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The Future of the Boise River Is at Stake
Big plans are afoot for the Boise River. Some folks are even advocating for a new dam. Exercise your voice by letting the ACOE know how you'd like to see the Boise River system improved... even if that means leaving it alone.
Aquifer Recharge in the Wood River: Solution or Shell Game?
Aquifer recharge answer some of Idaho's water woes, but if it does, who should conduct it? And is it really an answer if it only perpetuates overuse?
Coal Exports Pack a Big Carbon Punch
Coal exports through proposed western U.S. ports would pack a bigger punch to our climate than the tar sands oil piped through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Low Flows vs. No Flows
To the outside world, the Snake River seems to flow from the Tetons all the way to its confluence with the Columbia. Not so, to those who manage it. Instead, the Snake River is actually two rivers. Who knew?
Climate Change? Real? Legislature Seems to Think Not
Idaho's snowpack is overwhelmingly below its 30-year average. Seems like a particularly bad time for our Legislature to prevent the state from preparing our water resources for climate change, but that's exactly what they are trying to do.
Helping or Hindering Clean Energy?
A new decision from the state energy regulators lays out the future for clean energy in Idaho.
Sandpoint Council Approves Trail Purchase
Sandpoint moves forward with commitment to purchase 500 feet of waterfront along the Pend d'Oreille Bay Trail corridor.
Six Decades of Gravel Mining May Be Enough
Read today's editorial from the Lewiston Tribune about efforts to mine gravel in the Salmon River.
A Cow-Free Wilderness? The Owyhee Initiative Keeps on Delivering
A grazing buyout creates 11,000 acres of cow-free wilderness in the North Fork Wilderness of the Owyhee Canyonlands.