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ICL and Partners continue fight to protect clean water and Idaho communities from flawed Stibnite Gold Project

Today, the U.S. Forest Service released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Draft Record of Decision for the Stibnite Gold Project near Yellow Pine in Valley County, Idaho. This …

Stibnite Gold Mine Plan fails to address concerns about toxic mine pollution in Salmon River headwaters

For Immediate Release: Friday, September 6th, 2024  Contacts:  Mary Faurot Petterson, Save The South Fork Salmon, savethesouthfork@gmail.com Randy Fox, Idaho Conservation League, rfox@idahoconservation.org  Nick Kunath, Idaho Rivers United, nkunath@idahorivers.org  Will …

Deeper Dive: Tribal Circumstances Analysis and Other Research Shows Immense, Intentional Effects of Federal Hydroelectric Dams on Northwest Tribal Nations

Recent research by the U.S. Department of the Interior showed that the construction and continued operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) – the set of 31 federal …

Congress undermines the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement

The US House of Representatives is threatening to sabotage years of progress and months of negotiations that culminated in the groundbreaking Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement last year. The Agreement, forged …

Orca Action Month: Celebrating and Protecting Idaho’s Connection to Orcas

Editor’s Note: This blog was co-authored by Abbie Abramovich, ICL Salmon & Steelhead Grassroots Associate, and Sarah Plane, a community organizer with ICL’s Salmon Mobilization Team. June is National Rivers …

Idaho Conservation League joins lawsuit challenging U.S. Forest Service’s approval of Perpetua Resources’ Burntlog Route Geophysical Investigation

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Contacts:  Randy Fox, Public Lands Associate, (208) 345-6933 x 510 Abby Urbanek, Communications & Marketing Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Idaho Conservation League …

We Can Still Save Trestle Creek and Uphold Idaho’s Lake Protection Act

In a remarkable show of unity and determination last year, the community rallied against a proposed expansive marina at the mouth of Trestle Creek on the shores of Lake Pend …

Say NO to new coal mines in the Kootenai Watershed!

Canadian company NWP Coal is proposing a new coal mine in British Columbia, in the same watershed where five mountaintop removal coal mines have been polluting the Kootenai River with …

U.S. Government commits to restore salmon in Northwest and honor obligations to Tribes, sets path to breach four lower Snake River dams

For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 14, 2023 Contacts: Mitch Cutter, Salmon & Steelhead Associate, (541) 280-8474 Abby Urbanek, Communications & Marketing Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 U.S. Government commits to …

Outlaw miners dredge up hefty fines

Miners who dredge for gold in Idaho’s rivers and streams are looking to hit it rich, but instead are paying steep fines when they choose to ignore laws designed to …