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Let your light shine!

This article appeared in “One Man’s Trash” the Spokane Regional Solid Waste Systems Winter Newsletter edited by Robyn Dunlap.

EnviroStars is a voluntary program offered to local small businesses. The program certifies businesses that have practices and policies in place which demonstrate proper management and reduction of hazardous waste. A unique partnership between agencies and non-profits provides participants with public recognition and advertising.

Companies are ‘stars’ for the environment

Sandra Hosking / Down to Earth NW Correspondent –

AutoCraft, located in the Spokane Valley, is one of several Spokane area businesses that have earned the EnviroStar certification for their efforts to improve how they handle hazardous waste.

Ten Spokane-area businesses have become environmental “stars” by earning certification from EnviroStars, a free and voluntary program that evaluates the way companies handle their hazardous waste.

Planning for Rathdrum Prairie future water needs: ID advisory committee seeks input on water management plan

An Advisory Committee appointed by the Idaho Water Resource Board is seeking citizen input for meeting future water needs, preventing conflict over water resources, and protecting the water quality of the aquifer. Evening of November 18th. CAMP news release.

WSU & U of I awarded NSF grant to assess impact of urbanization and climate on region’s water supplies

Water researchers and social scientists across the region are embarking on a two-year sustainability study to contribute to a greater understanding of human influence on water resources within the Spokane – Coeur d’Alene Corridor (SCC) in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. WSU and U of I news release.