Idaho Public Lands Advocates Respond to Latest Sell-Off Proposal: Rural Idaho Needs Teamwork, not a Giveaway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Contact: John Robison, Idaho Conservation League | [email protected] Emilie Ritter, Greater Yellowstone Coalition | [email protected] Chris Saeger, The Wilderness Society | [email protected] Idaho Public Lands Advocates Respond to …

The Dark Side of Data Centers Part 2: Water Guzzlers

The recent rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has driven explosive growth in a once-niche industry: data centers. These facilities host vast networks of computer processors that power the processing, …

The Dark Side of Data Centers, Part 1: Energy Hogs

Survey shows community support for McCall land exchange

For the past 5 years, ICL has worked with United Payette, a coalition of Valley County residents partnering with local and state-wide organizations, to conserve the endowment lands surrounding Payette …

Saving Salmon, Protecting a Way of Life

This blog was originally published in 2024, and has been updated with new information. We often say that, without the work of Tribes, Idaho’s wild salmon and steelhead would be …

IDFG’s high-stakes strategic plan needs more work—Here’s how to give wildlife a voice

Idaho’s native wildlife sustains and inspires us. Wild creatures give us comfort and endless entertainment. They enhance our everyday experiences—whether we’re visiting remote, wild landscapes across our state or sitting …

Tide is Turning on Coal Exports

With five of six coal export terminal projects shelved or denied in the Pacific Northwest, one of the biggest still remains; Longview’s Millennium Bulk Terminals.

Big News for the Boise River!

After years of study, this week brings news that raising the Boise River’s Arrowrock Dam is not going to happen.

A Newbie’s Perspective of Wild Idaho!

ICL celebrated the 30th anniversary of Wild Idaho!, our annual membership conference, this past weekend. While some in attendance had been to all 30, others were enjoying their very first experience at Wild Idaho! Read about this first-time experience by our newest staffer, Austin Hopkins.

Good News in Harney County

"Harney County citizens voted decisively in this week’s primary for candidates who opposed the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.”

White-nose Syndrome in Western Bats?

By Avery Shawler This little brown bat with white-nose syndrome was found near North Bend, Wash. PAWS photo. Bats are some of the most diverse, ecologically important and underrated animals …

What’s up with the Salmon River?

The Salmon River is not the place for an industrial gravel mining operation. Under a federal law signed by President William McKinley in 1899, the Salmon River is soon to …

Lummi Totem Pole to Journey Through Sandpoint

The Lummi Nation of northwest Washington has been fighting the Gateway Pacific coal export terminal for several years. The terminal would have the capacity to handle up to 54 million …

Fish and Wildlife Seeks to “Reaffirm” Limited Habitat Protections for Caribou

Will Idaho’s lone caribou herd be recovered or reduced to museum specimens? Justin Hayes photo. Anyone following the plight of Idaho’s lone mountain caribou herd may recall that back in …

“LIV” for the Future

The Foothills Learning Center goes solar. City of Boise photo. To receive our monthly Energy News in your inbox, sign up now. We’ll keep you informed about our latest work …

The Greater Sage-Grouse Show

A performing male sage-grouse shows off his inflated yellow chest pouch. USFWS/Jeannie Stafford photo. On Monday morning I found myself groggily standing in a Boise Albertson’s parking lot at 4:47 …