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Ecology Hires New Air Quality Staff at ERO
Brian Prisock has been hired as the Air Operating Permit Manager (replacing Brenda Smits who left in September 2017 for a...
Spokane Stage 1 Burn Ban Lifted Effective Immediately
Effective Immediately: The ban on outdoor burning and the use of uncertified wood stoves, inserts and fireplaces has been...
Spokane State 1 Burn Ban Effective TODAY at 4 p.m.
A ban on outdoor burning in Spokane County and the use of uncertified wood stoves, inserts and fireplaces in the Spokane...
Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records
Establishments with 250 or more employees in industries covered by the recordkeeping regulation must submit information...
Fuel Emission Waiver Amid Fears Of Shortages
The Washington Examiner (8/31, Siciliano) reports that the EPA expanded its fuel emission waiver to Washington DC and 38...
Spokane AQI Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Smoke from wildfires burning to the north is affecting air quality in the Spokane area, prompting officials from Spokane...
EPA Declares Outdoor Burn Ban for Yakama Nation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is declaring a ban on all outdoor open burning on the Yakama Reservation due to...
Spokane PE Addresses the Ethical Challenges of Autonomous Vehicles and Driver and Pedestrian Safety
Beth Hodgson, P.E., and her staff at Spring Environmental Inc. in Spokane, Washington, developed a PowerPoint presentation...
SPCC Enforcement at a Hotmix Asphalt Operation
Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Frank W....
EPA and USACE Rescinds WOTUS Rule
EPA and USACE Rescinds WOTUS Rule Foley & Lardner LLP On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the...
EPA Selects 3 Sites in Spokane for Brownsfields Grants
EPA has selected communities in Alaska, Oregon and Washington for Brownfields environmental site assessment and cleanup...
Ecology Recruiting for Air Quality Section Manager at the Central Regional Office
Ecology is recruiting for an air quality section manager at the Central Regional Office Union Gap, Washington to replace...