Environmental Protection Agency

Though all nine of the Supreme Court’s justices agreed on the specific Idaho case under consideration, four justices disagreed with the choice to use the case to redefine the terms of the 1972 Clean Water Act.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule that would drastically limit the amount of harmful chemicals local governments and industry can discharge into the state’s waterways.

A decade-long battle over removing toxic chemicals from the Spokane River may continue in a Seattle courtroom.Members of the group Spokane River Team are…

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on plans to remove Spokane's Northside Landfill from Superfund status. In the 1980's…

For years, Idaho’s Silver Valley has had skies that have failed to meet federal air quality standards. But the air has gradually improved and may soon get…

Spokane County Health Officer Bob Lutz has plenty to worry about with managing the local public health response to the coronavirus. But now he has another…

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Spokane $600,000 to identify and clean up brownfield areas in the University District.Brownfields are lots…

Crews have begun work on this summer’s environmental projects in the Coeur d’Alene basin, from the Silver Valley down to Coeur d’Alene. These annual…

The people in north Idaho’s Silver Valley have undergone a gradual change in the way they’ve reacted to the massive cleanup program that was thrust upon…

This summer, crews continue to remove mining waste from north Idaho’s Silver Valley. It’s a process that has been going for more than 30 years. Next year…