Drinking water may have much more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA reportsThe amount of “forever chemicals” in drinking water in the United States could be twice as high as levels reported in federal monitoring data, a new study has found.Spokane Spokesman-Review13h agoWhole story →Planet
Trump rolls back some Canada tariffs as midterm election approaches - Fri, 23 Oct 2026 PSTThe Trump administration is rolling back a slate of tariffs on Canadian products that disproportionately hurt residents in Maine and similar states, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced Friday. The new policy will exempt nine categories of products from the high tariffs the Trump White House imposed on Canada this summer after trade talks…Spokane Spokesman-Review13h agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomy
ICE agents tackle and injure US citizen student with disabilities, local officials sayFederal immigration agents violently detained a 20-year-old U.S. citizen and Santa Maria, California, High School student with special needs on Wednesday morning, according to school and city officials. The student, who has limited verbal communication and is on an individualized education program, was walking to school when agents tackled him,…Spokane Spokesman-Review14h agoWhole story →JusticeEducation
Sen. Ron Wyden pushes bills to tax data centers, aid displaced workersWASHINGTON — Senate Finance ranking Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon released the text of a pair of bills Friday aimed at blunting the impact of artificial intelligence on the American workforce — an early signal of potential Democratic priorities if the party regains control of the Senate. One bill, dubbed the Stability and Opportunity for Workers Act,…Spokane Spokesman-Review14h agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyRon Wyden
WA officials split on easing energy codes for homes rebuilt after wildfiresSince wildfires destroyed nearly 1,000 Washington homes this summer, Gov. Bob Ferguson has pushed to make it easier and cheaper for those homeowners to rebuild. That’s put him at odds with a state council that has resisted his calls.Spokane Spokesman-Review14h agoWhole story →PlanetBob Ferguson
Justice Kagan says Supreme Court has damaged democracy with recent rulingsWith pivotal midterm elections two weeks away, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Tuesday that the high court’s recent decisions on voting and campaign finance have damaged the nation’s democracy.Spokane Spokesman-Review18h agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeElena Kagan
Backers of California's billionaire tax plan to attack Gov. Gavin Newsom in early presidential primary statesFoes of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is widely viewed as a likely 2028 presidential candidate, are launching television and digital ads this weekend in early primary states that criticize the governor's opposition to the proposed billionaire tax on California's November ballot.Spokane Spokesman-Review18h agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentGavin Newsom
Gonzaga, Arkansas seeking competition and growth from exhibition: 'I want it to be a war' - Fri, 23 Oct 2026 PSTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mark Few and John Calipari recently took a detour from their conversations about the Protect College Sports Act, ongoing 5-in-5 eligibility issues and other pertinent topics that have prompted coaches in their position to advocate for the future of the game.Spokane Spokesman-Review22h agoWhole story →CultureEducation
Dow, S&P 500 fall, tech steadies to end rocky weekThe Dow Industrials and S&P 500 fell on Friday while technology shares steadied to end a turbulent week for the market-driving AI trade, while investors looked ahead to a busy slate of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate policy meeting.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
Rich Elliott: We need to learn to live with fire. Passing the Fix Our Forests Act is a start - Fri, 23 Oct 2026 PSTI have spent nearly my whole life in Washington state, raising my children in the shadow of the Cascades and now watching my grandchildren come of age in the Kittitas Valley. For nearly 40 years, I’ve served as a firefighter, including as deputy chief of Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, often battling wildfires. To preserve the landscape we love, we need…Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →Planetwildfire prevention legislation
Jurors in Palisades arson retrial may be barred from weighing evidence of LAFD missteps - Thu, 22 Oct 2026 PSTA federal judge indicated Thursday that jurors in the upcoming retrial of a man accused of an arson that sparked the Palisades fire will not be allowed to consider whether Los Angeles firefighters adequately extinguished the blaze that prosecutors say later reignited and spread, devastating the community.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →Justice
Cloud seeding proposed to help drought-stricken farmers in Tri-Cities area - Thu, 22 Oct 2026 PSTMore rain could fall on the drought-stricken Horse Heaven Hills south of the Tri-Cities, helping dry-land wheat and other farmers, under a project being proposed by a cloud seeding company. It is proposing a possible cloud seeding project in Benton County as a pilot project for Washington after the state has suffered through four straight years of…Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →PlanetFooddrought relief proposal
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