KEITH RIDLER | The Seattle Times

August 16, 2019 at 10:22 am

Open-pit phosphate mines approved in Idaho with safeguards

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have approved two open-pit phosphate mines in eastern Idaho that include environmental protections intended to prevent the type of...

August 9, 2019 at 10:21 am

Lawsuit seeks to halt construction of central Idaho trail

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Central Idaho ranch owners want construction of a trail connecting the popular tourist destinations of Redfish Lake and Stanley stopped and...

August 9, 2019 at 8:41 am

Idaho tribe sues mining company over pollution at idle site

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Nez Perce Tribe has filed a lawsuit to force a Canadian company to clean up an idle central Idaho mining...

August 8, 2019 at 9:51 am

Idaho hot springs area near McCall evacuated due to wildfire

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire burning in dense timber has nearly tripled in size and led to evacuations of a small community and a...

August 7, 2019 at 2:27 pm

US gives initial OK to predator-killing sodium cyanide

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken an initial step to reauthorize a predator-killing poison that injured a boy in Idaho...

August 7, 2019 at 11:44 am

Wildfire threatens Idaho hot springs resort area near McCall

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Firefighters are trying to stop a wildfire from reaching a popular hot springs resort area with buildings dating to the late...

August 5, 2019 at 9:37 am

Energy Department wants to build nuclear test "fast" reactor, in Idaho or Tennessee

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new nuclear test reactor is needed as part of an effort to revamp the nation's fading nuclear power industry by...

August 1, 2019 at 1:02 pm

Forest Service to change sage grouse protections in 5 states

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Plans for protecting sage grouse in five Western states are being changed in ways that will conserve habitat while allowing ranchers...

July 31, 2019 at 12:29 pm

Governor: Idaho economy strong, incarceration rate too high

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's economy is strong, but more work is needed to shore up the state's transportation infrastructure and education and health care...

July 30, 2019 at 8:55 am

Idaho land managers plan timber sales of moth-damaged trees

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Salvage logging of moth-killed Douglas fir and grand fir trees followed by replanting with a mix of species will improve the...