by Beth | Aug 2, 2017 | Regulation Updates
Smoke from wildfires burning to the north is affecting air quality in the Spokane area, prompting officials from Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) and Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (Spokane Clean Air) to remind residents to take precautions to protect their...
by Beth | Aug 2, 2017 | Regulation Updates
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is declaring a ban on all outdoor open burning on the Yakama Reservation due to stagnant air conditions and elevated air pollution, effective noon, August 2, 2017 through Monday August 7, 2017 unless extended. The burn ban...
by Beth | Jul 26, 2017 | Regulation Updates
Beth Hodgson, P.E., and her staff at Spring Environmental Inc. in Spokane, Washington, developed a PowerPoint presentation (with embedded sound) to show how an engineer’s ethical obligation is to advise the risk assessment team in ways that maintain public...
by Beth | Jul 5, 2017 | Regulation Updates
Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Frank W. Whitcomb Construction Corporation (“Whitcomb”) of Colchester, VT entered into a June 22nd addressing alleged violations of...
by Beth | Jun 30, 2017 | Regulation Updates
EPA and USACE Rescinds WOTUS Rule Foley & Lardner LLP On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced a proposal to strike the 2015 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) regulation, which had expanded...
