Meet Me at the River Another Big Success
For the third year , the River Forum’s Meet at the River Expeditions introduced people to the Spokane River. In 2010, there were fifteen river trips and 150 intrepid participants. The River Forum reports.
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Clean Martinis for Dirty Water
October 1st, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Dirty Martinis for Clean Water
This Friday, October 1st, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The Spokane Riverkeeper reports.
Spokane Valley River Cleanup
Spokane Valley Upriver Scrub !!!
Spokane River Cleanup
Spokane River Cleanup, Great Gorge and U District
Join Spokane River cleanup of Great Gorge and U District on Saturday, September 25th
The 8th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up – set for Saturday, September 25, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Find out more.
Balance the Load
Kelly Susewind, Water Quality Program Manager for Washington Department of Ecology, provides an editorial supporting moving forward with implementing the Spokane River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL (water cleanup) plan. An Inlander commentary.
Envirostars Spokane program launches during Pollution Prevention Week
The successful EnviroStars program in the Puget Sound area is now available to Spokane County businesses. EnviroStars is a voluntary program that certifies small businesses that have practices and policies in place that reduce hazardous waste and protect the environment.
The EnviroStars program started in King County in 1995 and now more than 700 businesses are participating in Western Washington.
Let’s get started cleaning up the river
Kelly Susewind, Water Quality Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Ecology, provided the Coeur d’Alene Press a guest editorial regarding implementation of the Spokane River clean up plan (or DO TMDL) and litigation Idaho municipalities filed challenging the plan.
Otter gets involved in bi-state river dispute
Idaho Governor Otter and Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss how Idaho agencies that discharge wastewater to the river can avoid a costly court battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.