The Idaho Legislature determined it was in the interest of the state and its citizens to establish a Department of Environmental Quality to carry out programs to protect human health and the environment, to enforce environmental laws, and to develop pollution, compliance assistance, and other environmental incentive programs (Idaho Code §39-102A(4)).
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Updated at 4 p.m. on August 14, 2025: DEQ issued an Air Quality Advisory for 3 Idaho counties: Bonner, Boundary, and Shoshone Counties, where all burning is prohibited. Take steps to protect your health and check DEQ’s open burning map for future burn decisions.
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