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City of Spokane shoreline program update approved

Posted on July 27th, 2010
The city of Spokane’s newly updated Shoreline Master Program has been approved by the Washington Department of Ecology. The Spokesman Review reports.

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Asian Environmental Leaders Visit Spokane River

Posted on July 27th, 2010
The Spokane River Forum and City of Spokane introduced Asian environmental leaders to Spokane River issues. The Forum reports.

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Filters show promise in river cleanup

Posted on December 30th, 2009
Spokane is testing advanced technology from a local company and others to address phosphorus reduction needs. The Spokesman Review reports.

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Spokane sewer rates rise to improve Spokane River water quality

Posted on December 30th, 2009
Extra $5 a month will help keep pollutants out of river, boost capacity at wastewater plant. The Spokesman Review reports.

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Shoring up access

Posted on December 3rd, 2009
It seems “insane” to Andy Dunau to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up the Spokane River without improving recreational access. The Spokesman Review reports.

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Spokane Riverkeeper serves City of Spokane notice over PCB discharges to Spokane River

Posted on December 3rd, 2009
On behalf of the Spokane Riverkeeper, Gonzaga Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic today filed a sixty day “notice of violation” with the City of Spokane as a precedent to bringing a federal citizen enforcement lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. Read the Center for Justice news release.

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Group says it will sue city over river PCBs

Posted on December 3rd, 2009
The Center for Justice filed a 60 day notice of intent to sue Spokane City over Spokane’s antiquated sewer system pumping polychlorinated byphenyls, or PCBs, into the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports.

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Scientists poke around in the city’s plumbing to find sources of PCB pollution in Spokane River

Posted on November 24th, 2009
Scientists have been running diagnostic tests on City of Spokane sewer and stormwater pipes to see where PCB and other contaminants of concern might be entering the Spokane River. The Inlander reports.

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City, county offer rebates for water-saving amenities

Posted on August 11th, 2009
In an effort to protect Spokane River stream flows and the aquifer, the city of Spokane and Spokane County unveiled plans to offer rebates to residents buying new Water Sense toilets or Energy Star washing machines to replace less-efficient appliances. The Spokesman Review reports.

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City of Spokane offers plan for shoreline

Posted on November 28th, 2008
The City of Spokane has won Washington Department of Ecology praise for draft shoreline regulations being proposed within the city limits. Draft plans being developed by Spokane County, however, remain the subject of controversy. The Spokesman Review reports.

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