Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Paper mill, state close to reaching pollution plan

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A12 OLYMPIA – After seven years of sometimes contentious negotiations, the state and Inland Empire Paper Co. in Spokane Valley may be a month away from reaching an agreement on a … 1

• Phosphorus removal methods targeting types that spur algae

  December 14, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Not all of the phosphorus discharged into the Spokane River contributes to oxygen-robbing algae blooms in the reservoir behind Long Lake Dam, according to a new study from the University … 4

• Paper company closes land to snowmobilers

  November 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 Snowmobiling is being prohibited this winter on Inland Empire Paper Company lands at Mount Spokane as well as on the rest of the 116,000 acres the company manages in northeastern … 14

• Detractors line up against state’s Spokane River plan

    November 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 The latest plan to limit algae-producing phosphorus in the Spokane River is drawing critics from all directions as Washington officials consider whether to move ahead with it. One company that … 5

• Paper mill upgrade cuts costs, emissions

  December 30, 2008 in Business on Page A7 New equipment for converting wood chips into pulp will reduce natural gas consumption at the Inland Empire Paper Co. by as much as 75 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by …