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• Event, grants encourage clean wood burning

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 People in the Spokane area who like to burn wood to stay warm might consider attending a family-friendly event this weekend on how to ensure wood is dry and seasoned …

• Beacon earns award for green method of clothes laundering

  February 16, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 At Beacon Cleaners & Laundry, the fresh scent of clean clothes is free of the chemical odor of solvents. The suits, wedding gowns, comforters and other “dry clean only” items … 2

• Burn bans take effect as pollution risk rises

  December 6, 2011 in City on Page A5 Cold, stable air over the Northwest has led to widespread burning bans. National Weather Service forecasters said conditions that favor a buildup of pollution will continue through Friday and possibly … 1

• Clean air agency investigating odor

  September 23, 2011 in City The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency is investigating a strong odor in downtown Spokane. 7

• Forecast: Air quality will be moderate

  July 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 Wednesday’s bright summer skies were hiding an annual Spokane health threat: ozone pollution. The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency issued a forecast for deteriorating air quality as a result of …

• Air agency lauds CXT’s improvements

  February 9, 2011 in Business on Page A8 CXT Inc. of Spokane Valley was honored with the 2011 Clean Air Award for reducing ozone-forming pollution from paints and solvents. The award is given annually by the Spokane Regional …

• Burn ban lifted in Spokane

  January 5, 2011 in City, Idaho A stage-2 burn ban in effect since Monday afternoon was lifted this morning as air quality improved. 6

• Agency orders ban on burning

  January 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 For the first time in more than a decade, air-quality authorities issued a stage-2 burning ban Monday, meaning all indoor wood-burning and outdoor burning is prohibited except in homes where … 10

• City, air agency could settle fine, upgrade incinerator

  December 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane would have to pay a $5,000 fine and upgrade its regional trash incinerator under a proposed deal being considered by Mayor Mary Verner. The settlement, proposed by the Spokane … 7

• Free seminars offered on wood burning

  October 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency has teamed up with local wood stove retailers to offer “Burn it Smart, Burn it Safe” seminars. 1

• Mercury emissions too high during incinerator test

    September 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s Waste-to-Energy Plant violated air pollution law during annual air testing in June. April Westby, an environmental engineer for the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, said the agency’s director, Bill … 8

• Outdoor burning not allowed

  March 10, 2010 in City on Page A9 The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency is reminding residents that outdoor burning of residential yard debris is no longer allowed. 1

• Business garners clean air award

  February 9, 2010 in Business on Page A7 Spokane Valley’s Fiber-Tech Industries has earned the 2010 Clean Air Award for reducing emissions at its production plant in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park. The company makes fiberglass-reinforced plywood …

• EPA pushes smog limits

  January 8, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed stricter health standards for smog, replacing a Bush-era limit that ran counter to scientific recommendations. The new limits – which are …

• Properly burning wood stove should produce little smoke

  November 26, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 Fir and larch logs blazed in a wood stove as Fred Hauer summarized techniques for a clean, hot-burning fire. He starts by lighting sawdust and paraffin nuggets. When they’re burning, … 1

• Air agency settles suit

  November 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency has agreed to settle a lawsuit out of court for violating the state’s Open Meetings Act in 2006. The settlement was approved last week …

• Officials accused of violating open-meetings law

  March 18, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Spokane’s Center for Justice and two Puget Sound area attorneys on Monday filed five lawsuits across the state, accusing local officials – including some in Spokane – of …

• Ahern elected to SCAPCA board

  January 5, 2007 in City on Page B1 Members of Spokane County’s clean-air agency board deadlocked twice Thursday before agreeing to appoint a new member. Melissa Ahern, a Washington State University-Spokane health policy and administration associate professor, won …

• Board secrecy called illegal

  December 13, 2006 in City on Page A1 Spokane County’s air pollution board violated state law when it decided to hire its new director behind closed doors, the state auditor’s office said in a report expected to be …

• SCAPCA raising air pollution fees

  December 9, 2006 in Business on Page A10 About 600 Spokane County businesses will pay higher fees next year for emitting air pollution. The Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority board unanimously approved the increases Thursday. The pollution …

• Air agency formally hires director

  June 24, 2006 in City on Page B3 Four days after Bill Dameworth started work as leader of Spokane County’s air agency, the group’s board formally voted to approve his hiring. Dameworth, former environmental manager for timber company …

• Air quality hire questioned

  June 22, 2006 in City on Page B1 The hiring of Spokane’s new air quality chief appears to have violated state law, legal experts and others said Wednesday. Bill Dameworth, former environmental manager for timber company Pope & …

• New air quality chief starts under a cloud

  June 20, 2006 in City on Page A1 Spokane County’s new air quality regulator is unconvinced that pollution is causing global warming, a position that concerns some environmental activists and one of the agency’s board members. “There is …

• Pollution authority nominees screened

  May 23, 2006 in City on Page B3 Three finalists were interviewed Monday to lead the Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority. The agency’s board has been searching for a new director since September, when the group’s director …