The Latest from ICL
ICL calls on Washington leaders for decisive action — salmon, orca, and Tribal justice cannot wait
Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) released a joint statement formally announcing a “federal-state process on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin and the Pacific Northwest.”
An Update on the Thompson Creek Mine in Central Idaho
Looming just a few miles from the Salmon River, a 600-foot-tall sand dam holding back mine tailings at the Thompson Creek molybdenum mine near Challis can seem like an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.
ICL encouraged by Biden Administration announcement on Columbia-Snake River litigation pause
The Idaho Conservation League joined other plaintiffs, the Nez Perce Tribe, the State of Oregon, and federal defendants to file a request for a stay in the long-running litigation associated with the continued operation of Snake and Columbia River dams and their effect on threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead.
The Big Quiet or the Big Boom?
The Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB) is proposing to dramatically expand low-level and supersonic training exercises in the Owyhee Canyonlands.
Honoring the legacy of Cecil D. Andrus in the White Clouds
ICL staff and volunteers, in conjunction with USFS employees, have installed a total of 13 new wilderness signs along the White Clouds wilderness boundary in the last two years.
Idaho Conservation League statement on Governor Inslee and Senator Murray’s Salmon Action Plan
On October 14, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced that he and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) are actively working on a “Salmon Action Plan” process to save Idaho’s wild salmon and steelhead from extinction.
Lava Ridge Wind Project: An important project with important issues
Idaho's first major wind project on public land could be among the largest in the West and play an essential role in the necessary transition away from fossil fuels. However, the impacts of such a large project must be adequately assessed, and appropriate alternatives must be considered.
Solar through the lens of an installer
In the coming weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of solar in southern Idaho.