Idaho Rivers United editorial in the Idaho Statesman-
Megaloads have no place in Idaho. By Bill Sedivy. Idaho Statesman.
Continue Reading →Idaho landowners and conservationists to get help from Montana allies-
National Wildlife Federation Prepared to Sue Montana Over Mega-loads. By George Prentice. Boise Weekly.
Exxon is now getting ready to test taking the megaloads up Highway 12 and through Montana. There could be as many as 200 gigantic loads from Exxon sent to […]
Continue Reading →A good op ed from Idaho Rivers United-
Megaloads tread on Idaho values. By Kevin Lewis. Idaho Mountain Express.
Continue Reading →One megaload reaches Lolo; one stuck on Highway 12-
We haven’t covered this for a while, but as many predicted the movement is not going smoothly.
1 megaload reaches Lolo; 1 stuck on Highway 12. By Jamie Kelly. Missoulian.
Continue Reading →Idaho lawmakers hope to dissuade public access to judicial review of state megaload approvals by forcing them to post huge sums of money before access to court is granted.
Idaho bill targets anti-megaload lawsuits – Spokesman Review
BOISE – Rep. Dick Harwood, R-St. Maries, has introduced legislation requiring anyone who files a lawsuit against a […]
Continue Reading →Public Comment on them? We won’t even consider the bill, says Idaho legislative committee-
House panel rejects megaloads hearing requirement, won’t introduce bill. Spokesman-Review
Representative JoAn Wood is quoted in the article. According to Ballotpedia, “Wood is a business partner in a […]
Continue Reading →As predicted there have been lots of problems, though they will most certainly get the first load through eventually-
Snowy roads, traffic delay violations stall ConocoPhillips megaloads. By Kim Briggeman. Missoulian.
There is a rumor that future loads might be routed to use Interstate 90 and 15 which would present far fewer technical, […]
Continue Reading →Opponents of the megaloads drop fight on the first four-
Having lost before the Idaho Department of Transportation, opponents of the oil megaloads will no longer try to stop the first four of them. These are bound for the existing oil refinery in Billings, Montana. The next 200 megaloads (not approved for now) are for what […]
Continue Reading →If first four loads don’t go up and over smoothly, battle will likely last for a generation-
The megaloads for the Billings, MT oil refinery now have a go ahead from Idaho, and will probably get one quickly from Montana. Highway 12 itself has been slippery to very slippery except in its lower portion. Parts […]
Continue Reading →It seems like local opposition to the movement of oil equipment megaloads is growing-
Foes of megaloads to continue fighting shipments. By Jessie L. Bonner. By the Associated Press in Bloomberg.
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