News & Updates
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Unveiling the Chemicals: Transparency Concerns in Idaho’s Cloud Seeding Program
Part 3: Proceeding with Caution in Weather Modification Experimental Approaches Raise Concerns Idaho Power has been cloud seeding since 2003. It now operates 57 remote ground generators in the Payette, Boise, Wood River and upper Snake River pumping a variety of chemicals into the skies to ‘increase precipitation’. Our state budget has 7 million ear…
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Idaho Cloud Seeding Raises Flood Concerns
BOISE, Idaho — As cloud seeding programs continue to be implemented across the western United States, concerns are growing over the potential risks and unintended consequences, including the risk of flooding and environmental damage. With an annual budget of $7 million, the Idaho Power Company’s cloud seeding program, along with the oversight from the Idaho…
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Oppose SB1380 A Threat to Transparency and Accountability
CTA SB 1380 MUST BE STOPPED‼️ We have 1 chance to stop this bill. It will likely be heard on the house floor on Monday. This bill creates a new agency It expands beyond legislative or judicial oversight with the ombudsman for health and human services appointed by the governor (not elected by the people).…
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Oppose H653 Do Not Protect Profit Over People
If enacted, this H653 would absolve pesticide manufacturers of any accountability for harm caused by their products, regardless of the evidence of harm. Just two weeks ago, this crucial bill was defeated by a full Senate vote. Yet now, it resurfaces under a different number. Why the sleight of hand? To shield manufacturers from the…
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Vaccine Exemptions for Students 18+ H597
H597 stops the state from coercing individuals into violating their sincerely held religious or moral beliefs in order to continue their education.
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CPS Notification S1232 Passed!
S1232 WAS SIGNED INTO LAW EFFECTIVE JULY 2024 This legislation creates a new section in the Idaho Code to provide for the notification of parents or guardians of their legal rights concerning child protection investigations. This law will require that child protective services workers to inform parents of their legal rights before interviewing them.