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Environmental issues, especially the drive to demand the federal government turn over all of its land to the state, are playing a role in the key primary election races in Idaho.
In an address Jan. 16 at an event organized by the Idaho Environmental Forum, ... a forecast of the environmental issues that may surface during the 2019 Idaho legislative session.
TWIN FALLS — Anyone who cares about Idaho’s open spaces will learn something from “To Think Like a Mountain,” Niels Sparre Nokkentved’s fourth book. N.S. Nokkentved was a reporter for ...
Idahoans still value outdoor recreation and conservation, according to a recent poll, but Idaho lags behind other Western states in how severe it considers environmental issues like climate change ...
NAMPA, Idaho — The air quality for the Treasure Valley is currently considered red or unhealthy due to wildfires burning in surrounding areas, according to the Idaho Department of Environmental ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An environmental group and Idaho officials have reached a tentative settlement over toxic discharge from an abandoned silver and lead mine in central Idaho near one of the ...
BOISE, Idaho — The director of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality said Friday that the agency needs money to clean up or contain past mining waste. John Tippets told the Legislature's ...
Notify [email protected]. Monitor media reports and DHW’s website for health advisories. Cyanobacteria are a natural part of Idaho’s water bodies.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - UPDATE 8/25/21: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has lifted an Air Pollution Forecast and Caution to notify residents of Bonneville, Butte, Clark ...
Economic health, he adds, is as important as the health of the environment, if not more so. Idaho has proposed a cleanup plan that would cost $450 million but definitely conclude after 30 years.
Environmental Group Wins 20-Year Idaho Lease to Protect Landscape From Livestock Grazing A bid of $8,200 won the grazing lease on 620 acres in central Idaho.