It is not likely that most Idahoans would support the state of Idaho becoming a permanent host for one-third of America’s nuclear waste. But that will be our lot if Gov. Little signs a host agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy for the establishment of a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory. The governor claims that Idaho will not be the permanent resting place for the waste, but common sense and history tell us otherwise.
FILE - Solar panels operate April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
FILE - Solar panels operate, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
It is not likely that most Idahoans would support the state of Idaho becoming a permanent host for one-third of America’s nuclear waste. But that will be our lot if Gov. Little signs a host agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy for the establishment of a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory. The governor claims that Idaho will not be the permanent resting place for the waste, but common sense and history tell us otherwise.
As I prepare to leave Idaho, and particularly Pocatello, I have been borderline maudlin. It is time to go, and new adventures are calling, but…
FILE - Cattle graze under solar panels April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
Before leaving for Patagonia last December, I was in limbo regarding whether to continue my part-time legal consulting and mediation practice.…
It’s funny, and quite sad, how America is focused on short-term issues and continually fails to address long-term problems. Our highest priori…
It’s hard to know what most people think when they first see cows grazing on public lands.
A couple of cows are seen in northern Utah’s Cache National Forest.


