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		<title>Opinion: Wildfires, forgotten lessons and the price of neglect</title>
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		<title>Opinion: Washington’s nonpoint plan – The hidden green assault on your property</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-washington-nonpoint-plan-property-rights-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nancy Churchill warns that Washington’s updated Nonpoint Plan could turn voluntary water quality guidelines into mandatory land use restrictions, eroding property rights without proof of harm." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-washington-nonpoint-plan-property-rights-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-washington-nonpoint-plan-property-rights-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-washington-nonpoint-plan-property-rights-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-washington-nonpoint-plan-property-rights-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-washington-nonpoint-plan-property-rights.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Nancy Churchill warns that Washington’s updated Nonpoint Plan could turn voluntary water quality guidelines into mandatory land use restrictions, eroding property rights without proof of harm.]]></description>
		
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