ID: Waste Reduction
Something Smells: ID Wastewater Treatment Violations Widespread
BOISE, Idaho - Wastewater facilities in Idaho are flush with pollution violations. The Idaho Conservation League's fourth annual wastewater …
Boise Forges New Partnership to Turn Plastics into Fuel
BOISE, Idaho – Boise has found a new destination for some plastics after China announced it will no longer accept certain recyclables. China …
Mining Companies Won't Be Required to Pay to Clean Up
BOISE, Idaho – The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it's scrapping rules drafted during the Obama administration that require hard-…
Public Meetings This Week on Gateway West Transmission Lines Project
BOISE, Idaho - This week, the public can learn more about the massive 1,100 mile Gateway West Transmission Line project at several open houses hosted …
Idaho Senators Get Lowest Possible Rating on Environmental Scorecard
BOISE, Idaho - Nada. Zip. Zero percent. That's the score received by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and James Risch on the annual Environmental Scorecard …
Clean-Power Groups to Push for More Renewables in 2016
BOISE, Idaho - As 2016 draws near, clean-power groups are looking ahead to the work still to be done to implement new federal mandates and move …
Public Hearing Tomorrow on Regional Power Plan
BOISE, Idaho - Should Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington build more power plants, or rely more on energy efficiency and renewables? Issues like …
Perma-what? NW Permaculture Conference Explores Self-Sufficiency
EUGENE, Ore. - Turning front lawns and rights-of-way into gardens is one tenet of permaculture being discussed today and this weekend at the …
Going Digital? Don't Toss the Old Thermostat in the Trash
BOISE, Idaho - Voluntary efforts to keep mercury thermostats out of the trash in Idaho aren't keeping enough of them out of the landfill, according …
Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …
Report: “Generation E” Emerges on College Campuses in ID
BOISE, Idaho - There've been baby boomers, Generation X, and now there's Generation E, where the "E" ties into ecology, clean-energy economics and …
A Green Political Machine: Dems Aim For "Greenest" Convention
Denver, CO - The stage is set, security is in place - and so are the compost bins. The Democratic National Convention opens in Denver today, with …