Updated at 9 a.m. MT on July 27, 2026: DEQ issued an Air Quality Advisory for the following Idaho counties: Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonneville, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clark, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley, Washington Counties, where all burning is prohibited. Take steps to protect your health and check DEQ’s air quality advisories map for future burn decisions.
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July 25, 2022
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking grant applications for the FY23 source water protection funding cycle.
May 29, 2025
TWIN FALLS — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking members representing conservation, livestock and grazing, recreation, and the Middle Snake Regional Water Resource Commission to serve on the Middle Snake Watershed Advisory Group (WAG).
August 18, 2022
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $3 million low-interest drinking water construction loan to the city of Challis in Custer County.
March 24, 2023
COEUR D’ALENE—The Coeur d’Alene Lake Advisory Committee on Thursday recommended $31 million for 19 projects that will help protect water quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake.