Tagged: idaho conservation league

October 17, 2019

ICL applauds Avista settlement

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

Avista Utilities customers in Idaho can perhaps ease back on worries about winter-time energy bills, as the Spokane-based power company announced Oct. 11 that it …

News / News in Brief

June 28, 2019

ICL report details Idaho wastewater plant crisis

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Sandpoint was among 87 Idaho communities to receive a failing grade in an Idaho Conservation League report analyzing the health of the state’s wastewater treatment …

News / News in Brief

May 17, 2018

BNSF hits safety and emergency response hard

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

In the midst of the back-and-forth about the proposed Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway bridge project across Lake Pend Oreille, the company is touting a simple …

Opinion

April 5, 2018

BNSF bridge proposal warrants close scrutiny

By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor

“Look before you leap,” is good advice for anyone jumping into a cold lake or a big project. Likewise, the community of Sandpoint should examine …

News / News in Brief

April 5, 2018

ICL requests county support for BNSF Environmental Impact Statement

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

Idaho Conservation League Conservation Associate Matt Nykiel requested Bonner County commissioners send a letter to several federal permitting agencies requesting they require BNSF produce an …

Pets & Animals / Sports and Outdoors

March 15, 2018

All about ospreys

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

We all remember the great osprey rescue of 2017, when two orphaned osprey chicks at Memorial Field were relocated to adoptive nests after their parents …

Featured / News

August 25, 2017

ICL event details water concerns

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Fresh off renewed concerns about water quality after a recent coal train derailment, Idaho Conservation League is taking a deep dive into the question of …

Featured / Opinion

May 12, 2017

Second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille should require public comment

By Shannon Williamson, Ph.D and Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributors

Recent news that BNSF plans to move forward with a second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille has sparked a lot …

Featured / Sports and Outdoors

July 18, 2016

ICL hosts Summer Adventure Series

By Reader Staff

Locals and visitors alike will gain new appreciation for Idaho’s spectacular peaks, lakes, streams and wildlife with the Idaho Conservation League’s 10th annual Summer Adventure Series.

With …