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A new facility at the Ada County Landfill will soon be processing methane emissions from our trash into natural gas for commercial use.
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Last Tuesday, Ada County Commissioners voted to stop an industrial scale solar farm in the middle of an agricultural area in Kuna and Melba. Opponents of the project say this move will preserve agricultural life in Idaho.
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The Andrus Center for Public Policy hosts an annual conference on the environment and public lands
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Rep. Mike Simpson said the measure blocks the Lava Ridge Wind Project until the Secretary of the Interior takes certain steps.
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The plan would streamline solar project applications, including in Idaho.
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The nation’s top scientists recently laid out a roadmap for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a goal set by the Biden administration.
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When Lava Ridge Wind Project was proposed in 2018, it was the first of its kind for public lands in Idaho. Now the BLM is processing 14 renewable energy applications in the state.
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Officials broke ground recently on an ambitious power line project that will move renewable energy across our region. The 732-mile TransWest will supply electricity to Las Vegas, Los Angeles and other areas. It's one way the Biden Administration is hoping to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2035.
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The county wants time to put new zoning regulations in place as it sees an increased interest in wind and solar development.
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The Bureau of Land Management has received more than 7,500 comments so far on what would be Idaho's largest wind farm if it's approved as soon as this fall.