City of Spokane Celebrates Earth Day

The City of Spokane celebrated Earth Day by reaffirming its commitment to environmental stewardship. The city works on reducing emissions, conserving water, investing in renewable energy, and protecting the health of the Spokane River. Key highlights include efforts to clean the river faster through sewer overflow tanks and stormwater management projects, promoting healthy forest management through tree planting and wildfire risk reduction, conserving water through education programs and updated irrigation equipment, and transitioning to renewable energy sources like Compressed Natural Gas and Renewable Natural Gas for solid waste vehicles. Additionally, the city's Upriver Dam generates electricity for thousands of homes annually while the Waste to Energy facility reduces solid waste significantly.

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