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“The Living River” is Spokane Riverkeeper Bart Mihailovich’s blog, featuring Spokane Riverkeeper news, action alerts and perspective, as well as periodical musings about clean water, climate change and other environmental issues.

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Action Alert: Logging roads and the Clean Water Act

A favorable Clean Water Act case from last year is back in the news as special interests are pushing Congress for exemptions, [...]

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Clean Water Stories #1 – Earth Day Spokane

Clean Water Stories #1 – Earth Day Spokane

At Earth Day Spokane 2012 we asked people to tell us their Clean Water Story.  We captured those stories on film, and [...]

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Waterkeepers unite

Two weekends ago, over 700 passionate clean water advocates gathered in Portland, OR for the first ever combined Waterkeeper Alliance annual conference / River Network River Rally. Here are some highlights.

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We’ve got your back Ecology

We’ve got your back Ecology

A case that could seriously alter the Washington State Department of Ecology’s ability to address non-point source pollution under State law has us standing strong behind our state’s regulatory agency

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Another new report on green infrastructure and its economic benfits

Another new report on green infrastructure and its economic benfits

American Rivers recently released a series of reports that showcase the economic benefits of green infrastructure strategies to better manage polluted runoff.

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Public Workshop in Spokane to talk about fish consumption rates

Public Workshop in Spokane to talk about fish consumption rates

A few weeks ago we heard that the Department of Ecology was planning some workshops across the state to update the public [...]

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Is Washington state prepared for climate change?

There have been two recent reports released that have a lot of people in our state talking about climate change. It appears Washington state is talking the talk, but will it walk the walk?

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