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June 20, 2018 at 11:48 am

Forest Service proposes changes to sage grouse protections

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to sage grouse protections in six Western states by eliminating special designations for crucial habitat as well as...

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June 20, 2018 at 10:57 am

Forest Service proposes changes to sage grouse protections

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to sage grouse protections in six Western states that call for eliminating special designations for crucial habitat as...

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June 19, 2018 at 3:37 pm

Idaho family sues US after child sprayed by cyanide trap

An Idaho couple who says their teenage son was sprayed with cyanide by a predator-killing trap that federal workers mistakenly placed on U.S. land near...

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June 19, 2018 at 10:22 am

Officials: Idaho as ready as possible for wildfire season

Idaho officials say they're as prepared as possible for the approaching wildfire season, with fire crews and air resources strategically placed, more ranchers signing up...

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This undated photo provided by Rich Hatfield shows a western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis) lands on Canada goldenrod. The Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas for Idaho, Oregon and Washington that started this month aims to accumulate detailed information about bumblebees with the help of hundreds of citizen scientists spreading out across the three states. (Rich Hatfield/The Xerces Society via AP) LA405 LA405

June 17, 2018 at 6:36 pm

Volunteers scatter to help Pacific NW bumblebee

Native bumblebees, like the European honey bee, are disappearing, and researchers are buzzing around the Northwest trying to figure out how to save them.

June 17, 2018 at 9:31 am

Bumblebee blues: Pacific Northwest pollinator in trouble

A three-year project to get a better understanding of the distribution of nearly 30 bumblebee species in the Pacific Northwest and why some appear to...

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June 13, 2018 at 12:59 pm

Idaho asks Texas oil company to explain ‘discrepancies’

Idaho officials want a Texas oil company to explain what a state agency calls discrepancies involving oil and gas production records for wells in Idaho...

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June 7, 2018 at 12:17 pm

Idaho utility sues EPA over Hells Canyon dams requirement

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho utility has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contending the agency failed to act on a...

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June 5, 2018 at 12:35 pm

Idaho to take over regulating water pollution from EPA

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will take over regulating pollution discharge into the state's lakes and rivers from the federal government under an agreement signed...

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June 5, 2018 at 7:59 am

Sage grouse DNA study maps crucial mating grounds in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Sage grouse have a vast network of mating grounds in the U.S. West akin to interconnected regional airport hubs that the...

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