The first attempt to delist one of the 13 species of Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead protected under the Endangered Species Act has been denied by federal authorities. The decision made public Thursday by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries cites concerns Snake River fall chinook wouldn't remain viable...
The U.S. Forest Service has rescinded a decision approving a salvage logging project in northern Idaho along two wild and scenic rivers after a federal judge halted the plan at the request of two environmental groups. The Lewiston Tribune reports that Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest...
Idaho’s state Board of Education has named Rick Aman president of Eastern Idaho Technical College, to succeed previous president Steve Albiston. Albiston retired last July; Aman has been serving as interim president since then. Don Soltman, state board president, said, “Under Dr. Aman’s leadership, Eastern…
AAA Idaho is predicting that 200,000 Idahoans will travel 50 miles or more over the upcoming Memorial Day long holiday weekend, with 176,000 of going by car. “Idahoans will pay the lowest Memorial Day gas prices going back to 2009,” said AAA Idaho spokesman Dave…
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