Washington State has a brand-new Superfund site: the Upper Columbia River. It’s the latest development in the federal government's attempts to force a Canadian company to pay for pollution that flowed down stream into U.S. waters.

So what’s the next step for cleaning up the river? Well, it’s a long process, which Seattle-ites can see in their own backyard. Cleanup is also beginning on another Superfund site, the Duwamish Waterway, nearly a decade after the EPA released a plan. 

Guest:

Isabella Breda, Seattle Times Environment Reporter

Links:

Seattle Times: Upper Columbia River in northeast WA listed as a Superfund site 

Seattle Times: Full cleanup begins at Lower Duwamish Superfund site 

 

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Washington State has a brand-new Superfund site: the Upper Columbia River.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s the latest development in the federal government's attempts to force a Canadian company to pay for pollution that flowed down stream into U.S. waters.
So what&rsquo;s the next step for cleaning up the river? Well, it&rsquo;s a long process, which Seattle-ites can see in their own backyard. Cleanup is also beginning on another Superfund site, the Duwamish Waterway, nearly a decade after the EPA released a plan.&nbsp;
Guest:
Isabella Breda, Seattle Times Environment Reporter
Links:
Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/upper-columbia-river-in-northeast-wa-listed-as-a-superfund-site/">Upper Columbia River in northeast WA listed as a Superfund site </a>
Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/full-cleanup-begins-at-lower-duwamish-superfund-site/">Full cleanup begins at Lower Duwamish Superfund site </a>
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Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.&nbsp;

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