AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoIdaho DEQ Funding: Kendrick in Latah County won a $7.38 million low-interest wastewater loan from Idaho DEQ to upgrade its treatment plant, moving from lagoons to a mechanical system, with $4.12 million in principal forgiveness. Aquatic Invasives: Bear Lake Watch is launching a new inspection and decontamination station on the Idaho side of Bear Lake, raising $100,000 to buy a Hydroblaster system and aiming to stop quagga mussels from hitchhiking in. Wildlife Crime Update: A Kootenai County jury returned a mixed verdict in a poaching case involving a St. Maries family, convicting them of conspiracy to conceal evidence while acquitting them of other wildlife-related conspiracy charges. Climate Outlook: A weak El Niño has formed, but forecasters say it could become “very strong” by winter, raising odds of warmer Northwest temperatures and low snowpacks—an issue for Idaho water planning. Northern Lights Watch: NOAA forecasts mild auroral activity with a chance to see the northern lights in parts of northern Idaho on Saturday night. State Policy Fight: Republican attorneys general, including Idaho’s, are urging the EPA to classify mifepristone as a water contaminant, despite environmental health experts saying there’s no clear harm shown.
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