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ICL releases wastewater study

By Reader Staff

The Idaho Conservation League’s fourth annual study of Idaho’s wastewater treatment plants found more than 75% failed to comply with Clean Water Act permits for harmful bacteria, …

Bog Creek Road project approved

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

The U.S. Forest Service and Customs and Border Protection announced Jan. 31 that the agencies will move forward with the Bog Creek Road project, located …

ICL applauds Avista settlement

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

Avista Utilities customers in Idaho can perhaps ease back on worries about winter-time energy bills, as the Spokane-based power company announced Oct. 11 that it …

All about ospreys

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

We all remember the great osprey rescue of 2017, when two orphaned osprey chicks at Memorial Field were relocated to adoptive nests after their parents …

ICL event details water concerns

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Fresh off renewed concerns about water quality after a recent coal train derailment, Idaho Conservation League is taking a deep dive into the question of …

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