![]() ![]() Oh, and his organization didn’t even work with any of Iowa’s, I mean Idaho’s, scientists to reach his assertions. While it’s possible that increasing CO2 levels may increase yields for some crops, his claim ignored the fact that 2019 was the second warmest year on record, changes in water supply could significantly impact Idaho, and smoky summer skies are a regular occurrence. Taylor of the Heartland Institute couldn’t quite keep Idaho straight from Iowa, he argued that increasing temperatures and increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) will help farmers grow more food. In other climate-related news, an out-of-state advocacy group presented to the House Resources Committee and suggested that climate change really isn’t happening and, even if it is, it’s a great thing for Idaho. Because the pending standards must only be approved by one body, the Senate will have a chance to approve them and ensure that the standards are upheld even if the House rejects them. She emphasized the numerous reviews the standards received from a committee of Idaho’s best and brightest science educators, which were unanimously endorsed by the Idaho State Board of Education in 2015, 2016, 20. Several teachers also testified, including 2016 Idaho Teacher of the Year Melyssa Ferro, a Caldwell science teacher. Dorothy Moon (R-Stanley) led the opposition and raised new concerns, arguing that the standards don’t talk positively enough about mining, logging and ranching. The hearing was a rehash of the concerns voiced in 2016, 20, when the same committee raised concerns over references to climate change. But that didn’t stop teachers and education supporters, who agree that Idaho’s students deserve an education with a solid foundation in science, from filling the hearing and an overflow room. The hearing was rescheduled several times. The House Education Committee hosted a hearing on the Science Standards on Wednesday. As ICL’s Conservation Program Director Marie Kellner said about the proposal to gut the Clean Water Act, “The Trump administration is ignoring science in favor of corporate profits and threatening human health…This new rule benefits polluters at the expense of communities and public health.” They’re not the only ones ignoring science though… House Holds Science Standards Hearing Both proposals have the potential to negatively impact Idaho’s lands, waters, air and public health. The big news at the federal level was that the Trump administration has proposed significantly weakening environmental safeguards and protections for clean water. Almost 80 different statutes have been proposed, including several that caught our attention. While the legislature still has lots of work to do to approve administrative rules, bills are starting to pop out of the woodwork. ![]()
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