Idaho

Idaho Couple Takes Glass Recycling Into Their Own Hands

Paige Browning — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:29:39 +0000

In Coeur d’Alene, residents can recycle paper, plastic, and aluminum. A new non-profit is chipping away at what they see as a problem: the city doesn’t recycle glass. Spokane Public Radio’s Paige Browning reports.

Idaho Silver Feels The Slip In Metals Prices

Jessica Robinson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:23 +0000

The decreasing price of gold has gotten a lot of attention among investors in recent weeks. The price of silver has received fewer headlines, but it's also dropped. That price has real economic impact in north Idaho, which has one of the richest silver deposits in the country.

There's not much wiggle room when silver drops down to $22 an ounce. That's only a little more than it costs the Galena Mine near Kellogg, Idaho, to get the silver out of the ground. Owner U.S.

Idaho Power Seeks to End Excess Green Energy Credit Payouts

Aaron Kunz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:45:24 +0000

If you use solar panels or wind turbines to generate your own power, you can sell the electricity you don’t use back to your utility. But one Northwest power company wants to stop sending checks to customers who are big energy producers. EarthFix reporter Aaron Kunz explains.

Pocatello Rejects Gay Rights Ordinance In Close Vote

Jessica Robinson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:06:59 +0000

An ordinance to ban discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people failed in the city council of Pocatello, Idaho Thursday. The close vote was a setback for gay rights advocates, as Jessica Robinson reports.

In Idaho, Towns Take Up Gay Rights In Absence Of State Action

Jessica Robinson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:00:44 +0000

This Thursday, the city council in Pocatello, Idaho, is expected to vote on whether to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. It’s one of several cities in Idaho that have taken up the cause of gay rights – an issue the Idaho legislature has so far resisted. But as Jessica Robinson reports, even some gay rights supporters wonder if the local ordinance will change anything.

Western States Gearing Up To Debate Public Land Management

Aaron Kunz — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:44:36 +0000

For some of us public land in the west is a place to camp and recreate. For all of us, these lands are a source of water and the air we breath. That’s especially true in Idaho - where more than half of the land is federally owned and managed.

Pocatello Council Hears Emotional Testimony Over Local Gay Rights Law

Jessica Robinson — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:03:09 +0000

A city in the heart of Idaho's Mormon country held a four-hour public hearing last night on whether to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians. A growing number of cities in Idaho are adopting local rules that protect sexual orientation and gender identity.

EPA Requiring Dredge Mining Permits in Idaho

Aaron Kuntz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:52:39 +0000

Anyone who wants to mine gold in Idaho streams with a suction dredge will need to get a permit from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Turns 27 In Enemy Hands

Jessica Robinson — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:32:47 +0000

Captured U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl turns 27 Thursday.

Psychiana: Moscow's Mail-Order Religion

Sueann Ramella — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:01:48 +0000

You’re probably aware of TV evangelists. They speak to you through the television, some claiming to heal you through the screen. Before television, there were radio evangelists, and mail-order evangelists. One of which offered a money-back guaranteed religion, and was headquartered in the Northwest. Sueann Ramella has the story of the Mail-Order prophet of Moscow, Idaho.