TIFO in the news
To please Stibnite, Idaho gutted cancer protections for kids
August 24, 2025
In the most egregious of several unprecedented concessions, Idaho’s Department of Environmental Quality has quietly rewritten cancer protection rules to benefit one gold mine.
The EPA is canceling almost 800 environmental justice grants, court filing reveals
April 29, 2025
The agency is sending out notices of termination to 781 awardees (including TIFO), almost twice the number of canceled grants that had been previously reported.
Idahoans with connections to USAID dismayed by Trump, Musk actions
March 11, 2025
Casey Bartrem, executive director of TerraGraphics International Foundation in Moscow, had been a USAID contractor since July 2023, supporting countries to address childhood lead poisoning.
Casey Bartrem Listed as a Social Impact Woman to Watch in 2024
April 5, 2024
Casey was selected as on of several women across North America for recognition during Women’s History Month for their significant contributions to nonprofits, associations, social enterprises, and the communities they serve.
EPA Awards $435,000 to Idaho’s Duck Valley Indian Reservation and TerraGraphics International Foundation for Environmental Justice Project
April 5, 2024
Funds will advance the Tribe’s participation in determining when and how mining should occur on their lands.
Lead Poisoning: Fear Grips Zamfara Communities As Aid Body Leaves
February 11, 2024
People in many communities in Zamfara State are expressing fear following the withdrawal of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) due to insecurity in the region.
Earth Gives Recognizes Casey Bartrem for Commitment to Environmental Justice
November 20, 2023
Earth Gives has awarded the 2023 George Basch Earth Champion Award to Casey Bartrem, Ph.D., the Executive Director of TerraGraphics International
Foundation (TIFO).
Environmental Protection Agency Awards $770,000 to Idaho Environmental Justice Projects
October 30, 2023
TerraGraphics International Foundation and the Duck Valley Indian Reservation received $435,000 to adapt the National Incident Management System for emergency response to achieve input on mining.
TIFO Executive Director Named Senior Research Fellow
October 30, 2023
Norwich University’s Center for Global Resilience and Security (CGRS) has named Dr. Casey Bartrem as a senior fellow for 2020-21. “Dr. Bartrem is a true role model and inspiration in how thoughtfully she engages in difficult fieldwork, how skillfully she navigates hard discussions, and how articulate she is in weaving the narrative around her Environmental Security work and its intersections with multiple sectors.”
TIFO Honored with Service Award
May 3, 2022
TIFO was honored to receive the Distinction in International Service Award (DISA). It recognizes particularly noteworthy accomplishments of internationally-focused nongovernmental organizations based in the Pacific Northwest.
Prevention is Key to Stop Children From Dying of Lead Poisoning
February 7, 2022
More than 11 years after environmental contamination began causing the death of hundreds of children in Zamfara, northern Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has handed over its lead poisoning project to state authorities, as children are no longer dying of lead poisoning in the area.
TIFO Honored with Award
December 2021
TIFO was honored with the 2021 Outstanding Nonprofit Award. The award is given annually by Idaho Nonprofit Center and Idaho Community Foundation.
TIFO Honored with Achievement Award
March 21, 2019
TIFO was honored to receive the AEHS Achievement Award at the 29th Annual International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy, and Air in San Diego, California. The award recognizes individuals and organizations making important contributions to the field of environmental health.
Twenty-Third Granville H. Sewell Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Health Sciences
April 20, 2016
Encephalopathy, Death, or IQ: Disparity in Environmental Remediation Response Criteria for Childhood Lead Poisoning in Low- and High-Income Countries.
TIFO to present at the 8th European Public Health Conference - Milan, Italy Health in Europe - From Global to Local Policies, Methods and Practices, 14 - 17 October 2015
October 15, 2015
TIFO to present at the 8th European Public Health Conference – Milan, Italy
Health in Europe – From Global to Local Policies, Methods and Practices.
New Lead Poisoning Outbreak in Niger State, Nigeria
May 15, 2015
TIFO, in collaboration with MSF, is investigating a new lead poisoning outbreak in Niger State, Nigeria.
How a Gold Mining Boom is Killing the Children of Nigeria
March 1, 2012
More than 400 children have died and thousands more have been severely poisoned by exposure to lead dust.
What Was Killing the Children?
September 13, 2011
In Nigeria, a dedicated team of University of Idaho researchers works to solve a mystery claiming hundreds of lives.
African Gold Rush Kills Children as Miners Discover Lead Dust
December 20, 2010
When prices rise, no matter the commodity, people start pushing into places that otherwise wouldn’t be economical, said Ian von Lindern, the chief executive officer of TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering Inc., a Moscow, Idaho-based consulting company that is providing the technical direction for the cleanup.
Lead Clean-up in Nigerian Village is Life-or-Death Race Against Time
June 13, 2010
In remote northern Nigeria, it is now a race against time to prevent a catastrophe in the world’s worst-ever recorded outbreak of lead poisoning.
Students Help Apply Idaho Expertise to Senegal Lead Contamination Cleanup
May 13, 2009
The tragic deaths of more than 30 Senegalese children near Dakar first posed a mystery in 2008.Then the awful reality of lead’s toxic shadow emerged as scientists identified the cause and began taking action to remediate the health threat.