Tag: air quality

Stop Stibnite: Tips for writing comments to the Forest Service

In late October, the U.S. Forest Service released its Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the proposed Stibnite Gold Project. The proposed open pit cyanide leach mine is located east of Cascade …

Stop Stibnite: Protecting air quality

The South Fork Salmon River is one of Idaho’s most ecologically important watersheds. The river and its tributaries like the East Fork South Fork provide critical habitat for Chinook salmon, …

Stop Stibnite: Proposed gold mine spells trouble for Idaho wildlife

The South Fork Salmon River is one of Idaho’s most ecologically important watersheds. The river and its tributaries like the East Fork South Fork provide critical habitat for Chinook salmon, …

Stibnite Gold Project: Major concerns and what’s next

Idaho Conservation League and Idaho Rivers United have been critical of the Stibnite Gold Project for many reasons, and we’ll be looking for a few things when the new mine …

Record-breaking heat, severe wildfires: How climate change is impacting Idaho

Until recently, the western U.S. was experiencing a relatively mild summer for wildfires. While folks enjoyed Labor Day weekend, climate projections of extreme and prolonged heat waves came to fruition …

Climate change, our public lands and waters, and the communities that depend on them

Almost every year, I look forward to watching giant trout cruise around like submarines in the fabled clear waters of Silver Creek at the Nature Conservancy’s publicly accessible Silver Creek …

ICL Legislative Update: Filings, federalism and fiscal notes

Since the Candidate Filing Period opened on February 28, more than 150 candidates have filed to run in the upcoming May 17 Primary. If you’ve been thinking about running… you …

ICL Legislative Update: Cows, codes and car emissions

Bills are coming in fast and furious, as Monday, February 14 is the supposed deadline to introduce bills. So far, more than 200 bills have been introduced this session, along …

Webinar Series: Take Action for Clean Air! Comment writing workshop on Idaho Power’s Bridger Coal Plant

Join Idaho Conservation League and the Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club to learn about the latest news on PacifiCorp’s and Idaho Power’s non-compliance with air pollution rules at their Wyoming coal plant, how it is threatening visibility at treasured places like Yellowstone and Grand Teton, how it relates to our clean energy goals, and how YOU can take action by sending a comment to the EPA before the deadline this month.

ICL Legislative Update: A shot in the arm for clean water

This week, the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee heard from Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Director Jess Byrne, who’s proposing to spend $300 million over five years to upgrade Idaho’s drinking …