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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S
TOP FIVE STORIES
Northern California Braces for More Dry Lightning as
Wildfires Continue to Scorch Region (NBC News)
Pacific Northwest Looks to Avoid California-Style Blackouts
Through More Regional Coordination (Utility Dive)
President Trump Set to Block Controversial Alaska Pebble
Gold Mine (Politico)
Snake River Salmon Runs See Big Rebound from 2019
(Washington Policy Center)
Monthly U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in
April Were the Lowest in Decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Northern California Braces for More Dry
Lightning as Wildfires Continue to Scorch Region
2.
Arizona: Corporation Commissioner Calls
Emergency Meeting Over California Blackouts, Power Demand
3.
Pacific Northwest Looks to Avoid
California-Style Blackouts Through More Regional Coordination
4.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Says Dams Demonstrate
Value of Hydropower During Recent Western Heatwave
5.
During National Hydropower Day – Federal
agencies sign hydropower agreement
6.
Op/Ed: Reclassify Hydropower in California Now –
As Renewable Energy
7.
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Hydropower
8.
National Resistance Builds Against Nuclear Waste
Facility Near Carlsbad
9.
Op/Ed: Why We Should Reconsider Nuclear Power
10.
Alaska Lawmakers Applaud Federal Authorization
of Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Project
11.
Arizona: Residents Voice Opinions over Tucson
Power Line Controversy
12.
Maine: Opponents Will Still Try to Kill
Canada-US Transmission Plan after Court Nixes Referendum
13.
Orcas Power & Light Extends COVID-19 Bill
Pay Assistance
14.
Three Ways Utilities Can Help Low-Income
Families Impacted by COVID-19
15.
Portland General Electric: At an Inflection
Point
16.
Christine Grant Seeks Expanded Roles for Whatcom
Public Utility District
17.
California Is Rushing to Add Solar Power. Did
Recent Blackouts Just Shade Our Green Future?
18.
Hackers Could Take Down the Power Grid—By
Telling Everyone It Was a Good Time to Turn Things On
19.
Fight Climate Change with Your Undies — A Hang
Drying Manifesto
20.
Snake River Salmon Runs See Big Rebound from
2019
21.
Editorial: Sea Lion Culling Is Necessary for
Columbia River Salmon Runs
22.
WA State: Managers Work to Control Spread of
Northern Pike at Lake Roosevelt
23.
California’s War Against Nutria Is Getting
Bloodier. But It’s Unclear Who’s Winning
24.
President Trump Set to Block Controversial
Alaska Pebble Gold Mine
25.
Monthly U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide
Emissions in April Were the Lowest in Decades
26.
Cooked Salmon: Climate Change, Dams Contribute
to Lethal Habitat
27.
Governor Launches New State of Nevada Climate
Initiative
28.
Remote School Is Starting, But Some Washington
State Families Still Can’t Connect
29.
WA State: Lewis County Commissioners OK $300,000
in Emergency Broadband Funding
30.
Asotin Broadband Upgrade Is Back on Track
31.
AT&T Tells Feds It’s ‘Simply Too Costly’
with FCC Plan to Show More Coverage Data
32.
Zoom Says Video Chat Service Restored After
Today’s Outage
33.
University of Utah Pays $450K to Stop
Cyberattack on Servers
34.
Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall
Street
35.
Electric Vehicles Near Market Cruising Speed
36.
California Wildfires: President Trump Declares
Major Disaster
37.
Washington Postal Workers Defy USPS Orders &
Reinstall Mail Sorting Machines
WORD OF THE DAY
Estival /ESS-tuh-vul/ Adjective – Of or relating to the
summer.
The sun’s estival intensity, combined with the vagaries of
the weather, continues to stymie wildland firefighters in the west.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Northern California Braces for More Dry
Lightning as Wildfires Continue to Scorch Region (NBC News)
2.
Pacific Northwest Looks to Avoid
California-Style Blackouts Through More Regional Coordination (Utility Dive)
3.
Arizona: Corporation Commissioner Calls
Emergency Meeting Over California Blackouts, Power Demand (KJZZ Radio, Phoenix,
AZ)
4.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Says Dams Demonstrate
Value of Hydropower During Recent Western Heatwave (Water Power Magazine)
5.
During National Hydropower Day – Federal Agencies
Sign Hydropower Agreement (Cision)
6.
Op/Ed: Reclassify Hydropower in California Now –
As Renewable Energy (CalMatters)
7.
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Hydropower
(Power Magazine)
8.
National Resistance Builds Against Nuclear Waste
Facility Near Carlsbad (Carlsbad Current-Argus, CA)
9.
Op/Ed: Why We Should Reconsider Nuclear Power
(Energy Central News)
10.
Alaska Lawmakers Applaud Federal Authorization of
Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Project (Daily Energy Insider)
11.
Arizona: Residents Voice Opinions over Tucson
Power Line Controversy (KVOA-TV, Tucson, AZ)
12.
Maine: Opponents Will Still Try to Kill Canada-US
Transmission Plan after Court Nixes Referendum (Bangor Daily News, ME)
13.
Orcas Power & Light Extends COVID-19 Bill
Pay Assistance (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)
14.
Three Ways Utilities Can Help Low-Income
Families Impacted by COVID-19 (Utility Dive – Sponsored Content)
15.
Portland General Electric: At an Inflection
Point (Seeking Alpha)
16.
Christine Grant Seeks Expanded Roles for Whatcom
Public Utility District (Cascadia Weekly)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
17.
California Is Rushing to Add Solar Power. Did
Recent Blackouts Just Shade Our Green Future? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
18.
Hackers Could Take Down the Power Grid—By
Telling Everyone It Was a Good Time to Turn Things On (Fast Company)
19.
Fight Climate Change with Your Undies — A Hang
Drying Manifesto (CleanTechnica)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
20.
Snake River Salmon Runs See Big Rebound from
2019 (Washington Policy Center)
21.
Editorial: Sea Lion Culling Is Necessary for Columbia
River Salmon Runs (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
22.
WA State: Managers Work to Control Spread of
Northern Pike at Lake Roosevelt (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
23.
California’s War Against Nutria Is Getting
Bloodier. But It’s Unclear Who’s Winning (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
24.
President Trump Set to Block Controversial Alaska
Pebble Gold Mine (Politico)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25.
Monthly U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide
Emissions in April Were the Lowest in Decades (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
26.
Cooked Salmon: Climate Change, Dams Contribute
to Lethal Habitat (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
27.
Governor Launches New State of Nevada Climate
Initiative (Carson City News, NV)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
28.
Remote School Is Starting, But Some Washington
State Families Still Can’t Connect (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
WA State: Lewis County Commissioners OK $300,000
in Emergency Broadband Funding (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
30.
Asotin Broadband Upgrade Is Back on Track –
Discovery of recorded archaeological site delayed project for several months
(Lewiston Tribune, ID)
31.
AT&T Tells Feds It’s ‘Simply Too Costly’
with FCC Plan to Show More Coverage Data (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
32.
Zoom Says Video Chat Service Restored After Today’s
Outage (CNBC)
33.
University of Utah Pays $450K to Stop
Cyberattack on Servers (Associated Press)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
34.
Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall
Street (NY Times)
35.
Electric Vehicles Near Market Cruising Speed
(Christian Science Monitor)
GOVERNANCE &
MANAGEMENT
36.
California Wildfires: President Trump Declares
Major Disaster (British Broadcasting Corporation)
37.
Washington Postal Workers Defy USPS Orders &
Reinstall Mail Sorting Machines (Forbes Magazine)
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
1,100-Year-Old Gold Coins Found at Dig Site in Israel –
Teenage volunteers on archaeological dig unearth 425 coins dating back to 9th
century
Four-Year-Old Golfer Hits Hole-in-One in West Virginia
Web Series Host Attempts Three Guinness Records, Ties One
Netherlands Fights ‘Wild Peeing’ with Hemp-Filled Public
Urinals
SONG OF THE DAY
The Brothers Johnson - Stomp!
