IPUC takes input on climate change
Dozens of North Idaho Avista customers, some waiting over three hours, testified at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission telephone public hearing Wednesday evening.
Tiny plastic particles are piling up in Idaho’s wild places, according to this study
Brahney told Audubon Magazine last month that she stumbled across the microplastics by mistake. Brahney studies dust distribution and composition and noticed the tiny, colorful...
60% of homeowners in high-risk flood zones lack insurance
Sixty per cent (60%) of homeowners in high-risk flood zones don’t have active flood insurance policies, according to a new study by ValuePenguin.
After Reprieve, BLM Seeks Rent Payments From Renewable Energy Projects
The Bureau of Land Management is charging back-due rent on renewable energy projects on public lands, as the Department of Interior simultaneously works to give...
Fast-growing Western cities face megadrought
In 2002, Utah was reeling from four years of dry conditions that turned the state ‘’into a parched tinderbox,’’ as the Associated Press reported at...
South Fork Salmon River Named One of U.S.’ Most-Endangered Rivers for Third Year in A Row
America’s Most Endangered Rivers is a yearly report that outlines which of America’s waterways are most at risk and the reasons why. A project from...
An attorney claims climate change is helping Idaho, but is it really? We ask a Boise State professor
Last week, the House Resources and Conservation Committee held a hearing on climate change and its impact on Idaho. The Heartland Institute, an Illinois-based group...
Bogus Basin pledges to use solely renewable energy in 2020
Bogus Basin will be using renewable energy in 2020. The nonprofit ski resort, located 20 miles north of Boise, will buy an estimated 3,592 megawatt-hours...