by Kari Anderson | May 6, 2020 | KEA News, Water
Hello everyone! Thank you to all who were able to join us Live last night. We hope you enjoyed the films! Also, HUGE thank you to all of you who donated to us via our website. Every little bit helps us to keep conserving, protecting, and...
by Kari Anderson | Apr 17, 2020 | Featured, Water
Make your voice heard! The region’s human inhabitants rely on the lake. It supports both a bustling recreation industry and significant lakeside property values, which would be threatened by algae blooms and toxin releases. The lake’s outlet, the Spokane...
by Kari Anderson | Sep 20, 2019 | Water
Good Morning A press release will go out shortly lifting the health advisory on upper and lower Twin Lakes. Microcystin toxin analysis from samples taken at 5 beach sites (3 in the lower lake and 1 in the upper lake) was well below the EPA recommended recreational...
by Kari Anderson | Sep 10, 2019 | Water
WORD FROM UP NORTH: We have finally received word from the Coast Guard concerning the BNSF rail expansion project. We are sad to report that their decision was not in the direction we had been hoping for, which was to perform an Environmental Impact Statement....
by Kari Anderson | Sep 2, 2019 | Water
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHD Contact: Katherine Hoyer August 28, 2019 (208) 415-5108 DEQ Contact: Robert Steed (208) 769-1422 Health Advisory Extended to Upper Twin Lake KOOTENAI CO., ID — Panhandle Health District (PHD) and the Idaho Department of Environmental...
by Kari Anderson | Aug 12, 2019 | Water
You should not dive into a pool before checking if it is filled with water. States should not make a CWA §401 permit granting decision before they have all of the relevant facts. The EPA disagrees. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a guidance...