McCall Star-News Letter to the Editor: Midas Gold project jeopardizes a special piece of Idaho

“Despite Midas Gold’s campaigns claiming they will ‘Restore the Site,’ they are here for the gold.”

How selenium from Canadian mines is polluting the Kootenai River

Stay tuned for opportunities to help combat selenium pollution in the Kootenai River.

Update on Stibnite Gold’s draft environmental report

The comment period was recently extended until October 28. We hope to use this time to locate and review as much of this missing information as we can.

Solar-powered irrigation: a best management practice for farmers

Why is Idaho Power proposing changes to rates for solar power owned by farmers?

Summer in the Sawtooths: A Wilderness Ranger’s perspective 

Our small crew of Wilderness Rangers out of Stanley collected too many bags of trash out of the Sawtooth and Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wildernesses.

Stibnite Gold project moving forward with county and state permits

Valley County and Idaho environmental officials are in the process of granting permits for Midas Gold’s Stibnite project near McCall and the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

County proposals threaten public lands

We encourage you to reach out to the Washington County Commission to urge them to vote NO on these ordinances.

Climate change is here — you’re breathing it

Climate change is driving more frequent and intense wildfires. Learn what you can do to protect your health and work toward a better future.

Better to conserve water than raise Anderson Ranch Dam

Why raise a dam on the South Fork Boise River when conservation practices could more reliably provide even more water?

New group forms to protect public lands

In July, Idahoans learned of a troubling proposal from a company called Trident Holdings, that would privatize 28,000 acres of state lands surrounding Payette Lake and the community of McCall. …