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Trump approves FEMA disaster requests for at least 7 states
President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for seven states. That word comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which says Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota and Washington will get federal support for recovery needs.
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Watch: Should we tear down dams, or use hydropower to fight climate change?
Hydropower from dams is the primary source of clean energy in Idaho, whose major power company has pledged 100% clean energy by 2045. But when dams threaten natural rivers and fish, can hydropower really count as clean?
Banished to a remote Idaho valley, beavers created a lush wetland
Beavers relocated to a remote Idaho valley have transformed the landscape into a lush wetland and a haven against fire and drought, satellite imagery shows.
Albert C. Lin: The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk
In Sackett v. EPA, a suit filed by two homeowners who filled in wetlands on their property, the Supreme Court has drastically narrowed the definition of which wetlands qualify for federal protection.
Canada wildfire smoke hits air quality in U.S.
States including Colorado, Utah, Montana and Idaho issued air quality alerts and advisories due to the dozens of fires burning across western Canada over the weekend.
Canadian coal mine pollution threatens Idaho river
Selenium and other pollutants from coal mines across the northern Idaho border are impacting fish species in the Kootenai River.
‘Memorial to all who suffered’: survivors protest wind farm near Japanese American incarceration site
About 13,000 people were held at the Minidoka camp during the second world war. Now, a green energy project threatens the ‘sacred’ place.
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