By Jim Camden Spokesman Review SEATTLE – A federal judge should order state and federal agencies to set strict limits for the amount of a cancer-causing chemical that can go…
Showering, flushing toilets and running dishwashers in Hayden will have less of an impact on the Spokane River after the community’s sewage treatment plan undergoes major upgrades. The Hayden Area…
Spokane River flows hit record levels in mid-March, with water running at more than three times the average for this time of year. At the same time, Tensed, ID was…
The Spokesman-Review reports that the Spokane Tribe of Indians has adopted new water quality standards aimed at protecting the health of members who eat a subsistence diet of nearly two pounds of fish daily.
EPA has extended the public comment period for the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for the City of Coeur d’Alene, City of Post Falls, and Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board until Thursday, October 3, 2013.
The Pollution Control Hearings Board issued Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order regarding Sierra Club and Center for Environmental Law Clinic appeal of Ecology’s NPDES Permit to Spokane County for its Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
An environmental challenge to Spokane County’s year-old wastewater treatment plant goes before a state appeals panel on Monday, March 25th, 2013. The Spokesman Review reports.
Why are Washington and Idaho updating their surface water quality standards? And what does that have to do with protecting human health from toxic substances that can build up in…
The Forum is pleased to announce John Tracy, Ph.D., Director of the Idaho Water Resource Research Institute (IWRRI), will be the luncheon keynote on the second day of the conference. John will speak on “Creating the Relationship between Good Science and Informed Policy.”
It may come as a surprise to many, but dentists are responsible for keeping more than our teeth healthy. Our river, too, depends on them to employ safe business practices.