4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (730+ words) Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is one of the biggest ongoing threats to water quality in North Idaho, especially in the Coeur d'Alene Lake watershed. Unlike pollution that comes from a single pipe or discharge, NPS pollution is spread out across…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (288+ words) Lake City graduate Lucy Mendez, now an environmental science student at Boise State, demonstrates water acidification as a service-learning project. Kuna TCP students sample for macroinvertebrates along the Boise River at Barber Park. Presenting to North Idaho community members during…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (596+ words) The Coeur d'Alene Tribe and the state of Idaho announced the completion of a historic water rights settlement Thursday, ending decades of litigation in North Idaho and more than a century of uncertainty about the Tribe's water rights. "This agreement…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (165+ words) Randy Mann. JAKE PARRISH/Press Over the last 10 years or so, I've featured numerous articles about the Yellowstone supervolcano. We know that it is located practically in our backyard and any changes related to hydrothermal or ground movement will attract…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (616+ words) Norm Semanko addresses an audience Wednesday during the Idaho Farm Bureau's annual meeting. KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press COEUR d'ALENE " Ongoing water rights adjudication in some parts of North Idaho could have significant implications, experts say. Norm Semanko, an attorney who represents…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (769+ words) We don't often think about gravity, the invisible force that anchors us to Earth, as it always seems constant and dependable. However, it will slightly vary, sometimes by enough to make you weigh slightly more or less, depending on where…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (616+ words) This summer, we saw stretches of the Spokane River run alarmingly low, and even completely dry. In some places, the thriving waterway we know and love completely disappeared. While it may feel sudden, there are clear reasons behind this'and a…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1169+ words) With groundwater in parts of Eastern Washington declining at an alarming rate, a new study confirms which areas are most vulnerable to the problem and could help set clearer goals for recovery efforts. The Washington State University study evaluated groundwater…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (350+ words) The Idaho Conservation League's eighth annual study of Idaho's wastewater treatment plants found in 2024 just over half of plants failed to comply with Clean Water Act permits for the discharge of harmful bacteria, chemicals, toxic metals and other substances." During…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (323+ words) Randy Mann. JAKE PARRISH/Press One of the topics I will often feature in this column is volcanic activity. Last week marked the 142nd anniversary of the massive eruption of Krakatoa. This explosion was one of the most powerful volcanic events…...