Park Seeks Idaho Ecology Department Amid EPA Critique
Attorney General W. Anthony Park urges creating a separate Idaho Department of Ecology to unify environmental oversight after a federal EPA report found funding and coordination lacking. He plans to present the proposal to the 1972 Legislature, noting previous rejection in 1971. Environmental responsibilities are currently scattered across agencies.
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Mercury in Idaho fish shows low human risk overall
Wildlife columnist notes a Fish and Game Department study from 1970–71 testing over 1,000 fish from 93 Idaho locations for mercury. Most species stayed well below 0.5 ppm. only a few non game fish neared the FDA limit, with no regional pattern of danger despite a single high sediment reading.
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Kamloops
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Hope
F.D.A
Coeur d’Alene
Springston
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