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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday July 12, 2020 ( 4 items )  

Earthjustice: 9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 9 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Montana District Court's opinion that reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for the Yellowstone region's grizzly bear population. The decision spares the grizzlies from plans for trophy hunts in the states of Wyoming and Idaho. Earthjustice, representing the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, and National Parks Conservation  more

Idaho Education Association Participates in NEA Representative Assembly-Virtually
BOISE, Idaho, July 9 -- The Idaho Education Association issued the following news: The National Education Association's 99th annual Representative Assembly was originally scheduled to be held in Atlanta, GA this year, but due to COVID-19 the NEA held the first-ever virtual Representative Assembly July 2nd and 3rd. Idaho had 28 delegates who logged on to their computers and were inspired listening to speeches by Lily Eskelsen-Garcia, Becky Pringle, Princess Moss, and Kim Anderson, just to name a  more

National Association of State Energy Officials: REV West States Designate Over 3,000 Miles of Highway Electric Charging Corridors
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 7 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: On June 23, the Federal Highway Administration announced the newest designations into the Alternative Fuels Corridors program. Across the eight states in the REV West partnership (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) five new designations of "corridor-ready" for Electric Vehicles were made, covering 164 miles of highway. An additional thirteen designa  more

National Parks Conservation Association: Victory - 9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 9 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on July 8: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Montana District Court's opinion that reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for the Yellowstone region's grizzly bear population. The decision spares the grizzlies from plans for trophy hunts in the states of Wyoming and Idaho. Earthjustice, representing the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Sierra Club, Center for Biological D  more