Pollution Prevention (P2) Month is an annual event held each September to draw attention to the economic and environmental benefits of pollution prevention and to recognize businesses and organizations that have implemented pollution prevention practices.  Pollution prevention is any technique used to reduce or eliminate pollution generated. In contrast to most pollution control strategies that manage a pollutant’s effect on the environment after it has been generated, pollution prevention seeks to eliminate or minimize the amount and toxicity of wastes and pollutants before they are generated.

To commemorate P2 Month 2010, DEQ invited Idaho businesses and industries to apply for recognition as Pollution Prevention Champions. A total of five businesses were selected as Pollution Prevention Champions, including Driggs’ Silver Star Communications.

On August 7th this year, runners will commemorate John Colter's 200-mile run for his life from the Blackfoot Indians. Now a running tradition here in Teton Valley for more than three decades, the John Colter Half Marathon & 2-mile Fun Run is set to mark its 34th annual running in 2010, along a course that takes runners along the streets of both the town of Driggs and nearby Alta, Wyoming, in the shadow of the majestic Tetons.

A plan to build a unconventional visitor center in Driggs could boost tourism to the Teton Valley and throughout the tri-state area that makes up the Greater Yellowstone Region.

The Greater Yellowstone Geotourism Center, believed to be the first of its kind, will be one part visitor center, one part interpretive facility, said Teton Valley Chamber of Commerce President Reid Rogers, who is heading up the initiative.