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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 asking a federal judge to push government regulators to limit the amount of PCBs that can be discharged into the river.
Much recent environmental work has been done to improve the quality of the Spokane River. That includes the city’s work to install huge storage basins to collect stormwater so it can be treated before it’s released back into the river.
But Spokane River Team members say environmental agencies are dragging their feet on PCB pollution.
High bacteria levels at western Washington beaches after heatwave
Last week s heatwave is history, but it s still causing problems at several beaches, where it s not safe to swim because of high bacteria levels. Author: Ted Land Updated: 9:08 PM PDT July 5, 2021
BELLEVUE, Wash. Last week s heatwave is history, but it s still causing problems at several beaches in western Washington, where it s not safe to swim because of high bacteria levels.
Three King County beaches are closed. Several saltwater beaches in the region are under advisories, meaning it s not safe for children, older people, and those with underlying health conditions to swim.
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Wash. Court Finds Water Permits For Dairy Farms Inadequate
Law360 (June 30, 2021, 7:16 PM EDT) Conservation groups secured a victory in their challenge against waste discharge permits used by dairy farms in Washington after a state appeals court found the approvals don t provide adequate protections to ensure excessive manure runoff doesn t pollute nearby water sources.
The appeals panel found Tuesday that both a state-specific permit and approvals that ensure compliance with the federal National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit requirements aren t sufficient under the federal Clean Water Act nor the state s Water Pollution Control Act. The ruling largely invalidates the general permits issued by Washington s Department of Ecology that govern wastewater practices at concentrated animal feeding.
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