Ecology Agency Sets Air-Quality Briefings

The Washington State Department of Ecology has scheduled briefings in Olympia and Spokane next week to discuss recent trends in air quality.

The Spokane briefing is Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Spokane Falls Community College’s Student Union Building, lounges A and B.

Topics include:

The Spokane County grass seed field burning controversy.

Recent efforts to reduce carbon monoxide and particulate pollution in Spokane.

Progress of a government-funded Columbia Basin study of wind-blown dust.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s plans for a more stringent air pollution standard for particulates, a continuing problem in Spokane. , DataTimes