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USDA Designates 12 Montana Counties As Primary Natural Disaster Areas For Drought
Glasgow Courier - Montana
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August 20, 2025
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans....
Idaho's Most Underrated State Park Is Better Than Glacier National Park
The Travel
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August 25, 2025
Idaho, the Gem State, is renowned for its wilderness and outdoor recreation areas, and big mountain energy. It has some of the most beautiful spots to visit — from the turquoise waters of Bear Lake to the jagged peaks of the Sawtooth Range of the...
Idaho Second Amendment Alliance opposes gun restrictions at Caldwell rodeo grounds
ABC 6 - Idaho
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August 26, 2025
CALDWELL, Idaho — "It's not the Idaho way. It's not what we are used to. Everybody is there to defend themselves and able to defend themselves," said Greg Pruett, president of the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance. The Idaho Second Amendment...
Boise-based foundation has the backs of our wildland firefighters
Idaho Capital Sun
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August 25, 2025
Burk Minor, the executive director and co-founder of the Boise-based Wildland Firefighter Foundation, isn’t much for talking about himself. He’ll make public appearances on occasion, but the accolades – and there are plenty of those — come from...
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Issues Air Quality Advisory
Big Country News Connection - Washington State
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Clarkston, WA (99403) Today Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 73F. Winds light and variable.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 73F. Winds light and variable. Updated: August...
Idaho once protected public lands with a wilderness area. Could it happen again?
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Ten years ago, with the stroke of a pen, then-President Barack Obama enshrined nearly 300,000 acres of Central Idaho backcountry as protected wilderness. It was a quiet conclusion to a hard-won victory spearheaded by conservationists and...
Washington State vs Idaho Preview: Cougars, Vandals clash in Battle of the Palouse
Nonstop Local SWX Sports - Washington State
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PULLMAN, Wash. — Most of the time, the Washington State Cougars and Idaho Vandals remain friendly, located just eight miles apart and a short 15 minute drive from Martin Stadium in Pullman and the Kibbie Dome in Moscow. But on Saturday, Aug. 30,...
WSU ready to kick off new season, new era with home matchup against nearby Idaho
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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PULLMAN – Jimmy Rogers may only be in his third year as a head coach, but he has coached hundreds of games. For a decade and a half, he’s jogged out of the tunnel, heard fans roar, slung on the headset and gotten ready to call a game. For almost...
Idaho’s Deer Rut Season: When It Happens and How to Watch
AOL
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© iStock.com/twildlifeIdaho has some of the most pristine wilderness in the country, largely undisturbed for generations. And as unchanging as the seasons, each fall, white-tail deer and mule deer go a little wilder than usual. This is the rut...
Idaho DEQ issues air quality advisory for multiple counties
FOX 28 - Washington State
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August 24, 2025
IDAHO – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued an air quality advisory affecting Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce counties. Due to the current heat and poor air quality, the DEQ has banned all outdoor fires....
High E. coli levels prompt water quality testing at popular Boise River takeout spot
ABC 6 - Idaho
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August 29, 2025
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has requested additional water quality testing at the Boise River's popular floating takeout spot at Ann Morrison Park after concerning E. coli levels were detected. The final official...
CFF Opens with Spotlight on Environmental Filmmaking — October 10 to 12
The Chestertown Spy - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
October 10 Opening Night begins with “An Evening in Focus: Where Nature Speaks” Easton, MD — September 1, 2025— The Chesapeake Film Festival launches its 18th season with an unforgettable Environmental Night on Friday, October 10 at the Ebenezer...
'Huge increase in engagement': New phone ban in Idaho schools begin after pilot program
KSL - Utah
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POCATELLO — A local school district will implement its ban on classroom cellphone usage for the first time this year, but for many students, it won't be the first time they've had to follow a similar set of rules. The board of trustees of...
Idaho’s CDA National Defines Private Golf Club Living In American West
Forbes
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The new clubhouse at CDA National Reserve, an exclusive golf and sporting club in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. CDA National Reserve Sprawling across 1,000 acres of pristine Idaho wilderness high above Lake Coeur d’Alene, CDA National Reserve has emerged...
Ep. 411: Mining and the Environment with Julie Lucas
The MeatEater - Montana
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August 29, 2025
00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. 00:00:14 Speaker 2: This is Col's Week in Review with Ryan cow Kla. 00:00:18 Speaker 1: Here's Cal, Hey, Cals, we can review. Fans. You are about to hear an...
OUTDOORS: Improve wildlife management
CDA Press - Idaho
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August 29, 2025
Enough is enough! Are you tired of the way IDFG mismanages your wildlife? It’s time to make a change and start electing our commissioners. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor, each representing...
Few know the Battle of the Palouse rivalry better than Idaho offensive coordinator Matt Linehan and family
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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MOSCOW, Idaho – Any Idaho fans younger than 60 years old remember the high-water mark in its iconic Battle of the Palouse with Washington State coming in 1999-2000, when the Vandals won back-to-back games in the 94-game series dating to 1894....
"No friendly neighbors in Week 1": WSU's Rogers, Idaho's Ford clash in Battle of the Palouse
Nonstop Local SWX Sports - Washington State
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PULLMAN, Wash. — Located just eight miles apart, the Washington State Cougars and No. 12 Idaho Vandals renew one of college football’s most historic and unique rivalries this weekend: The Battle of the Palouse. On Saturday, WSU and Idaho meet for...
Lawsuit stops the CuMo Project from mining in Boise County, for now
ABC 6 - Idaho
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August 28, 2025
The Boise National Forest approved exploratory drilling on the CuMo Project 14-miles north of Idaho City in March. Three months later, conservation groups filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop mining on this project for the third time. The CuMo...
People Moves: Shott in as first potato sustainability chair at UM
Potatoes In Canada
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August 28, 2025
The University of Manitoba (UM) has appointed Dr. Linda Schott as the inaugural UM Research Chair in Potato Sustainability, a transformative initiative aimed at educating students and advancing innovation and sustainability in Manitoba’s thriving...