A crew pulled a15-year-old from the spokane river at dusk yesterday.

昨天黄昏时分，一组救难人员从史波肯河救出一个十五岁大的男孩。

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He then slowly navigated through the downtown streets toward the Spokane River, as the mother waddled behind and kept her babies in sight.

然后他慢慢地从市中心的街上往Spokane河边走，而鸭妈妈蹒跚地跟在后面，保持小鸭们在她的视线内。

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But with state Senate majority leader Lisa Brown, whose district encompasses the Spokane River, backing it, the industry couldn't stop the bill.

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The impetus for the Washington state ban was the Sierra Club's efforts to clean up the Spokane River, says Craig Engelking, legislative director for the Sierra Club's Cascade chapter.

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