Tag: drinking water

Returning to Vineyard Lake: a hands-on approach to cleaning up around the Snake River

In the summer of 2022, and again in the fall of 2023, Idaho Conservation League members, volunteers, and staff ventured to Vineyard Lake to pick up trash and learn about …

Clean Kilgore Coalition: Kilgore Gold Project – Idaho Falls, ID

Join the Clean Kilgore Coalition for a free event featuring presentations from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and Idaho Conservation League about how a toxic open-pit, heap-leach, cyanide gold mine would threaten the …

Herbicides in Lake Pend Oreille – Then and Now

When I first started working to protect water quality in Lake Pend Oreille in 2009, our community was highly concerned about herbicides being sprayed in the water in attempts by …

Speak up for the Boise River by speaking out against the CuMo Exploration Project!

What is the CuMo Exploration Project? Idaho Copper, a new “shell company” for the Canadian mining company MultiMet, is proposing to construct over 8 miles of new roads and clear …

Coffee & Conservation – Ketchum, ID

Idaho Conservation League will be hanging out at Galena Lodge, just north of Ketchum, ready to answer all your questions, and offering resources for those who want to get more …

We are the Boise River – Say NO to CuMo!

Idaho Copper, a new “shell company” for the Canadian mining company MultiMet, is proposing to construct over 8 miles of new roads and clear 122 drill pads in the Boise …

Supreme Court ruling on Sackett v. EPA reduces Clean Water Act protections

For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 25, 2023 Contacts: Marie Callaway Kellner, Conservation Program Director, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 220 Jennifer Ekstrom, North Idaho Lakes Conservation Associate, Idaho Conservation …

Toxic Algae Science Pub – Twin Falls, ID

Idaho Conservation League is pleased to present Science Pub as a fun way to bring educators, scientists, presenters, and the public together. Join Josh Johnson of ICL and Dr. Amie …

Protecting Idaho’s groundwater: Voice your concerns to the EPA

We are living in a time period where climate change is at the forefront of many Idahoans’ minds: skiers are wondering why the snow feels different, kayakers are concerned about …

The moment for methane

At the 2021 COP26 summit, many world leaders, including President Biden, pledged to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% below 2020 levels by 2030. In response to the pledge, the Biden Administration released a comprehensive plan for reducing U.S. methane emissions.