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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat of
‘Megadrought’ (NY Times)
Regulators Reject Utility Moves to Recover Revenue Lost to
COVID-19 as Analysts, Advocates See Trend Continuing (Utility Dive)
Rooftop Revolution: Coronavirus Chill Upends Solar Power
Industry (Reuters)
U.S. Utilities Are Cleaning Up Their Act with Emissions Down
8% (Yahoo News)
Local School Districts Continue with Fall Reopening Plans
amid President Trump’s Threats (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Regulators Reject Utility Moves to Recover
Revenue Lost to COVID-19 as Analysts, Advocates See Trend Continuing
2.
U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Bill That
Includes Funding Increase for LIHEAP
3.
Major Progress Made on Meter Data, Billing &
Energy Imbalance Market Settlements Systems
4.
Most Regions Have the Resources to Easily Meet
Electricity Demands This Summer
5.
PacifiCorp Seeks Competitively Priced Energy
Projects to Add to 10-State Transmission System
6.
Grant PUD Uses Reserves, Saves Money on Debt
Service
7.
With Curtailment Looming, Intalco Aluminum
Workers to Get This Help from the Federal Government
8.
Activists Not Only Slow Oil Pipelines, But Also
Power Lines Needed for Renewable Energy
9.
Nuclear ‘Power Balls’ May Make Meltdowns a Thing
of the Past
10.
Rooftop Revolution: Coronavirus Chill Upends
Solar Power Industry
11.
Artificial Lights Tell the Story of the Pandemic
12.
Endangered California Condors in Sequoia
National Park for the First Time in 50 Years
13.
Northern Right Whales Are on the Brink –
President Trump Could Be Their Last Hope
14.
Columbia River Tribes Gain New Clout with Major
Acquisition
15.
Northwest Forest Threats Include Climate Change,
Insects, Disease & Wildfire
16.
In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat
of ‘Megadrought’
17.
U.S. Utilities Are Cleaning Up Their Act with
Emissions Down 8%
18.
UN: World Could Hit 1.5-Degree Warming Threshold
by 2024
19.
Head of House Democrats’ Climate Panel Defends
Nuclear Inclusion
20.
Michigan: T-Mobile Aims First Wireless Broadband
Service at Rural Homes
21.
A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon
Beaming the Internet
22.
Pioneer Utility Resources Acquires WordSouth
23.
Twitter Is Working on a New Subscription
Platform, Hints Job Listing
24.
Local School Districts Continue with Fall
Reopening Plans amid President Trump’s Threats
25.
Initial Claims for Washington State Unemployment
Decreased Last Week
26.
Despite Budget Woe, Legislature Not Meeting
27.
Washington State Reports 521 New COVID-19 Cases,
10 Deaths Wednesday
28.
UW Model Projects 45,000 Fewer Deaths in U.S. by
Nov. 1 If 95% Of People Wear Masks in Public
29.
Belfair Man Flown to Seattle Hospital after SR 3
Crash
30.
Pilot Injured as Plane Crashes into Backyard in
Port Orchard
31.
Four Tribal Casinos in Vanguard to Introduce Legal
Sports Betting to Washington State
32.
Washington State Fair Canceled for 2020 Due to
COVID-19
33.
A Cold Start for the Summer Season
WORD OF THE DAY
Sarcophagus • \sar-KOFF-uh-guss\ • Noun - A stone coffin;
broadly: coffin
Word Origin from Merriam-Webster
Body-eating coffins might sound like the stuff of horror
films, but “flesh-eating stone” does play a role in the etymology of “sarcophagus.”
That creepy-sounding phrase is a literal translation of “sarkophagos,” the
Greek word that underlies our English term. It’s not clear whether the Romans
truly believed that a certain type of limestone from the region around Troy
would dissolve flesh (and thus was desirable for making coffins). That
assertion came from Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, but he also reported such
phenomena as dog-headed people and elephants who wrote Greek. But there’s no
doubt that the ancient Greek word for the limestone, “sarkophagos,” was formed
by combining “sark-,” meaning “flesh,” with a derivative of “phagein,” a verb
meaning “to eat.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Regulators Reject Utility Moves to Recover
Revenue Lost to COVID-19 as Analysts, Advocates See Trend Continuing (Utility
Dive)
2.
U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Bill That
Includes Funding Increase for LIHEAP (American Public Power Association)
3.
Major Progress Made on Meter Data, Billing &
Energy Imbalance Market Settlements Systems (Bonneville Power Administration)
4.
Most Regions Have the Resources to Easily Meet
Electricity Demands This Summer (Daily Energy Insider)
5.
PacifiCorp Seeks Competitively Priced Energy
Projects to Add to 10-State Transmission System (Daily Energy Insider)
6.
Grant PUD Uses Reserves, Saves Money on Debt
Service (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
7.
With Curtailment Looming, Intalco Aluminum Workers
to Get This Help from the Federal Government (Bellingham Herald, WA)
8.
Activists Not Only Slow Oil Pipelines, But Also
Power Lines Needed for Renewable Energy (Forbes Magazine)
9.
Nuclear ‘Power Balls’ May Make Meltdowns a Thing
of the Past (Grist Online)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10.
Rooftop Revolution: Coronavirus Chill Upends
Solar Power Industry (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
11.
Artificial Lights Tell the Story of the Pandemic
(Atlantic Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12.
Endangered California Condors in Sequoia
National Park for the First Time in 50 Years (Los Angeles Times, CA)
13.
Northern Right Whales Are on the Brink –
President Trump Could Be Their Last Hope (NY Times)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
14.
Columbia River Tribes Gain New Clout with Major
Acquisition (Oregonian, Portland)
15.
Northwest Forest Threats Include Climate Change,
Insects, Disease & Wildfire (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
16.
In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat
of ‘Megadrought’ (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
U.S. Utilities Are Cleaning Up Their Act with
Emissions Down 8% (Yahoo News)
18.
UN: World Could Hit 1.5-Degree Warming Threshold
by 2024 (Associated Press)
19.
Head of House Democrats’ Climate Panel Defends
Nuclear Inclusion (Axios)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20.
Michigan: T-Mobile Aims First Wireless Broadband
Service at Rural Homes (Bloomberg News)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
21.
A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon
Beaming the Internet (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22.
Pioneer Utility Resources Acquires WordSouth
(Pioneer Utility Resources)
23.
Twitter Is Working on a New Subscription
Platform, Hints Job Listing (The Verge)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24.
Local School Districts Continue with Fall
Reopening Plans amid President Trump’s Threats (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
25.
Initial Claims for Washington State Unemployment
Decreased Last Week (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
26.
Despite Budget Woe, Legislature Not Meeting (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
27.
Washington State Reports 521 New COVID-19 Cases,
10 Deaths Wednesday (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
UW Model Projects 45,000 Fewer Deaths in U.S. by
Nov. 1 If 95% Of People Wear Masks in Public (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
29.
Belfair Man Flown to Seattle Hospital after SR 3
Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
30.
Pilot Injured as Plane Crashes into Backyard in
Port Orchard (Associated Press)
31.
Four Tribal Casinos in Vanguard to Introduce
Legal Sports Betting to Washington State (Northwest News Network)
32.
Washington State Fair Canceled for 2020 Due to COVID-19
(KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
33.
A Cold Start for the Summer Season (Cliff Mass
Weather Blog)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Was New Chex Flavor Worth South Koreans’ 16-Year Wait?
Doggy Deliveries Help Colombians Shop During Pandemic
Band Formerly Known as Lady Antebellum Sues Long-Time Seattle
Blues Singer Over Name ‘Lady A’
Former High School Football Player & U.S. Marine Catches
Toddler Dropped from Burning Building
SONG OF THE DAY
LeBlanc & Carr – Falling
