EPA is seeking public comment on a draft “Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities.” EPA’s goal is “… to strengthen public health protections and address legacy lead contamination for communities with…
Background The Midnite Mine Superfund site is a 350-acre, inactive uranium mine located on the Spokane Indian Reservation. A legacy of the Cold War, uranium mining from 1954 to 1981 left more than 33 million…
The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) continues to make progress on plans for cleaning up smelter-related metals contamination in Northport’s Town Park and boat launch waterfront area. Visit the Forum’s summer 2021 newsletter for…
In the summer of 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered voluntary soil sampling to property owners located within Northport town limits. Historically, lead and arsenic have been detected at elevated concentrations in soils…
EPA will conduct more voluntary soil sampling in the town of Northport on properties not sampled in 2003-2004. Click here for EPA flyer. EPA reports that in Summer 2021, they “…will offer voluntary soil sampling to property…
A picture can, indeed, tell a thousand words. The Le Roi Smelter (also known as the Northport Smelter) is shown above. It handled copper ores between 1901 and 1911, and lead ores between 1916 and…
Metals smelting dating back to the turn of the century contaminated soils in the town of Northport, putting children’s health at risk. Building on work initiated in 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted…
EPA is planning a time critical removal action to clean up soil on 16 properties within Northport town limits. EPA’s decision was based on criteria that classifies these properties as a threat to people’s health…
EPA is planning a time critical removal action to clean up soil on 16 properties within Northport town limits. EPA’s decision was based on criteria that classifies these properties as a threat to people’s health…
Two community meetings are being held to review ongoing work at Midnite Mine. Click here for flyer. Midnite Mine is an inactive former uranium mine located on the reservation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians. The superfund…
The backdrop for Forum activities is the unique and distinct needs of Lake Roosevelt, which resulted from creating a reservoir to support operational capacity at Grand Coulee Dam. Two Indian tribes, federal agencies, state agencies and four counties have specific interests in the management of the lake. Individually and collectively, they seek to meet a diverse set of environmental, economic and cultural needs.
Lake Roosevelt Forum continues to successfully engage in a set of public outreach activities intended to further strengthen collaboration and cooperation among the many stakeholders with interests in and around Lake Roosevelt.
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