Wildlife | Kootenai Environmental Alliance

What Happens When We Kill All the Bees?

by Kari Anderson | Aug 26, 2019 | Community, Wildlife

From the Center for Biological Diversity: Did you know that bees pollinate 1 out of every 3 bites of food that we eat? We clearly owe a lot to our pollinator friends, and now they urgently need our help. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency just approved an...

The Amazon Rainforest Is On Fire and Barely Makes the News

by Kari Anderson | Aug 23, 2019 | Climate, Forests, Wildlife

The Amazon rainforest is an ecological marvel. It’s twice the size of India, according to the World Wildlife Fund, and it’s the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world. It’s home to at least 10% of the world’s biodiversity,...

Large development proposed in Hayden Lake

by Kari Anderson | Jul 7, 2018 | Community, Land Use, Water, Wildlife

A large development called English Point Heights is being proposed with 155 homes just 1,000 feet from the shoreline of Hayden Lake. The development will be at the corner of Lancaster and Hayden Lake Roads on a steep clay-base hill. This is one of the largest rural...

Proposed Smelter in Newport, WA raising concerns in local communities

by Kari Anderson | Mar 15, 2018 | Community, KEA News, Land Use, Water, Wildlife

A Canadian Company Called HiTest Sand is proposing to build a smelter in Newport Washington. The proposed smelter will discharge up to 700 tons per year of nitrogen oxide, 601 tons of carbon monoxide and 760 tons of sulfur dioxide, along with 111 tons per year of...

The future of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

by Kari Anderson | Feb 17, 2018 | Forests, KEA News, Land Use, Water, Wildlife

The Forest Service is currently seeking public comments regarding the development of alternatives for the Forest Plan Revision on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. The deadline is February 28. If you don’t understand forest planning, or if you were unaware of...

Contact your Senators Now!

by Kari Anderson | Nov 30, 2017 | Community, Forests, KEA News, Water, Wildlife

For 100 years, federal tax policy has incentivized the giving spirit. It has also empowered our crucial work. The goal of simplifying the tax code and making it easier for Americans to file their taxes is admirable, but the collateral damage this simplification would...

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