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• EPA will slash CdA River Basin cleanup plan

  February 15, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – The proposed $1.3 billion Superfund cleanup of a century of mining contamination in North Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene River Basin is being scaled back significantly, Idaho lawmakers were told … 5

• CdA Basin cleanup scaled back dramatically

  February 14, 2012 in Idaho The proposed $1.3 billion Superfund cleanup of a century of mining contamination in North Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Basin is being scaled back significantly, Idaho lawmakers were told Tuesday. Instead of … 4

• Hanford N Reactor guard tower pulled down

  January 13, 2012 in Region RICHLAND — The historic Hanford guard tower that stood above the Columbia River for a half-century has been pulled to the ground. 1

• Comments sought on Priest River landfill cleanup

  August 15, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page B3 A draft plan for cleanup of a former Priest River landfill is open for public comment.

• Hanford gets new timeline

  August 12, 2009 in City on Page A5 RICHLAND – Washington state and federal officials announced a court-enforceable schedule Tuesday for cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site, ending more than two years of negotiations that followed …

• Flooded, Burned Town Faces Rebuilding Grand Forks Business Owners, Officials Exhausted, Facing Difficult Questions

  May 4, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 David Opp runs hose to pump out a basement amid drying law books from the Howe Seaworth law firm in downtown Grand Forks, N.D. Photo by Associated Press

• Flooding Affects Disposal Special Measures Needed For Both Sewage, Garbage

  February 23, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 As St. Maries area residents move back into their flood-stricken homes, they may not be able to use their toilets. “The lift stations in the Riverdale area in Benewah County …

• Illogic Muddies Flood Insurance Program Some In Flood Plains Can Skip Coverage, Others In Little Danger Required To Have It

  February 18, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Owners of most Inland Northwest homes ravaged by overflowing rivers this month chose to live without flood insurance. Yet owners of dozens of Spokane homes must buy the expensive coverage …

• Best Solution For Avoiding Floods: Move

  February 18, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Homes east of St. Maries become one with the St. Joe. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

• Batt To Add Flood Relief To Tax-Cut Bill

  February 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Gov. Phil Batt will ask the Legislature to add an emergency provision to the property-tax-cut legislation he pushed through last year, allowing flood-damaged counties to raise property taxes for emergency …

• Floodwaters Begin To Ebb After Taking Toll On Idaho Benewah County Suffers Brunt Of Damage $16 Million Worth

  February 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Towns struggle to surface Paul Brebner breaks through ice to get to a family home north of St. Maries on Monday morning. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

• Flooding Turns N. Idaho Roads Into Dead Ends Next Flood May Be Of Red Ink As Counties Get Repair Bills

  February 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Jeff Anderson checks on pumps emptying his father’s front yard Monday at Harbor Island. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

• Eastern Washington Tallies Damage, Arranges Relief Flood Damage Could Top $120 Million Statewide

  February 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 With the mud in their living rooms starting to dry, Eastern Washington’s flood-ravaged residents and officials set to putting a dollar figure on the damages and making arrangements for federal …

• Craig: Let Locals Run Waste Cleanup Senator Sees Basin Trust Fund As Better Than Superfund Help

  July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Larry Craig speaks at the Kootenai Room at NIC on Monday. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

• Wwp Wants To Dam Up Its Spilled Oil Utility Says Digging Up Contaminated Downtown Site Unnecessary, Impossible And Too Costly

  June 14, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Washington Water Power Co. wants to dam its underground oil spill at First Avenue. After studying the downtown spill for nine months, the utility concludes digging up the heavy fuel …