air quality

EPA critical of state air pollution permit for proposed Stibnite Gold Project
August 29, 2023

EPA critical of state air pollution permit for proposed Stibnite Gold Project

Construction and operation of the proposed Stibnite Gold Project under the terms set forth in an air pollution permit issued by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) would not comply with the federal Clean Air Act. That message was made clear in an August 10 letter from Casey Sixkiller, Regional Administrator for the Environmental […]

Safeguarding air quality from proposed Stibnite mine in Idaho
July 26, 2022

Safeguarding air quality from proposed Stibnite mine in Idaho

Advocates for the West recently appealed an air quality permit issued by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to Perpetua Resources Idaho, Inc. for its proposed Stibnite Gold Project east of McCall, Idaho. Advocates for the West represents the Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho Conservation League in this appeal, which was filed together with Save the South Fork Salmon. […]