Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Curtailed Silver Valley cleanup is ‘interim’ EPA plan

  February 16, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Three decades from now, Silver Valley residents could still be living in a Superfund site, under the federal government’s scaled-back cleanup plans. After an outcry from Idaho’s elected officials and …

• Alliance sues corps over CdA trees

  December 8, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 The Kootenai Environmental Alliance filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ controversial decision to require the city of Coeur d’Alene to remove hundreds … 1

• Designers turn junk into eco-fashion

  October 14, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 The skirt of Shannon Erwin’s gladiator-style outfit rustles when she walks. The discs look metallic, but they’re actually cutout spheres from discarded beverage cups. Hundreds of the plastic cups went … 1

• Floating wetlands clear inspiration

  September 2, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Rafts made out of plastic membranes, sprouting cattails and other nutrient-loving plants could help solve Hayden Lake’s water-quality problems by soaking up excess phosphorus. Karen Hayes can picture a flotilla … 3

• Huckleberries: Alliance limbers up for tangle over tree felling

  July 31, 2011 in City on Page B3 Friends and foes alike listen when the respected Kootenai Environmental Alliance speaks. Sorta like the E.F. Hutton of the enviro world. That’s why the Coeur d’Alene City Council should heed … 2

• Mini-megaloads may enter CdA

  June 9, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 After longer-than-expected delays on U.S. Highway 12 and opposition from area residents, huge oil equipment shipments traveling to Canada could be cut down in size and sent through Coeur d’Alene, … 6

• Shared farming program harvests food, community

  October 24, 2010 in City on Page B1 A little drizzle did not stop community members from enjoying fresh, hand-pressed cider and savory homemade chili at the Roots Community Supported Agriculture harvest party on Saturday afternoon in Dalton …

• Roots farm project plans celebration

  October 20, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 The Roots community-supported agriculture program is having an end-of-the-season harvest party and fundraiser at 2 p.m. Saturday at its farm at 6039 Davenport St. in Dalton Gardens. Admission is $10 …

• Fashion show turns junk into funk

  October 10, 2010 in City on Page B7 Forty-five artists, including middle school students, will display designer outfits and accessories made entirely from trash or recycled materials at the second annual Junk2Funk Eco-Fashion Show on Saturday in Coeur …

• North Idaho backyard garden is a joint project

  June 1, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 Cabbage plants unfurled purple-tinted leaves in the garden behind Gayla Moseley’s house while a young rooster practiced its crowing. Once an empty lot, the land now resembles a tiny farmstead. … 1

• Community plot sprouts in Dalton Gardens

  May 31, 2010 in Idaho Cabbage plants unfurled purple-tinted leaves in the garden behind Gayla Moseley’s house while a young rooster practiced its crowing. 2

• KEA plans bike event in Coeur d’Alene

  May 21, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 To celebrate Bike to Work Week, the Kootenai Environmental Alliance will host a free bicycle event in Coeur d’Alene on Saturday called The Roots Pursuit.

• CdA fashion show benefits environmental alliance

  October 8, 2009 in City on Page A7 The outfit Rebecca Patano designed is a testament to two of her loves: roasting coffee beans and working with metal. The hoop skirt frame evolved from an upside-down tomato cage …

• Activist led fights over timber, water

    May 14, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 A clear-cut changed the course of Barry Rosenberg’s life. Rosenberg was living a “back to the land” dream on a 40-acre homestead near Priest Lake when the U.S. Forest Service …

• Blackwell Island marina expansion proposed

  May 1, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 With bigger boats mooring on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Hagadone Hospitality wants to retrofit a 1940s marina to provide a sheltered space for luxury yachts and other pleasure craft. A deeper …

• Marina expansion worries alliance

  April 26, 2005 in Idaho on Page B2 Kootenai Environmental Alliance has concerns about Hagadone Hospitality’s proposed expansion of the Blackwell Island marina, which would include dredging the channel and adding 29 boat slips. Marina Yacht Club LLC, …