Idaho

Western voters care more about climate than ‘energy dominance’
Western voters care more about climate than ‘energy dominance’
An annual survey reveals a leap in support of conservation policies.
Nick Bowlin News Feb. 7, 2019
In need of water, an Idaho town turns to its neighbors
In need of water, an Idaho town turns to its neighbors
Does recharging an aquifer solve one of the West’s oldest water problems, or perpetuate it?
Emily Benson Feb. 6, 2019
Update: Western states move to limit trapping
Update: Western states move to limit trapping
Caught dogs and imperiled martens spur reforms for fur-bearer trapping.
Jodi Peterson Feb. 6, 2019 From the print edition
Wildland acres burned
Western wildland acres burned
Staff Oct. 16, 2006 From the print edition
Mother Nature rides an ATV
Factory Butte closed to ORVs
Staff Oct. 16, 2006 From the print edition
One dam down; four in limbo
Oregon’s Chiloquin dam to come down
Staff Oct. 16, 2006 From the print edition
BLM busted for booting whistleblower
BLM ordered to pay whistleblower Earle Dixon
Staff Oct. 16, 2006 From the print edition
Will your favorite Forest Service campsite be closed down next summer?
Forest Service may close campgrounds
Staff Oct. 16, 2006 From the print edition
Some 'canned' elk get uncanned
Game elk escape in Idaho
Staff Oct. 16, 2006 From the print edition
Online: Web watchdog
Dave Frazier started the online Boise Guardian in order to keep an eye on local government and rile his fellow citizens
Laura Paskus Oct. 2, 2006 From the print edition
Energy Colonizes the West
Acres leased for drilling in the West
HCN Staff Sept. 18, 2006 From the print edition
A little wild
Percentage of federally owned land and wilderness in Western states
HCN Staff Sept. 18, 2006 From the print edition
Two weeks in the West
Bush cuts EPA library budget; BLM admits failure to protect air quality and wildlife around Pinedale, Wyo., gas fields; California announces perchlorate limits for drinking water; Grand Junction, Colo., passes ordinance against drilling
Staff Sept. 18, 2006 From the print edition
Magic Valley Uprising
An unusual grassroots coalition of citizen activists stops a coal-fired merchant power plant from being built in Idaho’s Magic Valley
Ray Ring May 1, 2006 From the print edition
A New Dialogue for Idaho
Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation League is working with Republican Congressman Mike Simpson on a wilderness bill for the Boulder and White Cloud mountains, but not everybody in "Planet Idaho" is happy
Ray Ring Nov. 22, 2004 From the print edition
A new breed of 'ski bums' is anything but
Young people in booming Ketchum, Idaho, struggle to make a living and find an affordable place to stay
Tim Sullivan Nov. 8, 2004 From the print edition
Wolf pack wiped out for ‘surplus killing’
Although the Cook pack was destroyed by federal wildlife agents after the wolves killed 70 sheep north of McCall, Idaho, both environmentalists and the Fish and Wildlife Service say the wolf program is doing well
Zachary Smith Oct. 11, 2004 From the print edition
Heard around the West
DS? cows are getting smarter about breaking out of the ranch; Bison in Yellowstone were felled by toxic gases; Coloradans have had an early spring thaw which in Crested Butte has revealed copious dog poop; Yale prof tells a capacity crowd at Univer
Betsy Marston April 12, 2004 From the print edition
The New West collides with open-range laws
As the West grows and develops, more people find themselves drawn into the conflict over open-range laws
Ray Ring March 1, 2004 From the print edition
Mining may no longer be king of the mountain
Environmentalists are delighted by a new court ruling that says Gale Norton’s Interior Department abdicated its duty when it refused to regulate hard-rock mining
Puanani Mench Feb. 16, 2004 From the print edition
Planning for the new rural Idaho
People sometimes move to rural places like Driggs, Idaho, to get away from the rest of the world, but they tend to stay in communities that are lively and welcoming
Jerry Brady Essay Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
In Boulder-White Cloud mountains, another wilderness compromise
A compromise brewed by Republican Rep. Mike Simpson would designate wilderness in the Boulder Mountains and White Cloud Peaks of Idaho
Rocky Barker Dec. 8, 2003 From the print edition
Riding the middle path
A homegrown consensus effort called the Owyhee Initiative is trying to save both wilderness and ranching in southwestern Idaho – but in the polarized Bush era, consensus is often controversial
Robyn Morrison Dec. 8, 2003 From the print edition
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