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Poor air quality reported in the Gorge

Staff report Columbia Gorge News
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Free news: Smoky conditions are expected to continue this morning and gradually improve as easterly winds both calm and shift westerly later today.

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Wildfire smoke

Jul 28, 2026

On July 25, smoke from two wildfires south of The Dalles darkened the skies, as seen from Pleasant Ridge above Threemile Road. Wildfire update…

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Oregon Journalism Project: DEQ makes long-awaited announcement on controversial climate program

By Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism Project
Updated Jul 13, 2026

Free news: This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit investigative newsroom for the state of Oregon.

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Senior Living: Watch out for smokey skies

By Scott McKay
Updated Jul 7, 2026

As we enter the usually most active wildfire months: July through September, here are some reminders to protect yourself from the dangers of wildfire smoke.

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Second-time champs, EV chargers at White Salmon’s City Council

By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
Jun 11, 2026

WHITE SALMON — City council welcomed some state champions and passed an ordinance requiring that most new residential construction have the ca…

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Merkley, Harder push to increase federal response for hazardous wildfire smoke

Sen. Jeff Merkley's office
Updated Jun 10, 2026

Free news: Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) reintroduced the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, legislation to help communities respond to increasingly dangerous wildfire smoke events, on June 10.

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Your Voice: June 10, 2026

Updated Jun 9, 2026

The opinions expressed are “your voice,” and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Columbia Gorge News, its staff, publisher or advertisers.

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News briefs: June 3, 2026

Updated Jun 2, 2026

Free briefs: City of The Dalles water system; New cameras identify smoke

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Climate science without a notorious worst-case scenario

By Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square
Updated May 31, 2026

(The Center Square) – The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change threw out one of its most extreme emissions scenarios last week, a major development in climate science that will likely echo across markets, federal and state government policy, and education.

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Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program steering committee to meet June 10

Updated May 14, 2026

Free news: The Steering Committee of the Tri-County (Hood River, Sherman, and Wasco) Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program will hold a meeting on June 10 from 9-10 a.m. The meeting can be accessed virtually upon request.

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Poor air quality reported in the Gorge

Wildfire smoke

Oregon Journalism Project: DEQ makes long-awaited announcement on controversial climate program

Senior Living: Watch out for smokey skies

Second-time champs, EV chargers at White Salmon’s City Council

Merkley, Harder push to increase federal response for hazardous wildfire smoke

Your Voice: June 10, 2026

News briefs: June 3, 2026

Climate science without a notorious worst-case scenario

Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program steering committee to meet June 10

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