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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
Including
Bonneville Offices – Three Federal Buildings in Portland Appear on ‘For Sale’
List by Trump Administration (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
The U.S. Supreme
Court Confronts a National Headache: What to Do with the Growing Pile of
Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)
U.S. Supreme Court
Makes It Harder for EPA to Police Sewage Discharges (Associated Press)
Montana: Bill to
Allow Community Solar Projects Clears Senate (Montana Free Press)
https://montanafreepress.org/2025/03/04/bill-to-allow-community-solar-projects-clears-senate/
Canadian Province
Leader Threatens to Cut Off Energy to Three U.S. States, Imposes 25% Surcharge
(USA Today)
News Highlights (See
Stories Below)
1. The
U.S. Supreme Court Confronts a National Headache: What to Do with the Growing
Pile of Nuclear Waste
2. ‘Get
the Junk Out of Our Rates’ Bill Could Limit How Oregon Utilities Pay for
Lobbying, Ads
3. Western
Wyoming Electric Utility Again Proposes Using Jackson Lake Dam for Hydropower
4. Wyoming:
Meier, Gray Believe Land Purchase in Washington Could Open Way for Coal Exports
5. Ice
Harbor Lock & Dam Honored as Infrastructure Project of the Year – American
Shotcrete Association
6. Focus
on Workforce Development – Features Insights from Foundation for Water and
Energy Education Leader
7. Including
Bonneville Offices – Three Federal Buildings in Portland Appear on ‘For Sale’
List by Trump Administration
8. Federal
Office in Boise Stewards Idaho Water, Hydropower. Under Trump, It Might Lose
Lease
9. Trump
Administration Releases List of Federal Properties It Could Close. Here Are the
Washington Locations
10. Northwest
Energy Experts Say Trump ‘Plays with Fire’ with Cuts to Bonneville Power
Administration
11. Trump
Administration Dramatically Cuts Staff at Water Agency in California
12. Montana:
Bill to Allow Community Solar Projects Clears Senate
13. Institute
for Northwest Energy Futures to Demonstrate Dual-Use Capability of Solar Panels
in Apple Production
14. Battle
of the Thermostat: The Science Behind Your Central Heating Arguments
15. Killer
Whales Amaze Seattle Onlookers with a Rarely Seen Bird Hunt
16. U.S.
Supreme Court Makes It Harder for EPA to Police Sewage Discharges
17. Almost
90% of Climate Commitment Act-Funded Projects in Washington Don’t Reduce Carbon
Emissions
18. Killing
Hot Spots for Students
19. Los
Alamos DPU Conducts Student Essay Contest as Part of Effort Organized by UAMPS
20. Mass
Firings Across National Weather Service, NOAA Ignite Fury Among Scientists
Worldwide
21. Canadian
Province Leader Threatens to Cut Off Energy to Three U.S. States, Imposes 25%
Surcharge
22. The
Obscure State Agency That Referees WA’s Green Energy Battles
23.
Millions in Path of Deadly Storm Bringing Fierce
Winds, Blizzard Conditions & Tornado Warnings
Word of the Day
Panoply \pan-uh-PLEE\ Noun – 1a: a full suit of armor b: ceremonial attire 2: something forming a protective covering 3a: a magnificent or impressive array b: a display of all appropriate appurtenances.
‘Before we get started on this root canal,’ said the dentist, ‘please allow me to show you the panoply of tools I will be shoving into your mouth.’ All Francine could think about was how the inquisitors began their business during the Dark Ages.
Energy & Utility
Issues
1.
The U.S. Supreme Court Confronts a National
Headache: What to Do with the Growing Pile of Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)
2.
‘Get the Junk Out of Our Rates’ Bill Could Limit
How Oregon Utilities Pay for Lobbying, Ads (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
3.
Western Wyoming Electric Utility Again Proposes
Using Jackson Lake Dam for Hydropower (Jackson Hole News & Guide, Jackson,
WY)
4.
Wyoming: Meier, Gray Believe Land Purchase in
Washington Could Open Way for Coal Exports (Cowboy State Daily)
5.
Ice Harbor Lock & Dam Honored as Infrastructure
Project of the Year – American Shotcrete Association (Bonneville Power
Administration)
6.
Focus on Workforce Development – Features Insights
from Foundation for Water and Energy Education Leader (Hydro Leader Magazine – Links to online
edition)
https://hydroleadermagazine.com/volume-6-issue-3-march/
As the World Turns
7.
Including Bonneville Offices – Three Federal
Buildings in Portland Appear on ‘For Sale’ List by Trump Administration (KATU-TV,
Portland, OR)
8.
Federal Office in Boise Stewards Idaho Water,
Hydropower. Under Trump, It Might Lose Lease (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID - Via
Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-office-boise-stewards-idaho-230932413.html
9.
Trump Administration Releases List of Federal
Properties It Could Close. Here Are the Washington Locations (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
10.
Northwest Energy Experts Say Trump ‘Plays with
Fire’ with Cuts to Bonneville Power Administration (Yachats News, OR)
11.
Trump Administration Dramatically Cuts Staff at
Water Agency in California (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-dramatically-cuts-staff-011618202.html
Renewable Energy &
Self Storage
12.
Montana: Bill to Allow Community Solar Projects
Clears Senate (Montana Free Press)
https://montanafreepress.org/2025/03/04/bill-to-allow-community-solar-projects-clears-senate/
13.
Institute for Northwest Energy Futures to
Demonstrate Dual-Use Capability of Solar Panels in Apple Production (Morning Ag
Clips)
Conservation &
Efficiency
14.
Battle of the Thermostat: The Science Behind
Your Central Heating Arguments (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Fish & Wildlife
15.
Killer Whales Amaze Seattle Onlookers with a Rarely
Seen Bird Hunt (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Environmental Afflatus –
Clean Up on Aisle Three
16.
U.S. Supreme Court Makes It Harder for EPA to Police
Sewage Discharges (Associated Press)
Climate Change
Sequestration Vault
17.
Almost 90% of Climate Commitment Act-Funded
Projects in Washington Don’t Reduce Carbon Emissions (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_5c1270c4-f91c-11ef-8f88-0b9b529e3f03.html
London Calling –Telecommunications
18.
Killing Hot Spots for Students (Pots & Pans)
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/03/05/killing-hot-spots-for-students/
Public Relations,
Marketing & Media
19.
Los Alamos DPU Conducts Student Essay Contest as
Part of Effort Organized by UAMPS (American Public Power Association)
Barrel O’ Green
Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science
20.
Mass Firings Across National Weather Service, NOAA
Ignite Fury Among Scientists Worldwide (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mass-firings-across-noaa-national-021405929.html
Politics, Governance,
and Management
21.
Canadian Province Leader Threatens to Cut Off
Energy to Three U.S. States, Imposes 25% Surcharge (USA Today)
22.
The Obscure State Agency That Referees WA’s Green
Energy Battles (Cascade PBS)
Other Things to Know
About Today
23.
Millions in Path of Deadly Storm Bringing Fierce
Winds, Blizzard Conditions & Tornado Warnings (AOL News)
https://www.aol.com/news/millions-path-storm-kills-2-055517978.html
Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer
Swearing Is Linked with
Increased Pain Tolerance & Strength
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/swearing-linked-increased-pain-tolerance-155824036.html
Scientists Genetically
Engineer Mice with Thick Hair Like the Extinct Woolly Mammoth
https://apnews.com/article/colossal-biosciences-woolly-mammoth-b381f6f48eeed0828535cf9604263140
Firefly Releases
Stunning Footage of Blue Ghost Landing on the Moon
https://gizmodo.com/firefly-releases-stunning-footage-of-blue-ghost-landing-on-the-moon-2000571500
Man Wins Over $200
In Lawsuit Over Movie Theater Showing Too Many Commercials
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/03/india-movie-theater-commercials-lawsuit/9531741022863/
Song of the Day
Soundtrack – Hair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovEVQ5g98Pg
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