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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
No Mask, No Service: Washington State Businesses Must Turn
Away Customers without Face Masks Starting Tuesday (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Drought Leads to Disaster Declaration for Pacific NW
Counties (Washington Ag Network)
Canada: Province Releases Report on Columbia River Treaty
Public Feedback (The Golden Star, BC)
Pacific Gas & Electric Exits Bankruptcy – Long-Term
Wildfire Risk Could Put It ‘Back in the Soup’ (Utility Dive)
Tracking Sockeye: Research on Fish Could Lead to New
Projects in Yakima River Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Canada: Province Releases Report on Columbia
River Treaty Public Feedback
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Exits Bankruptcy –
Long-Term Wildfire Risk Could Put It ‘Back in the Soup’
3.
Op/Ed: Is History Repeating Itself? 20-Year
Anniversary of the Western Energy Crisis
4.
Big Bend & Grant PUD Pair Up for Children’s
Virtual STEAM Camp
5.
Chelan PUD Welcomes New Communicator
6.
Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down
Pending Review
7.
Energy Companies Abandon Long-Delayed Atlantic
Coast Pipeline
8.
The Next Energy Battle: Renewable Energy vs.
Natural Gas
9.
Interior Department to Streamline Offshore Wind
Permitting, Nix Unsolicited Leasing
10.
Shining Cities 2020 – The Top U.S. Cities for
Solar Energy
11.
Tracking Sockeye: Research on Fish Could Lead to
New Projects in Yakima River Basin
12.
Chinook Salmon Seasons Set for July 16 on Chelan
& Entiat Rivers
13.
Cantwell Amendment Foils Attempt to Raid Hanford
Cleanup Money for Military Weapons
14.
Drought Leads to Disaster Declaration for
Pacific NW Counties
15.
House Passes Dems’ Massive Broadband Funding
Bill – Republican leader signals bill isn’t going anywhere in Senate
16.
NCTA Applauds Rural Broadband Acceleration Act –
Bill eliminates ETC status requirement for broadband subsidies
17.
Need Access to Wi-Fi? There Are More Options
Than Ever
18.
Opponents of 5G Networks Set Fire to Cyprus’
Mobile Antennas
19.
5G Was Going to Unite the World—Instead It’s
Tearing Us Apart
20.
Boeing Communications Chief Resigns Over
Decades-Old Article on Women in Combat
21.
Twitter & Facebook Tell Hong Kong
Authorities to Get Bent, For Now
22.
13 Breathtaking Photographs That Celebrate Water
& Life
23.
Prospects Dim in Olympia for Special Legislative
Session on Coronavirus Budget Shortfall
24.
U.S. Justices Rule States Can Bind Presidential
Electors’ Votes
25.
No Mask, No Service: Washington State Businesses
Must Turn Away Customers without Face Masks Starting Tuesday
26.
Lawsuit Challenges Washington’s Statewide Mask
Order, Other Proclamations in Response to Pandemic
27.
Coronavirus Updates: Washington State Reaches
35,898 Cases
28.
Coronavirus: Testing Sewage an ‘Easy Win’
29.
Mason County Officials Accused of Illegal
Actions Related to Proposed Gravel Mine
30.
3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Off the Oregon Coast
31.
Eight Feared Killed After Two Planes Collide Over
Idaho Lake
WORD OF THE DAY
Diluvial \du-LOO-vee-ull\ Adjective - Of, relating to, or
brought about by a flood
“Yippee!” squealed Noah as his ark shot down the opposite
side of a 30-foot swell. “Well,” sighed his wife Emzara, “I’m just happy Noah
hasn’t let this diluvial setback affect his sense of humor.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Canada: Province Releases Report on Columbia
River Treaty Public Feedback (The Golden Star, BC)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Exits Bankruptcy – Long-Term
Wildfire Risk Could Put It ‘Back in the Soup’ (Utility Dive)
3.
Op/Ed: Is History Repeating Itself? 20-Year
Anniversary of the Western Energy Crisis (Wenatchee World, WA)
4.
Big Bend & Grant PUD Pair Up for Children’s
Virtual STEAM Camp (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
5.
Chelan PUD Welcomes New Communicator (Northwest
Public Power Association)
6.
Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down
Pending Review (Associated Press)
7.
Energy Companies Abandon Long-Delayed Atlantic
Coast Pipeline (Washington Post)
8.
The Next Energy Battle: Renewable Energy vs.
Natural Gas (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
9.
Interior Department to Streamline Offshore Wind
Permitting, Nix Unsolicited Leasing (Utility Dive)
10.
Shining Cities 2020 – The Top U.S. Cities for
Solar Energy (Environment America – PDF File)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11.
Tracking Sockeye: Research on Fish Could Lead to
New Projects in Yakima River Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
12.
Chinook Salmon Seasons Set for July 16 on Chelan
& Entiat Rivers (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
13.
Cantwell Amendment Foils Attempt to Raid Hanford
Cleanup Money for Military Weapons (Tri-City Herald, WA)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
14.
Drought Leads to Disaster Declaration for Pacific
NW Counties (Washington Ag Network)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
House Passes Dems’ Massive Broadband Funding
Bill – Republican leader signals bill isn’t going anywhere in Senate
(Multichannel News)
16.
NCTA Applauds Rural Broadband Acceleration Act –
Bill eliminates ETC status requirement for broadband subsidies (Multichannel
News)
17.
Need Access to Wi-Fi? There Are More Options
Than Ever (USA Today)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
18.
Opponents of 5G Networks Set Fire to Cyprus’ Mobile
Antennas (Associated Press)
19.
5G Was Going to Unite the World—Instead It’s
Tearing Us Apart (Ars Technica)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20.
Boeing Communications Chief Resigns Over
Decades-Old Article on Women in Combat (Reuters)
21.
Twitter & Facebook Tell Hong Kong Authorities
to Get Bent, For Now (Mashable)
22.
13 Breathtaking Photographs That Celebrate Water
& Life (Medium)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23.
Prospects Dim in Olympia for Special Legislative
Session on Coronavirus Budget Shortfall (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
24.
U.S. Justices Rule States Can Bind Presidential
Electors’ Votes (Associated Press)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
25.
No Mask, No Service: Washington State Businesses
Must Turn Away Customers without Face Masks Starting Tuesday (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
26.
Lawsuit Challenges Washington’s Statewide Mask
Order, Other Proclamations in Response to Pandemic (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
27.
Coronavirus Updates: Washington State Reaches
35,898 Cases (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Coronavirus: Testing Sewage an ‘Easy Win’
(British Broadcasting Corporation)
GENERAL NEWS
29.
Mason County Officials Accused of Illegal
Actions Related to Proposed Gravel Mine (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
30.
3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Off the Oregon Coast (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
31.
Eight Feared Killed After Two Planes Collide
Over Idaho Lake (Yahoo News)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Country Music & Southern Rock Legend Charlie Daniels Dies
at 83
Spaghetti Western Movie Composer Ennio Morricone Dead at 91
‘Mona Lisa’ Back at Work, Visitors Limited as Louvre Reopens
People Have Committed More Than $300,000 for a NASA-Designed
Perfume That Smells Like Space
SONGS OF THE DAY
Charlie Daniels Band – Reflections
Ennio Morricone – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Ennio Morricone – For a Few Dollars More
