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A group of high school students is studying the idea of access as a human right, pairing up with storytellers between the ages of 75 and 88, with the task of finding out about a time that they lost access.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The choice to use a plastic bag may seem like a small one, but it has big consequences for the environment. Which is why students in the Treasure Valley are encouraging people to make the switch to a reusable tote.

Every kid deserves a place to call home, but for years now, Idaho has been facing a shortage of foster families.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is never an easy subject to talk about, but it is an important area of research. Which is why the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is studying children around the country who have succumbed to this syndrome.

The College of Western Idaho has been much in the news lately, partnering with Micron Technology as the chip manufacturer plans a multi-billion dollar expansion in Boise while building several new facilities for its students and creating a new bachelor of applied science degree that stirred up some controversy with Idaho's four-year public colleges.

An interview with Elena Conis, author of How to Sell a Poison. The book tells the tangled story of DDT, a corporate-backed poison that decimated wildlife and left behind toxic bodies.

For more than 30 years, the harmonica has played an important role in Yellow Pine, Idaho: bringing people together to celebrate not just music ... but a unique history.

Books open different realities, and that's something everyone should have access to too. Which is why resources like the Idaho Talking Book Service are so important.

Scientists are finding that some landscapes can come back on their own after natural disasters, like wildfires. And there are more and more examples of this kind of restoration popping up around the West.