Profile of Triumph, an Idaho town that could be declared a
Superfund site by the EPA.
Climate Change
Record-breaking rain and snow bring salvation — and destruction — to a drought-parched West.
El Monitor Ciudadano de Inundaciones de Tijuana puede servir como modelo para la colección de datos en el oeste estadounidense impactado por las inundaciones.
Tijuana’s Citizens’ Flood Monitor offers a model for data collection in the flood-affected West.
An advocacy group charges that a Waste Management landfill
is contaminating their water supply.
Locals balk at EPA's plan to declare Triumph, Idaho, a
Superfund site due to mining waste.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare report on arsenic
and lead levels in blood samples of Triumph residents suggests no
need for concern.
Current floods don't signal an end to the West's
drought.
Governors of eight Western states begin work on a strategy
to protect the region's world-class air before it's too
late.
Louisiana-Pacific is fined $11.1 million for violating the
Clean Air Act.
The Northwest emerges from a severe drought.
A flood sweeps mine tailings into Arizona's Gila
River.
A lab's tests show that carpet samples are hazardous to
mice.
Diminished reservoirs slow salmon migration and hike power
prices in the Pacific Northwest.
Montana can no longer burn hazardous waste near sensitive
areas.
Coors Brewing Co. will recycle glass from its recycling
center in Colorado.
Earth Partners wants to turn old newspapers into
fiberboard at a Nevada plant.
Long droughts end in western states.
The National Weather Service reports that precipitation is
above normal in Utah and Arizona.
According to the EPA, bonds from the Summitville
Consolidated Mining Co. don't cover hazardous waste cleanup
costs.
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