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Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including a new federal ruling on Planned Parenthood and the arrival of nuclear energy in Idaho.
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On Monday, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) began treating several ponds in the Snake River with potash, which is used to exterminate quagga mussels.
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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.
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Idaho State Department of Agriculture will once again treat the Snake River near Twin Falls to try to eradicate quagga mussels beginning Tuesday.
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Quagga or zebra mussels have been detected in every state in the region except for Wyoming and New Mexico.
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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.
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Idaho State Department of Agriculture has found juvenile quagga mussels once again in the Twin Falls area – though at lower levels prior to chemically treating 16 miles of the Snake River last year.
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One estimate says a quagga mussel infestation would cost the Pacific Northwest $500 million a year to deal with.
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The state won't know until May or June whether the chemical deployed in the Snake River worked to kill all the mussels.
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A fully-fledged infestation could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars to protect infrastructure from the creatures that affix onto hard surfaces in the water, including irrigation and hydropower equipment.