6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (460+ words) Opposition is mounting following the U. S. Forest Service's decision to merge Mineral and Missoula counties into a single resource advisory committee." The move ignores local concerns and threatens Mineral County's ability to guide projects affecting its public lands and communities, according…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (411+ words) BURKE " Cleanup work continues across the Canyon Creek Basin as agencies move into another major construction season within the Bunker Hill Superfund Site." The Canyon Creek Basin remains one of the Upper Basin's priority cleanup areas because of the concentration…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (218+ words) Over a year has passed since the Our Gem Collaborative reported on work underway to assess potential risks to heavy metal exposures at recreation sites around Lake Coeur d'Alene and the Idaho portion of the Spokane River. This evaluation enhances…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (592+ words) The Cabinet Mountains seen from their western side. (Daily Inter Lake FILE) A coalition of local and statewide environmental groups is asking a federal judge to halt a controversial mining exploration project in the Cabinet Mountains. Seven conservation organizations filed…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (559+ words) The Cabinet Mountains seen from their western side. (Daily Inter Lake FILE) Seven conservation organizations filed suit against the U. S. Forest Service in federal district court in Missoula on March 31, disputing the agency's recent approval of a permit for Hecla Mining…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (181+ words) Unfortunately, many of these nations are geopolitically unfriendly and willing to manipulate supply chains, leaving the U. S. exposed and vulnerable. This is a problem we can solve right here at home. What stands in the way now is not geology, it's…...