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Court levies $150,000 fine against suction dredge miner who polluted Idaho’s Clearwater River

For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 29, 2022  Contacts: Jonathan Oppenheimer, ICL External Relations Director, (208) 208-345-6933 x 226 Bryan Hurlbutt, Staff Attorney, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x 206 …

Army Corps to revoke permit for Lake Pend Oreille marina, housing development

For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 22, 2022 Contacts: Whitney Palmer, Center for Biological Diversity Brad Smith, Idaho Conservation League, North Idaho Director  Jonathan Oppenheimer, Idaho Conservation League, External Relations Director …

Drive Electric Week powers across Idaho

                                      For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Contacts: Linda Engle, Climate Associate Ryan McGoldrick, …

Volunteers needed to help clean up Sawtooth National Recreation Area after busy summer season

    For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Contacts:    Stevie Gawryluk, Idaho Conservation League, Central Idaho Community Engagement Assistant Jonathan Oppenheimer, Idaho Conservation League, External Relations Director Volunteers …

Idaho Conservation League launches new Wildlife Program, welcomes new staff members

For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 8, 2022 Contact:   Jonathan Oppenheimer, External Relations Director, (208) 345-6933 x 226 Idaho Conservation League launches new Wildlife Program, welcomes new staff members BOISE, ID …

Report finds 75% of Idaho’s sewage treatment plants are violating pollution discharge limits

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Contacts:   Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Will Tiedemann, Conservation Associate, (208) 345-6933 x 228 Report finds 75% of Idaho’s sewage …

Washington leaders slowly move toward dam breaching, but more urgency is needed to save salmon, recover orcas, and deliver Tribal justice

For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 25, 2022 Contacts:  Mitch Cutter, Salmon & Steelhead Associate, (541) 280-8474   Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Washington leaders slowly move toward dam …

Lawsuit challenges marina, housing development on Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille

For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 25, 2022 Contacts: Brad Smith, Idaho Conservation League, North Idaho Director, (208) 345-6933 x 403 Abby Urbanek, Idaho Conservation League, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x …

Conservation groups and the Nez Perce Tribe appeal air quality permit for Stibnite Gold Project

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Contacts:  Josh Johnson, Senior Conservation Associate, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 301 Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x …

AT&T still wants to build controversial cell tower near Redfish Lake

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Contacts:  Josh Johnson, Senior Conservation Associate, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 301   Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, Idaho Conservation League (208) 345-6933 x …