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.
The Washington Department of Ecology will clean-up four Spokane River beaches in Spokane Valley during September and October. Clean-up will address the accumulation of lead, arsenic, zinc and cadmium that…
The Spokane Valley Police Department will safely dispose of prescriptions at their 12710 E Sprague parking lot on April 28th. Click here for flyer. Click here for public service announcement video….
Regulatory jousting over Spokane River water quality continues. Sierra Club files 60-day notice of intent to sue EPA for not forcing Ecology to develop a PCB water cleanup plan. Meanwhile, Kaiser has appealed their pollution discharge permit.
Can a pipeline disaster like the one on the Yellowstone River near billings happen here? Yes, say those who keep a close eye on the Spokane River, including the top water officials at both the city and county of Spokane. The Inlander Reports
Any watercraft transported into Idaho is required to stop at an invasive species inspection station. The battle to stop quagga and zebra mussels from entering our water ways.