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Draft report confirms services from lower Snake River dams can be replaced

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 9, 2022 Contacts:  Mitch Cutter, Salmon & Steelhead Associate, (541) 280-8474   Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Draft report confirms services from lower …

Court restores wolverine protections while agency reconsiders endangered species decision

For Immediate Release: Friday, May 27, 2022  Contacts:  Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, 202-792-6211, pwheeler@earthjustice.org  Joseph Vaile, KS Wild, 541-621-7808, joseph@kswild.org Jake Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-3208, jbleich@defenders.org Collette Adkins, Center for …

Regional leaders discuss lower Snake River dam removal at third annual Salmon Orca Summit

For Immediate Release: Monday, May 23, 2022 Contacts:  Mitch Cutter, Salmon & Steelhead Associate, (541) 280-8474   Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Regional leaders discuss lower Snake River …

Conservation program awards $150,000 for restoration projects in Upper Salmon basin

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Contacts: Josh Johnson, Senior Conservation Associate, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 301 Courtney Burgard, Environmental Superintendent, Idaho Cobalt Operations, (406) 672-3533 Conservation …

Applications open for volunteers in Idaho Conservation League’s Wilderness Stewards Program

For Immediate Release: Friday, April 22, 2022 Contacts:  Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Stevie Gawryluk, Central Idaho Community Engagement Assistant, (208) 345-6933 x 302 Randy Fox, West …

Idaho Power’s solar program improves renewable access but is only a start, advocates say

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 CONTACTS: Noah Rott, Associate Press Secretary, Sierra Club, noah.rott@sierraclub.org, 406-214-1990 Emma Sperry, Climate Fellow, Idaho Conservation League, esperry@idahoconservation.org   Katherine Noble, Climate Action …

Will Tiedemann joins Idaho Conservation League as Conservation Associate

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 21, 2022 Contact: Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Will Tiedemann joins Idaho Conservation League as Conservation Associate BOISE, ID – The Idaho …

Idaho Conservation League plan would lower power bills, help customers

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Contacts: Ben Otto, Energy Associate, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 212 Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 214 …

Conservation groups file suit; ask court to once again stop mine exploration in Centennial Mountains

For Immediate Release: March 15, 2022 Contacts:  Josh Johnson, Conservation Associate, ICL, (208) 345-6933 x 301 Allison Michalski, Senior Idaho Conservation Associate, GYC, (208) 985-4468 Bryan Hurlbutt, Staff Attorney, Advocates …

Idaho Conservation League encouraged by federal legislation to clean up abandoned mines

On February 3, a bipartisan bill that would help tackle problems left behind by abandoned hardrock mines was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) is pleased to see this effort to address the pollution leaking from hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines, most of which are in the West.