Environment

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced it’s once-per-decade update to climate averages Monday. Average temperatures rose in some areas of the west by a full degree, and many places saw significantly less precipitation.

Idaho Matters checks in with Natural Resources Conservation Service Water Supply Specialist Erin Wharton and Idaho Snow Survey Supervisor Corey Loveland about the state's water and snow picture.

Bees and other pollinators are on the decline in southern Idaho. Idaho Matters is continuing our look at this issue with a special focus on bees and their importance to our ecosystem.

Idaho's following Montana in pushing to drastically reduce the number of wolves in the state.

President Biden's pledging a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emmisions over the next decade. It's an ambitious goal with real consequences for the Mountain West.

We often hear about efforts to support and conserve rare species, like the spotted owl or Joshua trees. But new findings argue that some very ordinary plants and animals deserve our attention, too.

Idaho Matters learns about the importance of bee pollinators from Melanie Kirby, a queen bee breeder with Zia Queenbee Company and biologist and farmer Katrina Blair.

Idaho Matters is featuring a special episode of the “Threatened” podcast from our friends at Bird Note, all about the struggling long-billed curlew.

Wide open spaces, like much of Wyoming, are known to be strongholds for pollinators like butterflies. They often contain critical habitat and food...

This interview originally aired Jan. 21, 2021. Lake Coeur d’Alene is one of the most beautiful natural lakes in the northwest. The North Idaho body of…