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Idaho Groups Schedule Town Hall to Warn Citizens About Dangers of Signing Gas Leases

(EnviroNews Idaho) — Payette, Idaho — The non-profit groups Idaho Concerned Area Residents for the Environment (ICARE) and Citizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability (CAIA) will be hosting a town hall meeting on June 9, 2015 at the Cavalry Chapel located at 498 W Idaho Blvd, Emmett, ID…

Fracking Activist Alma Hasse Files $1.5 Million Lawsuit for ‘Wrongful Arrest’ After All Charges Dropped

(EnviroNews Idaho) — Payette, Idaho — Idaho fracking activist Alma Hasse is seeking $1.5 million in damages from Payette County after being arrested at a public hearing and held in the county jail for eight days in October of 2104. On April 6, 2015, Hasse, represented by Nicholas…

All Charges Against Grandmother Fracking Activist Dropped — Major Lawsuit Ahead

(EnviroNews Idaho) — It’s been six months since Idaho activist Alma Hasse was arrested during a public Payette County Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting and her legal troubles stemming from the incident are now over. On April 2, 2015 the charges brought by Payette County against Hasse…

Payette County Admits Allowing Oil Company to Break the Law on Road Use

(EnviroNews Idaho) — Payette, Idaho — What’s easier than making oil and gas companies follow the law? How about changing the rules? That’s what officials in Payette County, Idaho are attempting after it became apparent current regulations are not being complied with. The oil and gas industry could…

Amidst Accusations of Bribery, Corruption, Payette Commissioners Sign off on Natural Gas Plant

(EnviroNews Idaho) — Payette, Idaho — To virtually no one’s surprise, on January 5, 2015, the Payette County Commission voted unanimously to shoot down three congruent appeals heard last month, and to uphold a previous decision by the Payette County Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to allow a…

Sparks Fly at Heated ‘Bomb Train’ Meeting in Idaho’s First Oil-Patch Battle

(EnviroNews Idaho) — Payette, Idaho — A heated and starkly divided public appeal hearing over a railway transportation facility, a.k.a. “bomb train station,” went down in Payette County Idaho on December 4, 2014. The highlights, EnviroNews Idaho’s in-depth report, and excerpts from the transcript are as follows: Joli…

Trampled by Oil Company, Legendary Dog Trainer Fights for His Land and Rights

(EnviroNews Idaho) — Payette, Idaho — Southwest Idaho’s natural gas trade has just seventeen wells, of which only one is officially in production. As more infrastructure is needed to support the nascent industry some area businesses may be thrown under the bus to accommodate increased gas production. The…