Jodie Schwicht

In this two-part series, Jodie Schwicht interviews ISU Sustainability Team Leaders Brian Sagendorf, Jessica Carnes, and Jennifer Parrot on their efforts to create a more environmentally-friendly network of ISU campuses.

Thanks to the largest donation from the federal government to the State of Idaho, the historic NASA DC-8 aircraft, known for its decades of scientific missions, officially landed at Pocatello Regional Airport Wednesday.

Idaho Humanities Council lecture with David Grann in conversation with Mark Trahant, moderated by Randy’L Teton. Recorded Thurs, April 18, 2024 at the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center in Fort Hall, Idaho.

In this two-episode series, Jodie Schwicht speaks with District 29 Senator James Ruchti (D) on his experience debating Senate Bill 1245. This final episode in this series handles topics related to House Bill 653— the second attempt at passage of Senate Bill 1245 with minor rewordings and alterations— as well as details of the legal risks and the environmental relevance of these legislative attempts.

In episode one of this two-part series, Jodie Schwicht speaks with District 29 Senator James Ruchti (D) on his experience debating Senate Bill 1245— a bill proposed by pharmaceutical manufacturing company Bayer, which would provide legal protections to all pesticide manufacturers in Idaho. Episode one focuses on Senator Ruchti’s firsthand account of the Senate hearing of Bill 1245, as well as the legal background of this legislation.

In the third episode of this three-part series, SI host Jodie Schwicht speaks with local fashion designer Cartier Dior Eliasen. In this final episode, Cartier highlights efforts she has made in her own clothing brand's production process, reiterates sustainability solutions available to consumers, and discusses how we may mitigate our impact on the environment through conscientious clothing habits.

In the second episode of this three-part series, SI host Jodie Schwicht speaks with local fashion designer Cartier Dior Eliasen. Episode two focuses on clothing brands trying to make a difference in the fashion world, the practice of “greenwashing”, and the ethics surrounding faux-animal materials.

In the first episode of this three-part series, SI host Jodie Schwicht speaks with local fashion designer Cartier Dior Eliasen— a graduate of Parisian fashion school Institut Français de la Mode and former designer/sewer for brands Charles de Vilmorin, Dior and Ellery. Episode one discusses fast fashion as a concept, the harms of this industry, and more ethical alternatives consumers can adopt.

In this episode, Jodie Schwicht speaks with Pocatello Deputy Director of Public Works Tom Kirkman on electronic waste management and Pocatello’s solution with Recycle Boise.

In this episode, Jodie Schwicht interviews is Melissa Gibbs, the air quality manager for the Pocatello regional office of the Department of Environmental Quality on air pollution and wintertime inversions in southeast Idaho.