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Forest Service fails to address threats to Boise River watershed in draft approval of open-pit mine exploration

For Immediate Release: Monday, September 23, 2024 Contacts:   John Robison, Public Lands & Wildlife Director, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 213 Abby Urbanek, Communications & Marketing Manager, Idaho Conservation …

Idaho Conservation League and Selway Bitterroot Foundation Partner with the Lodestar App to Help Outdoor Enthusiasts Protect Idaho’s Public Lands and Waters

Media Contact: April Whitney aprilwhitney@lodestarhub.com 208-634-6632 lodestarhub.com Idaho Conservation League and Selway Bitterroot Foundation Partner with the Lodestar App to Help Outdoor Enthusiasts Protect Idaho’s Public Lands and Waters McCALL, …

Idaho environmental organizations call for volunteers in annual cleanup of Sawtooth National Recreation Area

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Contacts:   Lexi Black, Central Idaho Community Engagement Specialist (208) 345-6933 x 302 Idaho environmental organizations call for volunteers in annual cleanup of Sawtooth …

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 …

Report finds 58% of Idaho’s sewage treatment plants are violating pollution discharge limits, potentially harming water quality and public health

For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 15, 2024 Contacts:   Will Tiedemann, Regulatory Conservation Associate, (208) 345-6933 x 228 Abby Urbanek, Communications & Marketing Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Report finds 58% …

Forest Service withdraws approval of Perpetua Resources’ Burntlog Route Geophysical Investigations Project

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Contacts:  Julia Thrower, Mountain Top Law, (208) 271-6503 Mary Faurot Petterson, Save the South Fork Salmon, (208) 630-3230 Nick Kunath, Conservation Director, Idaho …

SCOTUS decision ends saga of California dredge miner who polluted Idaho river

          For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Contacts: Jonathan Oppenheimer, ICL Government Relations Director, (208) 208-345-6933 x 226 Will Shoemaker, Communications & Engagement Director, Advocates …

Tribal Circumstances Analysis Shows Need for Immediate Action on Northwest Salmon Restoration

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Contacts: Mitch Cutter, Salmon & Energy Strategist, (541) 280-8474 Abby Urbanek, Communications & Marketing Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Tribal Circumstances Analysis Shows …

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 …

Permit invalid for proposed Stibnite Gold Mine over arsenic air pollution concerns

For Immediate Release: Friday, May 10, 2024 Contacts:  Will Tiedemann, Conservation Associate, Idaho Conservation League (208) 345-6933 x 213  Bryan Hurlbutt, Staff Attorney, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x …