Additional coverage, including a photo of a deformed, two-headed trout found near the J.R. Simplot mine, can be found at the Jackson Hole News & Guide. Reports commissioned by the J.R. Simplot Co.

POCATELLO — The federal government has suggested a tweak to J.R. Simplot Co.’s planned Smoky Canyon Mine expansion, which regulators say would reduce selenium impacts while also enabling the company ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A coalition of environmental groups is challenging the U.S. Forest Service's decision to approve plans by the J.R. Simplot Co. to expand its phosphate mining operation in southeast ...