FORESTS: Judges have gone too far in logging cases, appeals court rules
Eric Bontrager, E&ENews PM reporter, July 7, 2008
Federal judges have overstepped their bounds when blocking logging
projects on national forests, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled last week.
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9th Circuit: Judges shouldn't act as scientists
YouNewsTV™ - By Associated Press - July 4, 2008
An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it's improper for federal judges to act as scientists when weighing in on disputed U.S. Forest Service timber projects.
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Free Lead Testing
Siarah Myron, InHealthNW, June 2008
Coming soon to a community near you: Free lead screening for children ages 6 and younger.
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Spokane River Toxics and Human Health Workshop
KPBX radio story about the Spokane River Toxics and human Health Workshop that The Lands Council co-hosted on June 18th, 2008.
Click here to listen to the KPBX radio story.
Health concerns surround Spokane River
KXLY news - June 18, 2008
Citizens and officials are still concerned about toxins in the Spokane River but, thanks to several restoration projects, it's a much cleaner river than the one that was nearly designated a superfund site years ago.
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A little greener
Our View: Time to switch conservation from talk to action
Editorial, The Spokesman-Review, June 16, 2008
When water conservation experts see a sprinkler system going full blast in a rainstorm, it makes them want to add more water to the scene by shedding tears of frustration. The sprinkler is spreading fresh water onto lawns and gardens while Mother Nature is doing the job with much less waste.
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Recent Press Clips
Spokane a hot spot for risk of lead poisoning
KXLY news - May 15, 2008
In 2005, a Washington State study of lead hazard in housing classified
much of Spokane as Priority One, meaning children living in some of
Spokane's neighborhoods are the most at risk of lead poisoning.
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Old West mining law haunts Spokane River
David Moershel, Special to The Spokesman-Review, March 29, 2008
I am one of the increasing number of people who recreate on the Spokane River. It is wonderful to have a river
that gives us opportunities for fishing and floating along with beautiful
scenery right at our doorstep.
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Kids tested for lead levels
Thirty children participate in Lands Council-sponsored screening
Mike Prager, Staff Writer, The Spokesman Review, March 20, 2008
Four-year-old Lucas Cusano braved last week's blood test like a trouper.
He barely moved when a nurse jabbed his finger to draw a trace of blood to test it for lead.
And Lucas was satisfied when he got a SpongeBob bandage to cover the test site.
His sister, Cecilia Cusano, had a tougher time. The pinprick caused her finger to bleed for a few moments, leaving a red spot on her mom's jeans.
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WA Mining Claims, Cleanups Await Answers from Congress
Chris Thomas, Public News Service - WA , February 8, 2008
Olympia,
WA – A U.S. Senate Committee has been "digging" for ways to update the
nation's hard-rock mining law. And with more than 2,200 mining claims
in Washington, conservation groups say an update is past due.
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Roadless plan debated
Becky Kramer, Staff writer, The Spokesman Review, January 24, 2008
John Latta went to sleep on a granite slab in Idaho's Selkirk Crest last June, waking up in time to see a pink and gold sunrise reflected in Lake Pend Oreille. The Spokane photographer makes frequent treks into Idaho's roadless areas.
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Citizens speak out on roadless plan
Suzanne Jacobson, Staff writer, Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper, January 23, 2008
COEUR d'ALENE -- Deciding uses for roadless areas in Idaho is always controversial, government officials acknowledged at the public meeting to discuss Idaho's proposed roadless plan Wednesday.
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Wildlife, water need roadless protection
Mike Peterson, Special to The Spokesman-Review, January 19, 2008
If you think Idaho's roadless rule doesn't affect you, think again.
Eastern Washington and North Idaho share something deeper and more important than state borders. We share a watershed.
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Lands Council will survey extent of lead poisoning problem in area
Mike Prager, The Spokesman Review, December 13, 2007
Even though the risk of lead poisoning in children has long been known in Spokane, there is very little information on how many children have elevated lead levels in their blood and how high those levels might be.
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Saranac Project an environmental showstopper
Pia K. Hansen, The Spokesman Review, October 1, 2007
The faded advertising sign atop the nearly 100-year-old building still reads "Hotel Saranac," but the solar panels are a dead giveaway something has changed.
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Welcome to Saranac
Paul Dillon and Bart Mihailovich, Down to Earth, September 20, 2007
This weekend marks the gran opening of the Saranac building at 25 W. Main. Origionally constructed as hotel in 1908, and part of the East Downtown Historic Building, the building is an expansion of the Community Building Complex.
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Green businesses get a new boost
Nonprofit Northwest Climate Change Center hopes to 'educate public'
Parker Howell, The Spokesman Review, September 15, 2007
A local university professor, a business executive and an environmental group leader are starting a non-profit center to spur Pacific Northwest businesses into adapting to and helping alleviate global climate change.
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Court halts national forest logging
Federal plan involved thousands of acres in Panhandle
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press, July 3, 2007
BOISE – A U.S. Forest Service plan to selectively log thousands of acres in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests has been blocked by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Summit to explore aquifer
Participants to examine water-source research
James Hagengruber, The Spokesman Review, May 7, 2007
The aquifer that supplies drinking water to most of Spokane and Kootenai counties is often compared to a massive bathtub filled with gravel, boulders and lots of rainwater and melted mountain snow.
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