand Coulee
Dam Power Plant After Father & Son (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
WA Gov. Inslee Joins Coalition Requesting Federal Investments
in Broadband (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric First Major Utility
to Support State Bans on Natural Gas
2.
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse Looking to Rename Third
Grand Coulee Dam Power Plant After Father & Son
3.
Deep in the Heart of Texas, a Chinese Wind Farm
Raises Eyebrows
4.
California: Wind Farm Off the Coast of Big Sur?
It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds.
5.
Sockeye, Steelhead Fisheries in the Pacific Northwest
See Precautionary Closures
6.
Hunting with Orcas: Southern Resident Killer
Whales Tell One Salmon from Another with Sound
7.
Bees Go Full Speed Ahead When Nature Gets
Perilous
8.
Shellfish Harvest Areas Remain Threatened
9.
WA Gov. Inslee Joins Coalition Requesting
Federal Investments in Broadband
10.
Does the Federal Broadband Definition Reflect
Real-World Need?
11.
California Approves Landmark Electric Truck Rule
Amid Push to Meet State Environmental Goals
12.
Facebook Ad Boycott Gains Steam as Companies
Join ‘Stop Hate for Profit’
13.
Even Before Virus, Communities Feeling Loss of
Newspapers
14.
The New Record for the Longest Lightning Bolt Is
Insane
15.
Washington State Unemployment Agency Faces
Widening Legal Fight Over Delayed Payments
16.
Under Siege from Trump, U.S. Postal Service
Finds Surprising Financial Upside in Pandemic
17.
Despite Opposition from Some WA Lawmakers,
Financial Disclosures Will Go Back Online
18.
Coronavirus: Statewide Mandatory Face Covering
Order Now in Effect
19.
‘Don’t Be a Sheep’: Sheriffs Rebel Against New
Statewide Mask Requirements
20.
Two Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases in Mason County
21.
Bellingham: Parties — Not Protests — Are Causing
Spikes in Coronavirus
22.
Washington Has Seen a Significant Rise in
Wildfire Starts So Far This Year
23.
YMCA Construction in Shelton Forges Ahead with
Broad Regional Support
24.
Shelton’s Huff ‘N’ Puff Trail Reopens after
Resurfacing
25.
‘Climate Pledge Arena’: Amazon Secures Naming
Rights to New Arena at Seattle Center
26.
Oregon Football Rivalry No Longer to Be
Referenced as the ‘Civil War’
WORD OF THE DAY
Conundrum \kuh-NUN-drum\ Noun - 1: a riddle whose answer is
or involves a pun 2a: a question or problems having only a conjectural answer
b: an intricate & difficult problem
Cut, borrow, or tax
Congressional conundrum
The best we can do?
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric First Major Utility
to Support State Bans on Natural Gas (Bloomberg News)
2.
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse Looking to Rename Third
Grand Coulee Dam Power Plant After Father & Son (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
3.
Deep in the Heart of Texas, a Chinese Wind Farm
Raises Eyebrows (Foreign Policy)
4.
California: Wind Farm Off the Coast of Big Sur? It’s
Not as Crazy as It Sounds. (Monterey County Weekly, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
5.
Sockeye, Steelhead Fisheries in the Pacific
Northwest See Precautionary Closures (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
6.
Hunting with Orcas: Southern Resident Killer
Whales Tell One Salmon from Another with Sound (Chinook Observer, Long Beach,
WA)
7.
Bees Go Full Speed Ahead When Nature Gets
Perilous (NY Times)
8.
Shellfish Harvest Areas Remain Threatened (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
9.
WA Gov. Inslee Joins Coalition Requesting
Federal Investments in Broadband (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
10.
Does the Federal Broadband Definition Reflect
Real-World Need? (Government Tech)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
11.
California Approves Landmark Electric Truck Rule
Amid Push to Meet State Environmental Goals (Utility Dive)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
12.
Facebook Ad Boycott Gains Steam as Companies Join
‘Stop Hate for Profit’ (Huffington Post)
13.
Even Before Virus, Communities Feeling Loss of
Newspapers (Associated Press)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jun/26/even-before-virus-communities-feeling-loss-of-newspapers/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
14.
The New Record for the Longest Lightning Bolt Is
Insane (Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
15.
Washington State Unemployment Agency Faces
Widening Legal Fight Over Delayed Payments (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
16.
Under Siege from Trump, U.S. Postal Service Finds
Surprising Financial Upside in Pandemic (Washington Post)
17.
Despite Opposition from Some WA Lawmakers,
Financial Disclosures Will Go Back Online (Northwest News Network)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
18.
Coronavirus: Statewide Mandatory Face Covering
Order Now in Effect (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
19.
‘Don’t Be a Sheep’: Sheriffs Rebel Against New
Statewide Mask Requirements (Washington Post)
20.
Two Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases in Mason County
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
21.
Bellingham: Parties — Not Protests — Are Causing
Spikes in Coronavirus (National Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
22.
Washington Has Seen a Significant Rise in Wildfire
Starts So Far This Year (Northwest News Network)
23.
YMCA Construction in Shelton Forges Ahead with
Broad Regional Support (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
24.
Shelton’s Huff ‘N’ Puff Trail Reopens after
Resurfacing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
25.
‘Climate Pledge Arena’: Amazon Secures Naming
Rights to New Arena at Seattle Center (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
26.
Oregon Football Rivalry No Longer to Be
Referenced as the ‘Civil War’ (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Lottery Winner’s Screams of Joy Prompt Wellness Check from Neighbors
Runner Marks 87 Marathons in 87 Days, Now Aiming to Reach
100
Crater of Diamonds Visitor Finds 2.23-Carat Brown Diamond in
the Dirt
SONG OF THE DAY
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
