AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoConservation Leadership: The Idaho Conservation League named Courtney Washburn executive director. A former league community conservation director and statehouse lobbyist, she says she wants to build a broad coalition around clean air, water, public lands and wildlife. Water Rights: The federal government is suing Idaho over water rights tied to Idaho National Laboratory, renewing concerns about federal control of the state’s water. Clean Energy Siting: Bannock County officials advanced a land-use rewrite that could end the county’s wind and solar ban, with conditions. Snake River: Federal conservation funding will support irrigation upgrades in Idaho’s Payette-Weiser area and Oregon’s Owyhee district, aiming to save water and reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Mid-Snake River. Data Center Emissions: A report warns that emissions from a proposed large data center near the Idaho-Utah border could contribute to premature deaths and illness; the project team disputes the findings.
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