The Latest from ICL
Pollution at the Heart of Lake Coeur d'Alene
There are already 75 million tons of toxic mine waste on the lake bottom. If upstream contaminants interact with the existing mine waste, a potential disaster could erupt, threatening the health of local communities, fish and wildlife.
Idaho’s Snake River: The Trout Capital of the USA
As the Snake faces stricter limits on pollution in the river and the groundwater, we look forward to working with Idaho’s aquaculture industry to continue to protect the clean water resources that are so important to all of us.
Don’t Blink
This week several noteworthy public lands-related bills stumbled out of the starting gates and the House Ed Committee took an axe to education standards, but we successfully fended off attacks on Building Codes!
House Moves to Strip Science Standards (and Math and English/Language Arts)
We're counting on the Senate Education Committee to do the right thing and approve the standards in full.
A Giant Step Backwards on the 25th Anniversary of Wolf Reintroduction
Let IDFG know you don't support proposals to expand year-round hunting, trapping and snaring of wolves.
PUC Rejects Idaho Power's Request to Reverse Solar Rate Decision
Idaho PUC Declines to clarify fair compensation for new solar customers
When the Walls Come Tumbling Down
This week: an effort to entirely eliminate the Idaho Energy Conservation Code, politics and wolf management, dredge mining rules, science standards, and working with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
ICL Welcomes New Salmon and Steelhead Advocacy Fellow, Mitch!
We are excited to welcome our newest staffer, Mitch Cutter, to the team. Mitch will be working on salmon and steelhead advocacy.
ICL Loses a Dear Friend, Steve Lockwood
Earlier this month, ICL board member Steve Lockwood unexpectedly passed away. Steve was a passionate environmentalist, a wonderful member of the ICL family, and a friend to many. He will be sorely missed and our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife, children and the rest of the Lockwood family.