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• Feds outline Silver Valley cleanup in N. Idaho

  November 12, 2012 in Idaho COEUR D’ALENE — The federal government has released its implementation plan for the first 10 years of a massive cleanup of a century’s worth of mining pollution in Idaho’s Silver … 2

• Residents keep track of interaction with river

  August 12, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A6 Huckleberries, venison and salmon. Bitterroot and willowbark. 2

• High court takes Idaho property case

  June 29, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 A North Idaho couple’s fight with the federal government over whether their Priest Lake property has wetlands will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Supreme Court justices …

• Hecla Mining Co. settles Superfund cleanup lawsuit

  June 14, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 The owner of Idaho’s oldest operating silver mine agreed to pay $263.4 million plus interest to clean up historic mine waste in the Coeur d’Alene Basin, resolving one of the … 1

• Tribe’s river PCB complaint jeopardizes treatment plant

  June 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 A permit that was to have been issued last week for Spokane County’s new $173 million sewage treatment plant is on hold. State and federal environmental regulators are to meet … 50

• EPA scaling back basin plan

  April 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 A controversial plan to install a plastic liner along 10 miles of the Coeur d’Alene River’s south fork probably will be scrapped. By lining the stream, the U.S. Environmental Protection … 17

• Plan for CdA Basin cleanup gets 7,000 comments

  March 3, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 Federal officials are wading through nearly 7,000 public comments on a controversial plan to clean up mine waste in the upper Coeur d’Alene Basin. So far, actions proposed for the …

• Hecla in tentative deal to pay $263 million over mining waste

  February 26, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Hecla Mining Co. has reached a tentative settlement with the federal government, Coeur d’Alene Tribe and state of Idaho over its role in turning the Coeur d’Alene basin into a …

• Hecla says $263 million pollution settlement possible

  February 25, 2011 in Idaho, Region Hecla Mining Co. has reached a tentative settlement with the federal government, Coeur d’Alene Tribe and state of Idaho over its role in turning the Coeur d’Alene Basin into a … 1

• Bunker Hill Mine owner dies at 71

  January 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page B2 Bob Hopper bought the defunct Bunker Hill Mine at a salvage sale and never lost his optimism that the old mine could return to its glory days as one of …

• Zanetti Brothers agrees to share of basin cleanup

  January 6, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 One of the Silver Valley’s oldest family-run companies has reached a $200,000 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over Superfund cleanup of historic mine waste. Zanetti Brothers Inc. will …

• Idaho lawmakers blast EPA proposal

  November 24, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 Idaho’s congressional delegation is lambasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to clean up historic mining waste in the Coeur d’Alene River’s headwaters.

• Upper Columbia pollution under study

  November 21, 2010 in Idaho on Page B2 A massive study of industrial pollution in the upper Columbia River is wrapping up its second year of sampling. Researchers have tested 2,300 fish above Grand Coulee Dam for lead, …

• Multiyear study of Teck pollution continues

  November 20, 2010 in News, Region A massive study of industrial pollution in the upper Columbia River is wrapping up its second year of sampling.

• Farm penalized for burying waste

  September 28, 2010 in Region on Page A6 Two state agencies have issued penalties totaling $200,200 to a central Washington farming partnership for violating laws regarding dangerous waste and pesticides.

• Moon Creek project could be model for CdA basin cleanup

  September 10, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Moon Creek’s east fork was once a nasty little stream. As it flowed past Israel Provo’s pasture, the orange-tinted water left rusty stains on the rocks. As a kid, Provo … 3

• Residents, officials knock Silver Valley mine cleanup plan

  August 9, 2010 Too far-reaching, too costly. Another knock for the Silver Valley. That was the consensus of public testimony Monday evening at a town hall meeting on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s … 1

• County to fight river lawsuit

    July 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County plans to oppose a federal lawsuit that could impair its ability to open a new sewage treatment plant in January 2012. Commissioners moved to defend the county’s interests … 6

• City’s lawsuit blasts EPA river cleanup plan

  July 21, 2010 in City, Idaho Post Falls and the Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court over a plan to clean pollution in the Spokane River. 3

• Ex-Bunker Hill exec enters British politics

  July 14, 2010 in City on Page A1 The man accused of stripping millions of dollars from health insurance funds for retirees of the Bunker Hill Mine and Smelter in the early 1990s has resurfaced as the treasurer …

• Stricter ozone rules on the way

  April 21, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Stricter smog limits could put Spokane and Kootenai counties in violation of federal ozone standards. By early summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to announce new limits for ozone …

• In brief: Advantage IQ receives Energy Star award

  March 20, 2010 in Business on Page A6 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is honoring Avista subsidiary Advantage IQ for its role in reducing carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases. Advantage IQ is among 110 manufacturers, retailers, public …