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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Governor Inslee Extends Washington State Safe Start
Proclamation Through July 9 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric, Troubled California Utility,
Emerges from Bankruptcy (NY Times)
FCC Opens Application Window for Billions in Rural Broadband
Subsidies (Multichannel News)
Fish More Vulnerable to Warming Water Than First Thought
(Associated Press)
Appeals Court: Washington State Retains Authority Over
Non-Native Suspects, Victims on Yakama Reservation (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Troubled California
Utility, Emerges from Bankruptcy
2.
Residential Electricity Demand Hits All-Time
High for April, EIA Reports
3.
Egypt Warns Ethiopian Mega-Dam May Provoke
Conflict, Crises
4.
Building Code Updates to Encourage Solar Power
5.
NERA Counters Broad Opposition to FERC Net
Metering Petition, Reveals Utility-Linked Member
6.
Fish More Vulnerable to Warming Water Than First
Thought
7.
As Greater Sage-Grouse Faces Continued Threats,
Nevada Marks a First in Market-Based Credit System
8.
A ‘Viral’ New Bird Song in Canada Is Causing
Sparrows to Change Their Tune
9.
FCC Opens Application Window for Billions in
Rural Broadband Subsidies
10.
Rural Utility Provides Vital Wi-Fi Connections
to Students
11.
Still Binge-Watching During Pandemic? Comcast
Warns High-Usage Fees May Return
12.
Social Media Companies Face Revenue Hit from
Boycotts
13.
NASA Has Been Filming the Sun for 10 Years.
Here’s the Gorgeous, Jaw-Dropping Footage
14.
Appeals Court: Washington State Retains
Authority Over Non-Native Suspects, Victims on Yakama Reservation
15.
Court Invalidates Washington State Governor’s
Transportation Budget Vetoes
16.
New Seattle Payroll Tax Plan Clears Hurdle
17.
Governor Inslee Extends Washington State Safe
Start Proclamation Through July 9
18.
Washington State Reports 611 New COVID-19 Cases
19.
Gov. Inslee to Speak Thursday About Washington
State’s COVID-19 Response
20.
Oregon Rolls Out Mask Media Campaign as COVID
Numbers Rise
21.
A Rural Northern California County Had Few
COVID-19 Cases, Until an Inmate Transfer Led to a Prison Outbreak
22.
Remains of Two Bodies Found in Suitcases on West
Seattle Beach Identified
23.
Yard Burning Is Causing a Rise in Washington
Wildfires
24.
Seattle Police Clear Protest Zone After Flares
of Violence
WORD OF THE DAY
Antihero • \ANT-tee – here-oh\ • Noun - A protagonist or
notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities.
Fear of fanboy alert: Comic book artist Stan Lee has spawned
his share of flawed superheroes and antiheros, such as Spiderman, the
Incredible Hulk, and the Submariner.
“Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” F Scott
Fitzgerald.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Troubled California
Utility, Emerges from Bankruptcy (NY Times)
2.
Residential Electricity Demand Hits All-Time
High for April, EIA Reports (Daily Energy Insider)
3.
Egypt Warns Ethiopian Mega-Dam May Provoke
Conflict, Crises (Power Magazine)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
4.
Building Code Updates to Encourage Solar Power (Spokane
Journal of Business, WA)
5.
NERA Counters Broad Opposition to FERC Net
Metering Petition, Reveals Utility-Linked Member (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
Fish More Vulnerable to Warming Water Than First
Thought (Associated Press)
7.
As Greater Sage-Grouse Faces Continued Threats, Nevada
Marks a First in Market-Based Credit System (Nevada Independent)
8.
A ‘Viral’ New Bird Song in Canada Is Causing
Sparrows to Change Their Tune (Gizmodo)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
9.
FCC Opens Application Window for Billions in
Rural Broadband Subsidies (Multichannel News)
10.
Rural Utility Provides Vital Wi-Fi Connections to
Students (Taos News, NM)
11.
Still Binge-Watching During Pandemic? Comcast Warns
High-Usage Fees May Return (Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal, MN)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
12.
Social Media Companies Face Revenue Hit from
Boycotts (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Social-media-companies-face-revenue-hit-from-15381929.php
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
13.
NASA Has Been Filming the Sun for 10 Years. Here’s
the Gorgeous, Jaw-Dropping Footage (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
14.
Appeals Court: Washington State Retains
Authority Over Non-Native Suspects, Victims on Yakama Reservation (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
15.
Court Invalidates Washington State Governor’s
Transportation Budget Vetoes (Associated Press)
16.
New Seattle Payroll Tax Plan Clears Hurdle (KIRO
News, Seattle, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
17.
Governor Inslee Extends Washington State Safe
Start Proclamation Through July 9 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
18.
Washington State Reports 611 New COVID-19 Cases (Olympian,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Gov. Inslee to Speak Thursday About Washington State’s
COVID-19 Response (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
20.
Oregon Rolls Out Mask Media Campaign as COVID Numbers
Rise (Portland Business Journal, OR)
21.
A Rural Northern California County Had Few
COVID-19 Cases, Until an Inmate Transfer Led to a Prison Outbreak (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
GENERAL NEWS
22.
Remains of Two Bodies Found in Suitcases on West
Seattle Beach Identified (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
23.
Yard Burning Is Causing a Rise in Washington Wildfires
(Crosscut Seattle)
24.
Seattle Police Clear Protest Zone After Flares of
Violence (Reuters)
ALLIGATORS IN YOUR HEAD – DIVERSIONS
Alabama Students Throwing ‘COVID Parties’ to See Who Gets
Infected: Officials
How Old Is Your Dog? You Can’t Just Multiply Human Years by 7,
Scientists Say
Boxed Wine Sales Have Increased Dramatically During the COVID
Pandemic
Not So Random Acts: Science Finds That Being Kind Pays Off
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Not-so-random-acts-Science-finds-that-being-kind-15382230.php
SONG OF THE DAY
Annie Moses Band – Grow Old Along with Me
