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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington Issues Statewide Facial Covering Requirement
(KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA)
Tri-Cities Expected to Hit 100 Degrees This Week: How You
Can Beat the Heat (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Puerto Rico Power Company Gives Power System Reins to
Private U.S., Canadian Firms (Associated Press)
Public Power Utilities Urged to Reach Out to Lawmakers in
Support of Financial Aid Bill (American Public Power Association)
WSU-Supported Broadband Action Team Draws Interest from FCC
Chairman (WSU Insider, Pullman, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Puerto Rico Power Company Gives Power System
Reins to Private U.S., Canadian Firms
2.
Public Power Utilities Urged to Reach Out to
Lawmakers in Support of Financial Aid Bill
3.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Power
Shut-Offs Are Coming Back. Here's What You Need to Know.
4.
Massachusetts Utility Ordered to Pay $53 Million
Fine for Blasts That Killed 1
5.
Op/Ed: An Update on Lewis PUD Operations &
Customer Support During COVID-19
6.
Trump Administration Invests $1.6 Billion in
Rural Electric Infrastructure in 21 States
7.
Will Regulators Allow Utilities to Reap a
Windfall Because of COVID-19?
8.
Tri-Cities Expected to Hit 100 Degrees This
Week: How You Can Beat the Heat
9.
How Artificial Intelligence is Making Virtual
Home Energy Audits a Reality
10.
Meet the Bonneville Power Administration Team
That Helps Keep the Pacific Northwest Buzzing
11.
Despite Green Pledges, Amazon’s Carbon Footprint
Grew 15%
12.
WSU-Supported Broadband Action Team Draws
Interest from FCC Chairman
13.
Other Federal Broadband Monies Available Besides
the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Panelists Note
14.
2020 Fiber-to-the-Home Top 100
15.
Telemedicine Provides Care Options for Patients
16.
Here’s One Thing COVID-19 Hasn’t Shut Down: The
State’s Move to Greener Ferries
17.
AP Changes Writing Style to Capitalize ″b″ in
Black
18.
Saharan Dust Is Suppressing Hurricane Activity
Over the Atlantic. Don’t Count on It Staying That Way.
19.
Over 700 Cash-Strapped Cities Halt Plans to
Repair Roads, Water Systems or Make Other Key Investments
20.
Washington Issues Statewide Facial Covering
Requirement
21.
Virus Is Taking Big Toll on Farm County in
Washington State
22.
Seattle Coronavirus 'Vaccine' Peddler to Refund
Customers amid State Lawsuit
23.
Mason County Unemployment Drops, But Remains
High
24.
Washington State’s County Unemployment Rates
Fall in May, But Not by Much
25.
Following Shootings, Fights at CHOP, Seattle’s
Capitol Hill Residents Call on City Leaders to End the Chaos
26.
Due to Seattle’s ‘Unrest,’ Billion-Dollar
Investment Firm Moving to Phoenix
27.
Washington Firefighters Prepare for Wildfires
Amid Virus
WORD OF THE DAY
Hubris • \hyoo-bruss\ • Noun - Exaggerated pride or
self-confidence
As the ancients described hubris, “Those whom the Gods would
destroy, they first make proud.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Puerto Rico Power Company Gives Power System Reins
to Private U.S., Canadian Firms (Associated Press)
2.
Public Power Utilities Urged to Reach Out to Lawmakers
in Support of Financial Aid Bill (American Public Power Association)
3.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Power
Shut-Offs Are Coming Back. Here's What You Need to Know. (San Francisco
Chronicle, CA)
4.
Massachusetts Utility Ordered to Pay $53 Million
Fine for Blasts That Killed 1 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
5.
Op/Ed: An Update on Lewis PUD Operations & Customer
Support During COVID-19 (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
6.
Trump Administration Invests $1.6 Billion in Rural
Electric Infrastructure in 21 States – Includes: Yakama Power, Nespelem Valley
Electric Cooperative, Benton Rural Electric Association (High Plains Journal)
7.
Will Regulators Allow Utilities to Reap a Windfall
Because of COVID-19? (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
8.
Tri-Cities Expected to Hit 100 Degrees This
Week: How You Can Beat the Heat (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
9.
How Artificial Intelligence is Making Virtual
Home Energy Audits a Reality (Power Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10.
Meet the Bonneville Power Administration Team
That Helps Keep the Pacific Northwest Buzzing (Bonneville Power Administration)
https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Meet-the-BPA-team-that-helps-keep-the-Northwest-buzzing.aspx
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
11.
Despite Green Pledges, Amazon’s Carbon Footprint
Grew 15% (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
12.
WSU-Supported Broadband Action Team Draws
Interest from FCC Chairman (WSU Insider, Pullman, WA)
13.
Other Federal Broadband Monies Available Besides
the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Panelists Note (Broadband Breakfast)
14.
2020 Fiber-to-the-Home Top 100 (Broadband
Communities)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
15.
Telemedicine Provides Care Options for Patients
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
16.
Here’s One Thing COVID-19 Hasn’t Shut Down: The
State’s Move to Greener Ferries (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
17.
AP Changes Writing Style to Capitalize ″b″ in
Black (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
18.
Saharan Dust Is Suppressing Hurricane Activity
Over the Atlantic. Don’t Count on It Staying That Way. (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
19.
Over 700 Cash-Strapped Cities Halt Plans to
Repair Roads, Water Systems or Make Other Key Investments (Washington Post)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
21.
Virus Is Taking Big Toll on Farm County in
Washington State (Associated Press)
22.
Seattle Coronavirus 'Vaccine' Peddler to Refund
Customers amid State Lawsuit (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
23.
Mason County Unemployment Drops, But Remains
High (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
24.
Washington State’s County Unemployment Rates
Fall in May, But Not by Much (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25.
Following Shootings, Fights at CHOP, Seattle’s Capitol
Hill Residents Call on City Leaders to End the Chaos (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
26.
Due to Seattle’s ‘Unrest,’ Billion-Dollar
Investment Firm Moving to Phoenix (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
27.
Washington Firefighters Prepare for Wildfires
Amid Virus (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Court: Montana Family Owns Dinosaur Fossils Worth Millions
Loiter-Be-Gone – Spokane Bans High-Pitch Mosquito Devices at
City Businesses
You Get What You Paid For – Botched Painting Restoration
Gives Virgin Mary a Cartoon Face
Headache Leads Virginia Woman to $500,000 Lottery Jackpot
SONG OF THE DAY
Buster Poindexter – Hot Hot Hot
