Oil and gas

IORC is Setting its Sights on Climate & Energy

By Doug Paddock / October 15, 2021

Community organizers talk to a lot of people. That is the nature of direct one-on-one organizing. We have the privilege […]

By Doug Paddock / May 30, 2018

Fruitland, Idaho, clears the air with a city ordinance that sites oil and gas wells almost a ¼ mile from

By Liz Roberts Oil and gas has been a concern ever since I learned that state-owned minerals located in the

By Doug Paddock / March 31, 2017

The 2017 legislature adjourned sine die this Wednesday after a roller coaster final week characterized by disagreements between chambers and

By Doug Paddock / March 14, 2017

We’re entering week ten of the Idaho Legislature, the home stretch, but there’s still work to be done. The Joint

By Doug Paddock / February 10, 2017

Last Monday we hosted our 2nd Grassroots Lobby Day at the Idaho Capitol. IORC members met with legislators on both

By Doug Paddock / January 31, 2017

January 31, 2017 Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we write to

By Doug Paddock / January 27, 2017

We are just finishing up the third week of the 2017 Idaho Legislative session and things are moving at a brisk

By Doug Paddock / December 5, 2016

Groups Seek to Join Lawsuit to Oppose Challenges to the Standards (December 2, 2016) Fifteen national, regional, tribal and local

By Doug Paddock / December 2, 2016

The Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (IORC) stands in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in opposition to the