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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Floodwaters from Yellowstone Surge Through Eastern Montana
(Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/floodwaters-from-yellowstone-surge-through-eastern-montana/
Grid Operators Grapple with Sizzling Temperatures, Soaring
Power Demand (American Public Power Association)
Utilities, Solar Industry Square Off as California Reopens
Record in Net Energy Metering Process (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-industry-california-commission-solar-net-metering/625522/
Conflicts Escalate Amid Surge in WA Solar Farm Proposals
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25,000 Salmon Die After a ‘Mishap’ at Alaska Hatchery,
Wildlife Officials Say (Sacramento Bee, CA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article262482292.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Grid Operators Grapple with Sizzling
Temperatures, Soaring Power Demand
2.
Australia: Sydney Residents Told to Cut Power
Use to Help Avoid Blackouts
3.
Time Is Running Out for Salmon as the Snake
River Dam Removal Debate Enters a New Phase
4.
Report On Replacing the Benefits of the Lower
Snake River Dams Generates Concern
5.
California Utilities Fined $22 Million Over 2020
Power Shutoffs
6.
WA State: Grant PUD Proposes Three New
Transmission Line Routes to City of Quincy, Will Improve Electrical Capacity
& Reliability
7.
2 Electrocuted After Touching In-Ground Wires in
Phoenix
8.
Seattle Public Utilities Warns Scammers Are
Impersonating Employees. Here’s How to Know If Call Is a Scam
9.
EIA Expects Significant Increases in Wholesale
Electricity Prices This Summer
10.
Guest Essay: Lower Snake River Dams’ Power Hard
to Replace
11.
Columnist: Snake River Dam Removal Still a Bad
Idea
12.
Commentary: Agriculture Continues to Be
Under-Rated in Study to Destroy Snake River Dams
13.
Utilities, Solar Industry Square Off as
California Reopens Record in Net Energy Metering Process
14.
Conflicts Escalate Amid Surge in WA Solar Farm
Proposals
15.
Idaho: Which Way the Wind Blows – Company Holds
Open House for Salmon Falls Wind Project
16.
Wind Energy Faces Bird-Kill & Other Habitat
Challenges
17.
Fishermen Join Forces Amid Humboldt County
Offshore Wind Development
18.
Portland General Electric Uses Batteries to
Store Solar, Wind Power at First-in-the-Nation Facility
19.
See Which 18 Utah Communities Are Taking the
Lead on Clean Electricity
20.
WA State: Sequim Lab ‘Living Laboratory’ in
Federal Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Initiative
21.
Power Plants That Burn Wood: Renewable Energy or
Major Polluters?
22.
Biden Administration Proposes Standards to
Increase Home Heating Efficiency
23.
Alaska: Local Group Has $2 Million for Home
Energy Upgrades
24.
25,000 Salmon Die After a ‘Mishap’ at Alaska
Hatchery, Wildlife Officials Say
25.
Shasta River Permits Said to Threaten Endangered
Coho Salmon
26.
Idaho: Chinook Salmon Seasons to Start June 18
27.
Utah: Wasatch Plateau Lake to Be Drained Ahead
of Coal Mine Expansion
28.
‘Moment of Reckoning:’ Federal Official Warns of
Colorado River Water Supply Cuts
29.
New Zealand Considers Taxing Cow & Sheep
Burps to Combat Climate Change
30.
Millions of Pounds of Fiber Cable Are En Route
to Unalaska to Bring High Speed Internet to the Region
31.
Single Beaver Caused Mass Internet, Cell Service
Outages in Northern British Columbia
32.
WA State: Chehalis City Council Moves Toward
Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining
33.
Internet Explorer, the Love-to-Hate-It Web
Browser, Has Died at 26
34.
Washington State DOT Wants You to Suggest
Locations for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
35.
NW Natural Booklet for Schoolkids Becomes
Flashpoint in Climate Change Debate
36.
Floodwaters from Yellowstone Surge Through
Eastern Montana
37.
Region’s Rivers, Streams Running Fast & Cold
38.
Fed’s Aggressive Rate Hikes Raise Likelihood of
a Recession
39. Pacific NW Cherry Crop This Year May Be the Smallest in Nearly a Decade
WORD OF THE DAY
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Sam’s superannuated hearse rolled silently to the curb in front of the PUD building, its size reminiscent of an impressive luxury yacht warping into port. Passersby stopped and stared as the two Toyota Yaris tugboats eased the huge, vintage vehicle into its two parking spots.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Grid Operators Grapple with Sizzling
Temperatures, Soaring Power Demand (American Public Power Association)
2.
Australia: Sydney Residents Told to Cut Power
Use to Help Avoid Blackouts (Reuters)
3.
Time Is Running Out for Salmon as the Snake
River Dam Removal Debate Enters a New Phase (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
4.
Report On Replacing the Benefits of the Lower
Snake River Dams Generates Concern (U.S. Wheat Associates)
5.
California Utilities Fined $22 Million Over 2020
Power Shutoffs (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-politics-san-francisco-diego-cf989918ca50e22f341108d61244ca0c
6.
WA State: Grant PUD Proposes Three New
Transmission Line Routes to City of Quincy, Will Improve Electrical Capacity &
Reliability (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)
7.
2 Electrocuted After Touching In-Ground Wires in
Phoenix (Associated Press)
8.
Seattle Public Utilities Warns Scammers Are
Impersonating Employees. Here’s How to Know If Call Is a Scam (Seattle Times, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
9.
EIA Expects Significant Increases in Wholesale
Electricity Prices This Summer (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=52798
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
10.
Guest Essay: Lower Snake River Dams’ Power Hard to
Replace (Star of the Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, WA)
11.
Columnist: Snake River Dam Removal Still a Bad
Idea (Longview Daily News, WA)
12.
Commentary: Agriculture Continues to Be
Under-Rated in Study to Destroy Snake River Dams (Washington Policy Center)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13.
Utilities, Solar Industry Square Off as California
Reopens Record in Net Energy Metering Process (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-industry-california-commission-solar-net-metering/625522/
14.
Conflicts Escalate Amid Surge in WA Solar Farm
Proposals (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
15.
Idaho: Which Way the Wind Blows – Company Holds
Open House for Salmon Falls Wind Project (Twin Falls News-Times, ID)
16.
Wind Energy Faces Bird-Kill & Other Habitat
Challenges (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)
17.
Fishermen Join Forces Amid Humboldt County Offshore
Wind Development (Eureka Times-Standard, CA)
18.
Portland General Electric Uses Batteries to
Store Solar, Wind Power at First-in-the-Nation Facility (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
19.
See Which 18 Utah Communities Are Taking the
Lead on Clean Electricity (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/renewable-energy/2022/06/15/see-which-utah/
20.
WA State: Sequim Lab ‘Living Laboratory’ in Federal
Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Initiative (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
21.
Power Plants That Burn Wood: Renewable Energy or
Major Polluters? (Christian Science Monitor)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
22.
Biden Administration Proposes Standards to
Increase Home Heating Efficiency (The Hill, Washington, DC)
23.
Alaska: Local Group Has $2 Million for Home
Energy Upgrades (Juneau Empire, AK)
FISH & WILDLIFE
24.
25,000 Salmon Die After a ‘Mishap’ at Alaska Hatchery,
Wildlife Officials Say (Sacramento Bee, CA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article262482292.html
25.
Shasta River Permits Said to Threaten Endangered
Coho Salmon (Courthouse News Service)
26.
Idaho: Chinook Salmon Seasons to Start June 18
(KIVI-TV, Nampa, ID)
https://www.kivitv.com/news/chinook-salmon-seasons-to-start-june-18
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
27.
Utah: Wasatch Plateau Lake to Be Drained Ahead of
Coal Mine Expansion (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/06/13/wasatch-plateau-lake-be/
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
28.
‘Moment of Reckoning:’ Federal Official Warns of
Colorado River Water Supply Cuts (Yahoo! News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29.
New Zealand Considers Taxing Cow & Sheep
Burps to Combat Climate Change (Yahoo! News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
30.
Millions of Pounds of Fiber Cable Are En Route to
Unalaska to Bring High Speed Internet to the Region (Alaska Public Media)
31.
Single Beaver Caused Mass Internet, Cell Service
Outages in Northern British Columbia (CTV News, Canada)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
32.
WA State: Chehalis City Council Moves Toward
Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
33.
Internet Explorer, the Love-to-Hate-It Web
Browser, Has Died at 26 (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/15/internet-explorer-is-dead/
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
34.
Washington State DOT Wants You to Suggest
Locations for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Clean Technica)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
35.
NW Natural Booklet for Schoolkids Becomes
Flashpoint in Climate Change Debate (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
36.
Floodwaters from Yellowstone Surge Through
Eastern Montana (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/floodwaters-from-yellowstone-surge-through-eastern-montana/
37.
Region’s Rivers, Streams Running Fast & Cold
(KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://www.kpq.com/regions-rivers-streams-running-fast-cold/
38.
Fed’s Aggressive Rate Hikes Raise Likelihood of
a Recession (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/politics-jerome-powell-economy-inflation-d595a997cb4f60e8ee3469b154a7059d
39.
Pacific NW Cherry Crop This Year May Be the
Smallest in Nearly a Decade (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/06/nw-cherry-crop-year-may-be-smallest-nearly-decade
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Thief Caught on Camera Drilling into Gas Tank — And Catching
on Fire
Helmet Lost by Firefighter During Water Rescue Found 3 Years
Later, 422 Miles Away
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/06/15/firefighter-helmet-Ohio-River-three-years/8221655326107/
Mississippi Message in a Bottle Traveled 295 Miles in 33
Years
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/06/15/message-bottle-Mississippi-33-years/5031655321405/
VHS Copy of ‘Back to the Future’ Auctioned for $75,000
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/06/15/Back-to-the-Future-VHS-Heritage-Auctions/3361655319304/
SONG OF THE DAY
The Police - Message in a Bottle
