Friends of Minidoka v. Jerome County

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

This case concerns the approval of a permit application for a Livestock Confinement Operation (LCO), also known as a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), by the Jerome County Board of County Commissioners (Board). The Board approved the application after a remand by the district court of the Board’s decision previously denying the permit. Several individuals and organizations were opposed to the LCO because of the potential harms to the neighboring farms and to the Minidoka National Historic Site petitioned the district court for review of the Board’s decision…