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Lava Ridge Wildlife Trade-offs: Tipping Point or Try Again?

Editor’s Note: This post was co-authored by ICL’s Wildlife Program Associate Jeff Abrams and Public Lands Director John Robison. The Snake River, just about halfway between its beginnings near Palisades …

The blowback against the proposed Lava Ridge Wind project and the forecast for renewable energy projects in Idaho

This overview is the first of a series of blogs about the Lava Ridge Wind Project and renewable energy projects in Idaho. Stay tuned for upcoming blogs on this important …

Lava Ridge Wind Project: An important project with important issues

Idaho’s first major wind project on public land could be among the largest in the West and play an essential role in the necessary transition away from fossil fuels. However, the impacts of such a large project must be adequately assessed, and appropriate alternatives must be considered.

Learning more about the Lava Ridge Wind project

ICL is excited to see proposals for new renewable energy projects, but we are simultaneously concerned about Lava Ridge Wind’s potential negative impacts.

Partner highlight: EcoFlight offers an indispensable perspective for our conservation work

Shimmering in the summer sunlight, the South Fork Salmon River scribes a silver arc a thousand feet below us. The towering mountains of the Needles Recommended Wilderness area form a …

Clean energy in Idaho: The need, the opportunity, and where wind fits in

The proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project There’s been a lot of talk about wind energy since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its draft Environmental Impacts Statement (EIS) on …

ICL Legislative Update: As the legislature churns

The Idaho legislative session continues to grind on as we enter week #8. Much remains unresolved, and we should be at the halfway point to Sine Die (legislative adjournment). But, …

ICL Legislative Update: Bears and Ligers and Rattlers, oh my!

The Idaho Legislature hit full stride last week, with a plethora of bills, resolutions, budgets, and rules on a wide range of topics. The Governor signed the first bill into …

ICL Webinar Series: Salmon and Energy. A Northwest in Transition

Join a panel of experts as we try to answer the big question, what does Congressman Mike Simpson’s plan mean for Idaho’s energy future?

Beat the heat: What to know about kayaking to Pillar and Shoshone Falls

Just as Idaho’s wildflower-filled hills provide us joy in the spring, and sheltering valleys provide us refuge in the winter, the Gem State’s rivers, lakes, and streams provide us oases …