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Federal Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday July 05, 2020 ( 9 items )  

Colonel Bullock Assumes Command of Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
SEATTLE, Washington, July 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Seattle District issued the following news release: Colonel Alexander "Xander" L. Bullock assumed command of the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday. He joins the district after serving in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Tampa, Florida, as a part of the Commander's Action Group and in the J4 (logistics) as a logistics plans officer. Bullock leads a team of about 800 employees who undertake military construct  more

EPA Awards Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Just Over $2 Million to Protect Water Quality Statewide
SEATTLE, Washington, July 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $2,069,912 to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, giving local water quality improvement projects across the state a welcome funding boost where it's needed most. "I love these projects," said Chris Hladick, EPA's Regional Administrator in Seattle. "We get to help local groups design and build locally-supported solutions to often   more

Idaho National Laboratory Announces NRIC-Focused Webinar in Industry Engagement Series
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory's Small Business Program kicked off the "INL Industry Engagement" webinar series with a discussion on broader economic partnership opportunities with various INL programs. For the next session, the program will continue focusing on partnership opportunities, highlighting the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) led by the laboratory. Authori  more

Idaho National Laboratory: Diamonds vs. Coal - Discovery Could Help Fine-Tune Carbon Microstructure
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news on July 1: Superheroes squeeze a lump of coal and turn it into a sparkling diamond - in comic books, anyway. There is some scientific validity to this fictional feat. Coal and diamonds are both composed of carbon. The two materials differ in their microscopic arrangement of atoms, and that leads to quite a difference in appearance, conductivity, hardness and other properties. As th  more

NASS - N.W. Regional Field Office: Grain Stocks
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: All wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2020 totaled 28.9 million bushels in Idaho, up from 28.6 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were up 4 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 5 percent compared to the previous year. In Oregon, wheat stored in all positions totaled 19.9 million bushels, up from 10.6  more

NASS - N.W. Regional Field Office: June Acreage
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Winter wheat acres planted in Idaho are estimated at 720,000 acres, down 10,000 acres from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 670,000 acres, down 1 percent from 2019. In Oregon, acres planted to winter wheat are estimated at 750,000 acres, up 10,000 acres from the previous year. Acres to be harvested are forecast   more

Natural Resources Conservation Service: Working for Idaho - Public-Private Partnership Announces Cheatgrass Challenge
BOISE, Idaho, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho office issued the following news release: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and so does a collaborative effort to battle invasive annual grasses in Idaho. In Idaho, a partnership of public and private agencies and organizations has undertaken an effort dubbed "The Cheatgrass Challenge." The Challenge will start this summer with six projects in "core areas" where inv  more

NRC Offers Hearing Opportunity on Oklo Combined License Application
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to intervene in an adjudicatory hearing for a Combined License application from Oklo Power, LLC, to build and operate the company's Aurora compact fast reactor in Idaho. Petitions to intervene in the hearing must be filed by Aug. 31, by anyone whose interest may be affected by the proposed license and who want  more

Out of This World: Idaho National Laboratory Powers Mars Perseverance Rover
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following feature story: NASA's Mars Perseverance rover will take off from Kennedy Space Center sometime between July 30 and Aug. 15. The rover is scheduled to land on Mars seven months later. It is equipped with 23 cameras and more scientific instruments than you can name. Its mission is simple: To find signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples for potential return to Earth in a fu  more