Idaho Department of Lands sent out a Notice of Public Hearing for proposed dredging at Blackwell Island. According to the application (see attached) “Some soils to be dredged contain total metal concentrations in excess of limits allowed for fish, wildlife, and aquatic habitat. …
The Spokane River will be closed from the Harvard Street Bridge to the Barker Road Bridge.
Rick Eichstaedt’s guest editorial in the Spokesman Review calls for more action on the Spokane River.
Recreationists appeal to city to unlock the gates at boat launches. The Spokesman Review Reports
In a letter to Jay Manning, Director of Washington Department of Ecology, the Center for Justice writes “there are several important reasons why the PCB TMDL should be completed as…
Members of the public and the oil spill response community have an opportunity to attend a Geographic Response Plan (GRP) Workshop for the Spokane River. The meeting will be held:…
If a power pole falls in the parking lot of a Coeur d’Alene restaurant, how many fish sticks can you eat on the Spokane Indian Reservation? As the Inlander reports, PCBs in the Spokane River creates a daunting challenge.
A new law will relax the deadline for cleaning up the Spokane River and other waterways, allowing more time for some measures to take effect. Without the change, wastewater dischargers would have to meet stringent new limits on pollutants within a decade. The change, signed into law Monday by Gov. Chris Gregoire, says the standards must be met “as soon as possible” and within 20 years at most. The Spokesman Review reports.
Avista Utilities and the Sierra Club have worked out an agreement for year-round flows of Spokane Falls. Even after sunset, when most of the tourists have left Riverfront Park, water will spill over a series of descending basalt columns. The Spokesman Review reports.
Mike Chappell finds himself in the right place at the right time to help Gonzaga convene a new environmental law clinic devoted to the Spokane River and other regional waterways. The Center for Justice Reports.