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State seeks to intervene in suit defending BLM Willow decision
Kay Cashman
Petroleum News
On April 15, the State of Alaska asked the U.S. District Court in Anchorage for permission to participate in a lawsuit to defend the U.S. Bureau of Land Managements approval of the Willow Project, which is west of the central North Slope.
Willow is in the northeastern portion of the National Petrol..
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Photo: BLM Idaho Fire Facebook Page
FIRTH Last week brought some nervousness and worry to Firth residents as the Lavaside Fire quickly spread from fields to a rural section of the community.
But instead of panicking, the community came together to help those displaced by the fire and support those working to quell it.
The Lavaside Fire started around 3 p.m. on April 21 and was finally contained at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, thanks to the efforts of multiple fire departments and districts.
No one was injured in the fire, but there was some significant damage. Drone video sent to EastIdahoNews.com from Jared Christiansen shows the fire area in Firth. His video on his YouTube channel can be viewed here.
April 29, 2021
Nearly 30 retired state, federal and tribal wildlife managers sent a letter Wednesday to Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little asking him to veto a bill backed by agricultural interests that could cut the state’s wolf population by 90%.
The former workers at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Nez Perce Tribe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Idaho and U.S. Forest Service say the methods for killing wolves allowed in the measure violate longstanding wildlife management practices and sportsmen ethics.
Those methods include the hunting, trapping and snaring of an unlimited number of wolves on a single hunting tag, and allowing hunters to chase down wolves on snowmobiles and ATVs. The measure also allows, on private land, the killing of newborn pups and nursing mothers.