Air Quality & Corruption Probe: Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security detained the head of the Central Laboratory under the Natural Resources ministry over alleged manipulation and inflated coal quality test results for Bishkek’s heating power plant—an alleged scheme blamed for damage to equipment and worsening air quality. Mining Oversight: In Naryn’s Solton-Sary Valley, officials inspected a tailing dump tied to gold plant modernization and reported no serious environmental violations, with monitoring to continue through construction and acceptance planned for August 2026. Water Security Funding: International donors pledged $172 million to modernize Kyrgyzstan’s irrigation, including World Bank support and co-financing from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, OPEC Fund, and a Swiss grant—aimed at cutting water losses and boosting farm resilience under climate stress. Mountain Climate Cooperation: Kyrgyzstan and the World Bank discussed expanding work on environmental protection and climate policy, highlighting air-quality monitoring upgrades, urban greening, clean heating, and preparations for the 2027 “Bishkek+25” global mountain summit. Biodiversity & Pastures: A tender under the SYMBIOTIC project invites Kyrgyz legal entities to run public education and sustainable pasture management activities to strengthen biodiversity conservation. Desertification Response: Kyrgyz officials joined a China–Central Asia conference on combating desertification, focusing on restoring degraded lands, soil erosion control, and water-saving ecological methods. Local Waste Enforcement: A resident was fined for illegal household waste dumping in Konstantinovka and ordered to clean up the area, with penalties reaching up to 23,000 soms. Clean Energy Push: Kyrgyzstan inaugurated the first phase of the ROX Issyk-Kul solar power plant (175 MW), with the full 1,900 MW project expected by end-2028 and claims of major water savings for the Toktogul reservoir.