The Latest from ICL
Idaho Conservation League encouraged by federal legislation to clean up abandoned mines
On February 3, a bipartisan bill that would help tackle problems left behind by abandoned hardrock mines was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) is pleased to see this effort to address the pollution leaking from hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines, most of which are in the West.
The Latest on Stibnite Gold Mine
The Forest Service continues to move forward with permitting for the project. Midas Gold has been emphasizing several positive restoration outcomes, but under the current plan, these benefits could be overshadowed by permanent large-scale impacts from the mine layout.
Atlanta Gold Again Found Guilty of Illegal Arsenic Releases to Boise River
Defunct Mine in Headwaters of Boise River Hit with $502,000 in Penalties