Innovative Public Media Partnership Focuses on the Environment

Grains and sky
EarthFix reporters are covering the uneasy relationship between ranchers and wolves in Idaho, the upcoming removal of dams on Washington state’s Elwha River, the environmental challenges faced by Puget Sound’s orcas, and Southern Oregon farmers’ use of draft horses as a way to reduce their fuel consumption.

By Kathleen Tuck
boisestate.edu
July 13th, 2011

Boise State Public Radio and Idaho Public Television, have joined the largest public media institutions in the Pacific Northwest to create EarthFix — an innovative approach to help citizens examine environmental issues unfolding in their own backyards and to explore how local actions intersect with national issues.

With reporters in Oregon, Idaho and Washington, the EarthFix team is beginning to produce daily news coverage focused on energy, natural resources, sustainability and scientific research about the environment. Online content and ongoing community engagement activities will assure that the public can contribute to EarthFix in every conceivable way.
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