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February 19, 2026
Washington House targets coal power plantFree
The Washington House of Representatives on Feb. 12 approved a new coal tax that targets a single company.
The Washington House of Representatives on Feb. 12 approved a new coal tax that targets a single company.
The calendar says early February, but the weather feels more like the first week of April.
Once again, there will be no sturgeon retention season in the lower Columbia River this year.
State forest lands in Clark County scheduled for harvest will remain on the auction block for now, despite pushback from residents, environmental groups and the county council, according to Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove.
Washougal High School Green Team students are working to transform the school’s courtyard into a native habitat learning space with support from a local grant. The student-led group aims to…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will hold two online public meetings later this month to get feedback on a $1.5 billion project to run a 100-mile-long high-voltage power line under the Columbia River.
The U.S. Forest Service recently announced a new public survey to investigate the impacts of its 2025 ban on commercial huckleberry harvests in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Recent storms that brought heavy rains to Southwest Washington left behind a swath of environmental damage from Randall and Packwood along the Cowlitz River to several county parks along the Lewis and East Fork Lewis rivers.
The National Weather Service has made its predictions for the first three months of 2026, estimating a 40-50 percent chance of average levels of precipitation in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures for the coldest months of the year will remain normal.
TransAlta Corporation has signed an agreement with Puget Sound Energy to switch the last coal-fired power station in Washington to natural gas.