This letter to the editor by Thomas Linzey appeared in the Spokesman-Review on May 19th, 2019.
In response to “EPA announces it will lower PCB standards in Spokane River” (May 11, 2019):
Not surprisingly, the Spokane River is again under attack. Again, not surprisingly, the latest attack comes from the unholy alliance between the federal government’s EPA, Greater Spokane Incorporated, and the Cowles Company – the publisher of this newspaper.
Whether the subject is who gets to define how much water flows down the river in the summer, or how many toxics the river has to accept, it always seems to be that the river is the biggest loser. While a select few in Spokane save a few bucks, they do so at the river’s expense.
Read the rest of Thomas Linzey’s letter at its original source HERE.