Human Health Risk Assessment Perspectives from CCC

Mindy Smith, M.D. M.S.CCC Board Secretary In concert with EPA’s release of the draft Upper Columbia RI/FS Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA), I was asked to work with Citizens for a Clean Columbia (CCC) board members to give our sense of public and CCC perceptions about the document and process of sharing information. These impressions … Continue reading Human Health Risk Assessment Perspectives from CCC

Canadian mining company must pay Colville tribe costs tied to clean-up of Upper Columbia River

Sat., June 15, 2019 Matt Wolohan squats near a sandbar on the Columbia River. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review) By: Kip Hill The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to hear the latest appeal from a Canadian mining firm that has been blamed for contamination of the Upper Columbia River north of Kettle Falls. Teck … Continue reading Canadian mining company must pay Colville tribe costs tied to clean-up of Upper Columbia River