The Latest from ICL
When Regulators Fail, the Courts Are the Last Refuge for Bull Trout
North Idaho’s waterways shape the region’s communities, economy, and identity. They are also the lifeblood of one of the Northwest’s most imperiled native fish: bull trout. Today, the region’s bull trout are under great threat—not because we lack laws to protect them, but because the agencies charged with enforcing those laws have failed to do so.
ICL Legislative Update: From Ratatouille to the Rotunda, the Frenzy at the Statehouse
Today—February 16—is the bill introduction deadline. As expected, lawmakers sprinted to beat the clock.
NEWS RELEASE: Conservation Groups Send Notices of Intent to Sue Cities of Burley and Rexburg over Pollution in Snake and South Fork Teton Rivers
Today, the Idaho Conservation League (ICL) and Snake River Waterkeeper (SRW) informed the cities of Burley and Rexburg of the organizations’ intent to sue over ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act at each city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The Lonesome Larry Love Story
Lonesome Larry wasn’t always Lonesome: he was born with hundreds of other young sockeye salmon in Idaho’s Redfish Lake. So why did his love story end in heartbreak?
Help send Northwest youth to D.C. to advocate for a future with salmon abundance!
Youth Salmon Protectors from across the region are planning a trip back to D.C. this spring, but they need your help to get them there.
ICL Legislative Update: Amendments drop, debates sharpen, and stakes rise
Bill introductions have picked up as the session enters the busy month of February. Two pre-session predictions we had are currently taking shape—energy and public lands are front and center.
The many (false) narratives of the Stibnite Gold Project
For more than a decade, Perpetua Resources—the junior gold mining company behind the controversial Stibnite Gold Project—has peddled a shifting set of narratives to “sell” their project to Idahoans, investors, and the U.S. Government. Let’s look at how well those narratives have really held up.