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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A Navy spokesman says spent nuclear fuel from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise that is being decommissioned Dec. 1 will be sent to eastern Idaho for study and storage

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has asked Idaho officials for an extension of one year on deadlines involving cleanup of high-level radioactive waste at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho

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City leaders in  Burley say they'll go to a judge instead of voters for permission to take on $6 million in long-term debt to improve the city's wastewater system. Idaho law bars government entities from taking on long-term debt without voter approval, unless a judge agrees that the expense is ordinary and necessary to keep the government operating.

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A public hearing was held in Jerome this week to get input on how Jerome residents feel about their town taking on a long-term debt without voter approval. 

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However you look at it, there is always a price to pay for recycling.  Twin Falls city officials are concerned that the city’s cost to dump the solid waste produced by city residents may be going up by about a dollar per ton.

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Jerome city officials are trying to figure out a way to fund about $3-million dollars of improvements at its wastewater treatment facility. 

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The recycling effort by Twin Falls residents is working so well, it’s causing another problem.  The Southern Idaho Solid Waste landfill near Burley is getting less tonnage of garbage.  Now, that may sound like a good thing but the problem is, that landfill depends on tons of garbage for its income as cities around the area pay by the ton to dump their garbage there.  In short, the landfill isn’t making the money it was in the past because of the recycling effort.  And, it could get worse in the future if or when other towns implement recycling programs.  It’s to the point that the landfill is considering raising its tonnage rates to help make up the difference.  So, the bottom line is…the more you recycle to save resources the more you may have to pay.  This is somewhat the same issue that Twin Falls has with water rates and usage. 

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A federal jury has convicted a Twin Falls dairy operator for illegally discharging wastewater into a canal, a violation of federal clean water laws.  

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Twin Falls city officials say the city recycling program implemented at the first of the year is going great so far. 

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