Idaho
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This mine would be in a scenic and steep tributary to the Salmon River, certainly a threat to water quality. Forest Service OKs Harden Creek uranium exploration. By Todd Adams. Challis Messenger. Approximate location of exploration.
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Mega-wind project south of T.F. progresses. Bulk of electricity likely to go out of state [to Nevada]. By Matt Christensen Times-News writer. I’m sick and tired of Idaho being raped and Idaho poisoned for the sake of making money in Nevada.
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Idaho Senate Resources & Environment committee meeting by BE. Perhaps just my feeling, but this tells us so much about the players and their priorities.
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It is growing increasingly obvious the major threat to grizzly bears is lack of habitat. As the quality of their food sources declines, the same amount of country will support fewer bears. As a result they range more widely and get into trouble as Western development continues to expand into their habitat. Well there’s not…
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George Wuerthner writes his usual kind of essay — sustained argument based on, logic, and data from scientific papers — the kind of material politicians usually ignore 🙁 Idaho’s wolf plan panders to hunters and ranchers. George Wuerthner. New West. One thing Wuerthner doesn’t quite get right is that the plan is not a pander…
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Rocky Barker writes about it again today in his blog in the Idaho Statesman. New mercury reports pile on more data that dangerous toxin is spread all over. Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman.
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Talk about a visual imposition as well as spread of weeds and off-road vehicle tracks! This powerline would destroy the view of the Beaverhead, Lemhi, Lost River, and Pioneer Mountain ranges — hundreds of miles. It’s not just the national monument. Carey residents: ‘No!’ to power line. Hostile crowd raps plan put forth by South…
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Yesterday Idaho issued a draft plan that is being called a plan to provide for “limited” hunting of wolves (would they call it anything else?). And of course, the media will buy that phrase, at least for a while. In fact my home town newspaper has just such an on-line poll this morning. “Do you…