Soda Springs News

The Bureau of Land Management has given Monsanto until the end of May to submit a corrective action report in regards to an earthen holding pond leaking three million gallons of water onto a meadow near its new Blackfoot Bridge Mine in southeastern Idaho's phosphate-rich Caribou County.

Today Lava locals are assessing the damages and picking up the pieces caused by last night's 4.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled the southeast Idaho region.

You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

Monsanto Co. mining officials are investigating the engineering and safety of the water treatment system at its new phosphate mine after a holding pond sprung a leak and dumped water and sediment into a nearby wetland.

A state education department review of schools that have switched to a four-day week has found most districts are not seeing substantial savings.