Clean Water Act

Snake River Waterkeeper, a nonprofit advocacy organization claims its water tests near Simplot’s Grand View Feedlot show dramatically higher bacteria content due to runoff from livestock waste.

A federal judge has ordered a California gold miner to pay a $150,000 fine after repeatedly dredge mining in an Idaho river without the proper permits.

A new report by an environmental advocacy group shows that, in Idaho, more than half the state’s rivers and two-thirds of lakes are impaired - but local experts say Idaho’s water quality is actually pretty good.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army for Civil Works announced they are repealing part of the Clean Water Act — specifically, a 2015 rule…

Environmental Protection Agency leader Scott Pruitt made a quiet visit to Boise Tuesday, to sign a new agreement between his agency and the state of…

On May 15, voters in Nampa will vote on a bond to update how the city’s waste water gets treated. The $165 million bond will go toward updates to Nampa’s…

If you’re a city manager looking to renew your town’s sewer treatment plant permit, you’re going to have to wait a while to get a new one. The EPA…

Idaho wants to take over regulating pollution discharge into the state's lakes and rivers from the federal government.The Idaho Department of…

The contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan has brought the issue of lead poisoning to many people’s attention. The brown-colored water from…

A federal judge in North Dakota has blocked a new rule that would give the federal government jurisdiction over some state waters.U.S. District Judge…