The merits of dam removal discussed.
There has been an ongoing discussion about the removal of the Lower Snake River dams for many years, in fact, there was opposition to building them in the first place due to concerns about salmon runs. This article examines the pros and cons of dam removal and I think […]
Continue Reading →Recent Colorado wolf sightings still not confirmed.
This is an interesting story about the possible return of wolves to Colorado. I’ve heard great skepticism about the earlier reports of evidence of breeding on or near the large ranch in northwest Colorado but it may be possible that there is an individual wolf present there. Results […]
Continue Reading →Idaho Delegation supports the bill but Governor opposes it
The Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act (CEIDRA), the bill which would create a Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness, had its hearing yesterday in the U.S. Senate. There are some good and bad things about the bill but the land swaps to Custer County, except for very […]
Continue Reading →EPA wants the dam to release clean, treated water.
The dam built to keep selenium and heavy metals also blocks water flows to the Blackfoot River.
EPA concerned about Monsanto pollution control dam.
By JOHN MILLER – Associated Press
20 year threat of mining near Yellowstone National Park is over.
The New World Mine was proposed to be built just north of Yellowstone National Park in 1990 by a Canadian mining company but it received a lot of opposition because it greatly threatened the headwaters of the Clark Fork of the Yellowstone and Soda […]
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