Toxics
How Idaho Conservation League works to protect you from the dangers of toxins and chemicals
Toxic chemicals in air and water pollution can harm human health and damage the environment. One of our current priorities is to reduce mercury emissions from facilities in Idaho and nearby states. Mercury is a dangerous neurotoxin. Many of Idaho’s most popular recreational fisheries are dangerously contaminated, and young children and pregnant women are cautioned to limit their consumption of locally caught fish.
The Idaho Conservation League works to reduce the amount of hazardous toxins emitted to Idaho’s air or discharged into Idaho’s river and lakes. Protecting the health of Idaho’s children is a key priority. So we are:
- Working with state and federal agencies to develop new, more stringent standards to protect air and water quality
- Reviewing air and water discharge permits and seeking to make them more protective
- Actively seeking out facilities that are violating environmental laws and working to bring them into compliance
Many facilities in Idaho have state and federal permits that allow them to emit hazardous pollution. To learn more about polluters in your community, visit the Toxic Release Inventory, an online federal database you can search.
