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Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
Conservationists filed a lawsuit on July 7 against a mining company's plan to deploy bulldozers, dump trucks and drilling rigs miles inside the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, calling the proposed plan needlessly destructive to this nationally treasured landscape. The lawsuit was filed by the Idaho Conservation League, Earthworks, The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Clearwater and Wilderness Watch.
Protecting More Valuable Resources Like Clean Water
A recent field trip to the proposed CuMo mining project got ICL's intern thinking about the shift in public opinion toward protecting more valuable resources such as clean water, pristine forests and wildlife habitat.
Hearing Woody Guthrie Sing Again
Pat Ford celebrates the anniversary of singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie's 103rd birthday.
Three New Monuments-Now It's Idaho's Turn
On Friday, Obama created three new national monuments in California, Texas, and Nevada. This brings his total to 19. Now is the time to remind him that the Boulder-White Clouds deserve to be protected as well.
Escape from Between a Rock and a Hard Place
An update on the adventures of ICL's field assistant, Avery Shawler.
Cleaning Up after Idaho Power
Pat Ford describes the process involved in cleaning up and cleaning up after Idaho's largest utility.
Lemonade out of Lemons for Boise River Fish
The Ada County Commission is stepping up its game on environmental issues, and Boise River restoration is first at bat.
Lac-Megantic Anniversary a Warning for North Idaho
Two years ago a unit train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in a little resort town in Quebec, Canada, killing 47 people and putting North America on alert for oil trains.