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An overhead view of the abandoned Yellow Pine Pit at the Stibnite Mine, which Perpetua Resources hopes to resume mining in. (Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun)

Forest Service seeks public comment on proposed Stibnite Mine operation outside of Yellow Pine

Conservationists, Nez Perce Tribe oppose Idaho mining project

Payette Lake is a popular attraction in the resort community of McCall. (Courtesy of Idaho Department of Lands)

Payette Land Trust reaches conservation easement agreement for part of Idaho’s Cougar Island

Easement will limit development and commercial use of the island on Payette Lake

Two men and a woman dressed in suits stand in what looks like a courtroom. They are all smiling and posing for a camera, and the woman, who is in the middle, is holding a piece of paper with small print on it.

Officials in several Western states are preparing for a potentially contentious 2024 election

Election officials in several Western states and tribes have joined forces with a nonpartisan organization to discuss strategies in responding to potential election-related obstruction or violence.

How to get sleep in uneasy times

Many people are struggling with insomnia like never before. Specialists explain why these times put an extra strain on our ability to get needed rest — and what to do about it.

Attempts to ban ‘critical race theory’ multiply at statehouses across the U.S.

WASHINGTON — From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago…

The U.S. Capitol’s rotunda in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of Pixabay)

Democrats’ vision for free community college would include education for undocumented students

Proposal calls for the federal government to dole out $111 billion to states from 2023 to 2028

In this file photo, President Joe Biden steps off of Air Force One on Sept. 13, 2021, at the Boise Airport. (Jim Max/For the Idaho Capital Sun)

What’s in — and out — of Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending and climate bill

Snipped from the proposal are a number of key priorities for Democrats, including attempt to create first paid family leave program

A social worker’s desk in Boise sits empty as Idaho Health and Welfare employees across Idaho, particularly in the Boise area, have been struggling under the weight of increasing workloads while more staffers leave and aren’t replaced. (Courtesy of Matt Devlin)

Social workers are leaving the Idaho health department. Now, some case metrics are dropping.

Ada County judge says quality social workers can make or break a child protection case

Attendees at the recent Rocky Mountain Wildfire Smoke Symposium discuss potential directions for future research on wildland firefighter health.

As policies start to shift, researchers and wildland firefighters chart a path forward on fireline health

Every summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without respiratory protection. As a troubling picture of the health implications emerges, policies are beginning to change.

Citing a lack of access to testing for many vulnerable essential workers, a group of researchers teamed up with a local health clinic to organize pop-up coronavirus testing events in the central Illinois town of Rantoul.

To Help Farmworkers Get COVID-19 Tests And Vaccine, Build Trust And A Safety Net

Getting COVID-19 tests and vaccine to essential workers on commercial farms and in meatpacking plants requires more than a pop-up clinic miles away. A positive test can be financially devastating.

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