Cause for Alarm
INLANDER – June 30, 2016
Residents of a remote part of Stevens County say something is making them sick, but no one is sure exactly what it is… Read more
EPA Declines to Test Air Down River
SPOKESMAN REVIEW- May 16, 2018
The community of Northport, Washington, is about 20 miles south of the … Teck has spent more than $1.5 billion modernizing the Trail smelter … read more
Northport Residents Renew Calls For Air Monitoring
SPOKESMAN REVIEW – March 17, 2018
Clifford Ward lives near Northport, Washington, a town of about 300 … Chad Pederson, a Teck Resources spokesman, said the company has … Read more
Canadian Smelter Not Responsible
SPOKESMAN REVIEW – April 12, 2016
In an email, Teck spokesman Chad Pederson said the company … to the Canadian border, encompassing the area that’s now Northport.… read more
State to Step in After EPA Declines to Test Air
SPOKESMAN REVIEW – May 6, 2018
The Spokesman–Review reports that residents petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to install air monitors in Northport, about 20 miles … State modeling showed that Teck Resources Ltd.’s smelter could be sending … read more
Amid Health Problems, Some Northport Residents Look to Canadian Smelter
SPOKESMAN REVIEW – June 21, 2009
(Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman–Review) … Leaning on a cane at the river’s edge, the 52-year-old Northport woman … Her parents’ ranch lies about 15 miles downstream from Teck Resources Ltd.’s lead smelter in Trail, B.C. … a vice president for Teck American in Spokane, the company’s U.S. subsidiary... read more
