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Great Salt Lake set to vanish in 5 years, experts warn Utah lawmakers

January 5, 2023 News & Media No Comments
Utah has months to reverse the lake’s decline before it’s too late, according to a dire report. Original Post ➡️ (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Drought conditions have left many shallow ponds dry as they lay dormant in hopes of once again being filled for the benefits of shorebirds at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary ...
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Looking forward: What will stay in the news in 2023

January 4, 2023 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Twin Falls will determine how to spend federal COVID money The city of Twin Falls is evaluating proposals for ways to spend nearly $9 million dollars of federal COVID money. A committee of city staff and officials, along with other members of the community, have heard presentations from more than 20 projects ...
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Feds consider reducing Klamath River flows by up to 40%

December 22, 2022 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The federal Bureau of Reclamation is considering reducing the amount of water sent down the Klamath River by up to 40% over the coming winter months. A draft proposal released this month outlined the cuts ahead of another possible drought year.According to a draft proposal released by Reclamation on Dec. 9, the ...
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Idaho cobalt mine could help transition U.S. to green energy, but at what cost?

December 18, 2022 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Rising over the River of No Return that winds through Central Idaho’s city of Challis, the dry landscape wrinkles with beige hills, beyond which the Salmon River Mountains mark entry into one of the largest wild areas in the contiguous U.S. Under its surface lies value attracting international interests. During an October ...
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The public has until January 10 to comment on the Stibnite Gold Project near Yellow Pine

December 15, 2022 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ BOISE, Idaho — The Payette National Forest has released a supplemental draft environmental impact statement on Perpetua Resources proposed changes to its Stibnite Gold Project, it’s a project we have been following for years. This past week the forest service held an open house in McCall, Cascade and Boise to educated the ...
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The time is right to ban uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. But the Senate needs to hurry.

December 12, 2022 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight A deadline is looming for the Senate to take action to stop new uranium mines adjacent to the Grand Canyon, conservation experts and Indigenous tribal leaders warned this week. An existing mine just south of the canyon, though dormant for 30 years, already poses a threat to nearby ecosystems and communities ...
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EcoFlight and Buddy Program train future stewards

December 7, 2022 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The Thompson Divide, as seen from the sky. Photo by Antoinette Brasier On Nov. 15-17, EcoFlight toured the Roaring Fork Valley with students as part of the Buddy Program’s outdoor leadership classes with Roaring Fork, Basalt and Rifle high schools.Departing from the Aspen Airport, with each flight lasting 30 minutes, students were ...
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Public comment sought, events planned for proposed Valley County mine

December 3, 2022 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Snow covers the mountain tops in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness near McCall on June 15. The mining company, Perpetua Resources, has proposed the building of an open pit antimony and gold mine at the site of an old antimony mine east of the town of Yellow Pine. Brian Myrick/ ...
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Flathead Forest Seeks Input on Proposed Riverside Timber Sale

November 29, 2022 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Hungry Horse Reservoir, seen from the air during an EcoFlight tour. Beacon file photo Flathead National Forest officials are seeking public comment on a proposed timber project along the east side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir that would include commercial logging operations on 4,600 acres of parcels spanning the Hungry Horse and ...
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The U.S. Promised Tribes They Would Always Have Fish, but the Fish They Have Pose Toxic Risks

November 22, 2022 News & Media No Comments
For decades, the U.S. government has failed to test for chemicals and metals in fish. So, we did. What we found was alarming for tribes. Lottie Sam, front right, and other women prepare salmon in Toppenish, Wash., before a ceremony held by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Credit:Tony Schick/OPB This article was ...
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