"Utahns Want to Preserve, Protect Farms, Poll Says"
"A poll by Envision Utah suggests Utahns want to be more self-sufficient when it comes to food and preserving farming."
Source: KUER, 08/20/2015
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"River Fouled By Mine Waste in Colorado Reopens for Recreation"
"A stretch of river fouled by toxic waste from an abandoned gold mine in southwestern Colorado last week was reopened to kayaking and rafting on Friday while water from river-fed irrigation canals was deemed safe for crops and livestock."
Source: Reuters, 08/17/2015
"Yellowstone Kills Mother Grizzly Involved in Deadly Attack on Hiker"
"A mother grizzly bear, linked by DNA testing to the fatal mauling of a hiker whose body was found partially eaten in Yellowstone National Park, was euthanized on Thursday, park officials said."
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2015
Lustgarten Says Data on Who Gets Ag Subsidies Is Rare as Hens' Teeth
Abrahm Lustgarten (left) wrote a nine-part series delving into farm subsidies and water policy. But his efforts to get the actual names of farm subsidy recipients or individual water users were largely thwarted. Read how info flows less quickly to the public than money and water flow to farmers in SPJ's FOI blog. Photo credit: Lars Klove.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Idaho "Ag-Gag" Law as Unconstitutional
"The facts show the state's purpose in enacting the statute was to protect industrial animal agriculture by silencing its critics," district Judge B. Lynn Winmill wrote. Sometimes investigative journalists need to go undercover. And sometimes muckraking journalists need undercover whistleblowers to tip them to abuses.
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EPA Spills Millions Of Gallons Of Waste, Turning River Orange
"DENVER — A million-gallon mine waste spill that sent a plume of orange-ish muck down a river in southwest Colorado on Thursday was caused by a federal mine cleanup crew."
Source: AP, 08/07/2015
Conservationists Declare Victory as Idaho Halts Controversial Wolf Kill
"Conservationists declared victory on Wednesday in a legal battle over Idaho's systematic killing of wolves in a national wilderness area after the state notified federal land managers it did not intend to reinstate a controversial kill program."
Source: Reuters, 08/06/2015
"Wilderness: Bill To Protect Central Idaho Mountains Clears Congress"
"A decadelong push to protect central Idaho's Boulder-White Clouds region came to a close yesterday afternoon with the Senate's unanimous approval of H.R. 1138."
Source: E&E Daily, 08/06/2015
Idaho Won't Restrict Fishing Despite Regional Drought-Linked Die-Offs
"Idaho fisheries managers will not follow the lead of neighboring states in restricting catch-and-release angling, despite a drought and heat wave that have killed or stressed large numbers of trout and other fish."
Source: Reuters, 07/24/2015
"Montana Wildfire Rages Unchecked for 3rd Day in Glacier National Park"
"Flames roared unchecked through heavy timber for a third day in Montana's Glacier National Park, where the main road has been closed through the eastern half of the park, along with two campgrounds, during its busiest time of year."
Source: Reuters, 07/24/2015
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