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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Ukrainian Dam Breach: What’s Happening & What’s at Stake
(Associated Press)
Idaho Power Prepares for the Next 50 Years with
Hydroelectricity from Hells Canyon Dams (The Idaho Capital Sun)
Washington Fuel Up 87 Cents in 2023 Ahead of Second Carbon
Auction Pricing (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_f86a4318-03c1-11ee-9708-3bf9aff15fcc.html
Millions in U.S. Under Air Quality Alerts as Canada
Wildfires Rage (Cable News Network)
Here’s Why the WA Fire Season Forecast Has Officials Worried
About This Summer (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article276086066.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Ukrainian Dam Breach: What’s Happening &
What’s at Stake
2.
Wheat Prices Rise Following Collapse of Major
Dam in Southern Ukraine
3.
Idaho Power Prepares for the Next 50 Years with
Hydroelectricity from Hells Canyon Dams
4.
Idaho Power Requests Increase of $111 Million in
Latest General Rate Case
5.
WA State: Chelan PUD Boosts Budget for Rock
Island Dam Upgrades to $25 Million
6.
WA State: Clark Public Utilities Board Decides
to Join Nuclear Power Feasibility Study
7.
WA State: Five Arrested for Breaking into Tacoma
Power Vault
8.
Power Line May Have Been Cause of Fire Along Hwy
128 on Idaho/Washington Border
9.
U.S. sues Southern California Edison for
negligence in 2017 Creek Fire
10.
U.S. Electricity Generation from Natural Gas Was
Highest on Record This Past Winter
11.
Republican Lawmakers Are Making It Harder for
Power Companies to Pivot Away from Coal. Their Constituents May Be Paying the
Price
12.
WA Solar: Horse Heaven Judge Denies Motions to
Wait for Environmental Report
13.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Completes
Sale of Tule River Hydro Facility to Tule Hydro
14.
Okanogan PUD Explores Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project
15.
50 States of Solar Incentives
16.
U.S. Residential Heat Pump Sales Pass Gas
Furnaces for First Time as Interest in Efficiency Tech Surges: IEA
17.
U.S. Senators Urge Reconsideration of Federal
Transformer Conservation Standards Proposal
18.
California’s 7 GW Load Shift Goal Is ‘Starting
Gun’ for Dramatic Expansion in Flexible Demand
19.
Summer Salmon Season to Open June 16 on the
Columbia
20.
Washington’s Coastal Cities to Get Millions for
Fisheries to Help Ailing Orca Population
21.
Millions in U.S. Under Air Quality Alerts as
Canada Wildfires Rage
22.
'Great Year' for Cloud Seeding Bolsters S. Idaho
Snowpack
23.
Washington Fuel Up 87 Cents in 2023 Ahead of
Second Carbon Auction Pricing
24.
NW Natural Plan to Reduce Emissions Deemed
Insufficient by Oregon Utility Regulators
25.
U.S. Hits New Atmospheric Carbon Record, While
Wildfires Blanket Continent in Smoke
26.
Is Google a Bad Neighbor? A Fight Over Water Use
at a Huge Data Center Is Exposing Deeper Issues in an Oregon Town
27.
WA State: Datacenter Suing Over $2 Million in
Property Tax
28.
Why So Many Electric Car Chargers in America
Don't Work
29.
Nation's Top Doctor Says Social Media Could Pose
Risk to Kids; Seattle Public Schools Calls It an Edge for Their Lawsuit
30.
7 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk—And Why You
Should
31.
U.S. House Conservatives Revolt Against
Leadership, Block Gas Stove Bill
32.
Here’s Why the WA Fire Season Forecast Has
Officials Worried About This Summer
33.
Western WA Fire Conditions Intensify as Heat
& Dry Weather Continue
34. Greater Idaho Movement Wins Wallowa County By 7 Votes, Avoids Recount
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Ukrainian Dam Breach: What’s Happening &
What’s at Stake (Associated Press)
2.
Wheat Prices Rise Following Collapse of Major
Dam in Southern Ukraine (Capital Press)
3.
Idaho Power Prepares for the Next 50 Years with Hydroelectricity
from Hells Canyon Dams (The Idaho Capital Sun)
4.
Idaho Power Requests Increase of $111 Million in
Latest General Rate Case (Daily Energy Insider)
5.
WA State: Chelan PUD Boosts Budget for Rock
Island Dam Upgrades to $25 Million (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/chelan-pud-boosts-budget-for-rock-island-dam-upgrades-to-25-mil/
6.
WA State: Clark Public Utilities Board Decides to
Join Nuclear Power Feasibility Study (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
7.
WA State: Five Arrested for Breaking into Tacoma
Power Vault (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3897463/5-arrested-for-breaking-into-tacoma-power-vault/
8.
Power Line May Have Been Cause of Fire Along Hwy
128 on Idaho/Washington Border (Big Country News, Clarkston, WA)
9.
U.S. sues Southern California Edison for
negligence in 2017 Creek Fire (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/us-sues-southern-california-edison-for-negligence-in-2017-creek-fire/
10.
U.S. Electricity Generation from Natural Gas Was
Highest on Record This Past Winter (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=56740
11.
Republican Lawmakers Are Making It Harder for
Power Companies to Pivot Away from Coal. Their Constituents May Be Paying the
Price (Cable News Network)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
12.
WA Solar: Horse Heaven Judge Denies Motions to
Wait for Environmental Report (Capital Press)
13.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Completes
Sale of Tule River Hydro Facility to Tule Hydro (Hydro Review)
14.
Okanogan PUD Explores Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project
(Quad City Herald, Brewster, WA)
https://www.qcherald.com/public-utility-dist/okanogan-pud-explores-hydrogen-fuel-cell-project
15.
50 States of Solar Incentives (PV Magazine)
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/?s=50+states+of+solar+incentives
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
16.
U.S. Residential Heat Pump Sales Pass Gas
Furnaces for First Time as Interest in Efficiency Tech Surges: IEA (Utility
Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/heat-pump-sales-topped-gas-furnaces-United-States/652277/
17.
U.S. Senators Urge Reconsideration of Federal
Transformer Conservation Standards Proposal (American Public Power Association)
18.
California’s 7 GW Load Shift Goal Is ‘Starting
Gun’ for Dramatic Expansion in Flexible Demand (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-7-gw-load-shift-goal-demand-response/652135/
FISH &
WILDLIFE
19.
Summer Salmon Season to Open June 16 on the Columbia
(KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
20.
Washington’s Coastal Cities to Get Millions for Fisheries
to Help Ailing Orca Population (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
21.
Millions in U.S. Under Air Quality Alerts as Canada
Wildfires Rage (Cable News Network)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
22.
'Great Year' for Cloud Seeding Bolsters S. Idaho
Snowpack (Capital Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
Washington Fuel Up 87 Cents in 2023 Ahead of Second
Carbon Auction Pricing (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_f86a4318-03c1-11ee-9708-3bf9aff15fcc.html
24.
NW Natural Plan to Reduce Emissions Deemed
Insufficient by Oregon Utility Regulators (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
25.
U.S. Hits New Atmospheric Carbon Record, While
Wildfires Blanket Continent in Smoke (Huffington Post)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/climate-canadian-wildfires_n_647f475be4b091b09c3518c6
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
26.
Is Google a Bad Neighbor? A Fight Over Water Use
at a Huge Data Center Is Exposing Deeper Issues in an Oregon Town (Fortune
Magazine)
https://fortune.com/longform/google-data-center-the-dalles-oregon-water-dispute/
27.
WA State: Datacenter Suing Over $2 Million in Property
Tax (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28.
Why So Many Electric Car Chargers in America
Don't Work (Bloomberg News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
29.
Nation's Top Doctor Says Social Media Could Pose
Risk to Kids; Seattle Public Schools Calls It an Edge for Their Lawsuit (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
30.
7 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk—And Why You
Should (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/7-ways-better-small-talk-133440356.html
MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE
31.
U.S. House Conservatives Revolt Against
Leadership, Block Gas Stove Bill (Reuters)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
32.
Here’s Why the WA Fire Season Forecast Has Officials
Worried About This Summer (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article276086066.html
33.
Western WA Fire Conditions Intensify as Heat &
Dry Weather Continue (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34.
Greater Idaho movement wins Wallowa County by 7
votes, avoids recount (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
This Orange Lobster Is a "One-In-30 Million" Find,
Experts Say
https://news.yahoo.com/orange-lobster-one-30-million-182928599.html
Unlikely Duo Spotted Swimming Off Washington Coast. ‘Wonder Who
Was More Surprised’
https://news.yahoo.com/unlikely-duo-spotted-swimming-off-224926941.html
A Boat Architect Modeled His 250-Square-Foot Tiny Home After
a Lunar Lander – It's Just as Cool as It Sounds
https://www.businessinsider.com/lunar-lander-tiny-home-2018-6
U.S. Recovered 'Intact & Partially Intact Vehicles' of Non-Human
Origin: Whistleblower
https://autos.yahoo.com/u-recovered-intact-partially-intact-190000314.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Neal Hefti – The Odd Couple (Film Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADWBM7GqoN4
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