(EnviroNews DC News Bureau and EnviroNews Idaho) — Boise, Idaho — On January 21, 2015 President Barack Obama followed up on his State of the Union address from the night before, choosing Boise State University as the venue. The President seemed to be in a jovial mood and…
(EnviroNews Idaho) — Boise, Idaho — In what represents at least a temporary monkeywrench for the oil and gas business, on Jan. 19, 2015, the Idaho House Resource and Conservation Committee threw the industry a curveball when it decided to hold up a vote on Idaho’s newly proposed…
(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — 25 activists from the group Utah Tar Sands Resistance (UTSR) were finally sentenced today in a Vernal courtroom in Uintah County, Utah. Most of the individuals sentenced were arrested on July 23, 2014 after chaining themselves to mining equipment inside…
(EnviroNews Idaho) — Payette, Idaho — To virtually no one’s surprise, on January 5, 2015, the Payette County Commission voted unanimously to shoot down three congruent appeals heard last month, and to uphold a previous decision by the Payette County Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to allow a…