The Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (IORC) stands in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline and their ongoing fight to protect precious clean water, cultural resources, sovereign tribal lands, and human rights. … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Linda Weiss, Chair of WORC’s Oil & Gas Team, (701) 575-4234, or Scott Skokos or Kevin Dowling, WORC staff, (406) 252-9672 WORC welcomes cuts on methane pollution on federal and … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2016 Contact: Breland Draper, IORC, 208-991-4451; Christina Stucker-Gassi, 208-888-5024 Last week, the Obama administration announced that they would no longer push the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a bad trade deal that the administration hoped to pass … Continued
BY EILEEN STACHOWSKI AND CHRISTINA STUCKER-GASSI We want to make one thing clear, the Trans-Pacific Partnership has nothing to do with national security. It’s an agreement written by corporate lawyers to support multinational corporations and suppress the sovereignty of t … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2016 Contact: For quotes or questions contact Doug Paddock, IORC, 208-991-4451, dpaddock@iorcinfo.org Idahoans Need Greater Protections from Oil and Gas Development Boise, Idaho— Idaho Organization of Resource Councils asks for greater protections for people living … Continued
Oil and gas operations waste enough taxpayer-owned natural gas annually to meet Idaho’s natural gas demand over four times. If captured, it would be worth more than $330 million, weigh 169,000 tons, and avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to that … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2016 Contact: Doug Paddock, IORC, 208-991-4451 Today, the Idaho Legislature passed Senate Bill 1339 a law to expedite oil and gas drilling and integration applications by mandating timelines for permit review and public comment periods. … Continued
Add your name to the Bill of Rights to show your support! By signing you show support for people facing oil and gas development. Take action now! Tell legislators, county commissioners, and other decision makers to put the rights of Idahoans before out-of-state … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2016 Contact: Doug Paddock, IORC, 208-991-4451 As Idaho becomes an oil and gas producing state, new standards will reduce pollution from oil and gas drilling Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a new … Continued
And we’re off! The 2016 Idaho Legislature kicked off Monday and Governor Butch Otter gave the annual State of the State Address. Public schools and higher education dominated Otter’s speech, however, water is on agenda. The governor announced a round of public … Continued