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July 31, 2026 – State’s only coal power plant shifting to natural gas, will serve as backup power for region.

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July 21, 2026 – First ‘ZEVergreen’ report will shape affordable clean transportation policy amidst federal interference.

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July 7, 2026 – Nat Kale picked to direct Ecology's Office of Chehalis Basin.

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June 30, 2026 – Ecology funds 130 clean water projects statewide.

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Whitman County livestock operation penalized for ongoing water quality violations

July 16, 2026

Capitol Lake drawdown will allow shoreline survey

July 14, 2026

Damaged Deschutes River shoreline to be restored under settlement agreement

July 2, 2026
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